by Martin and Deidre Bobgan | Oct 1, 2016 | Psychological Types & Tests
by Martin and Deidre Bobgan Personality inventories, often referred to as “tests,” are used throughout the church. They are used in Christian schools, colleges, seminaries, universities, denominations, and mission agencies. A casual survey of any of the above...
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by Martin and Deidre Bobgan | Dec 1, 2010 | Psychological Types & Tests
When we conducted our survey of mission agencies, which we described in our book Missions & PsychoHeresy, we found that the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) was the second most used personality test by mission agencies for screening missionary candidates....
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by Martin and Deidre Bobgan | Dec 1, 2009 | Book Reviews, Psychological Types & Tests
A Critical Review Our critical review of the book What is Your Church’s Personality? by Philip D. Douglass is not directed at whether or not churches have “personalities.” Our concern has to do with the claims for the “Personality...
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by Martin and Deidre Bobgan | Oct 1, 2009 | "Christian Psychology", Psychological Types & Tests
A Critical Review The National Christian Counselors Association (NCCA), located in Sarasota, Florida, is afflicted with many of the same unbiblical practices as the biblical counseling movement (BCM), of which they are a part. The NCCA web site gives testimony to the...
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by Martin and Deidre Bobgan | Oct 1, 2005 | Psychological Types & Tests
We have written about the personality tests and the four temperaments in articles and in our book Four Temperaments, Astrology & Personality Testing. In spite of all the warnings about the use of such personality tests, Christians continue to use them and...
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by Martin and Deidre Bobgan | Apr 1, 2005 | Psychological Types & Tests
Early in our ministry we were critical of personality testing and particularly alarmed at its use in Christian circles. At that time the personality testing movement was just a trickle in the church. Over the years this trickle has turned into a flood. To name a few...
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