Enneagram for personality and growth

We are delighted to announce that Mark Scandrette will be leading a retreat day on using the Enneagram as a tool for personal transformation and thriving relationships. 

Your personality profoundly shapes the landscape of your spiritual journey and how you show up in your family and team relationships. This is why a spiritual discipline that is effective for one person might not be as helpful for another. Most of us get to a point in life where our normal patterns of thinking and being aren’t working and we feel stuck. This isn’t just about behavior, but also what drives us towards certain actions: our intentions and habitual ways of thinking and doing.

In recent years the Enneagram has become a popular tool for self discovery and growth that many have found helpful, (and it has connections to the work of the dessert fathers and mothers of the 4th and 5th centuries).

In this practical and interactive day retreat designed for individuals and teams we will:

1. use the vocabulary of the Enneagram to help us explore our core motivations, scripts and fears;
2. reflect on how the gospel might speak life to each personality type; particularly focusing on the nine invitations of the Beatitudes
3. consider the kinds of spiritual disciplines that are most helpful to particular personality types
4. explore how an understanding of personality can improve team and personal relationships and public communication.

At the conclusion of the retreat, participants will be invited to join an optional 21 day growth experiment group (facilitated online).

Date: Saturday 10th September

Time: 9:30am - 5:30pm

Tickets: £45

Facilitated by Mark Scandrette

Mark Scandrette is an internationally recognized specialist in practical Christian spirituality. He is the founding director of ReIMAGINE: A Center for Integral Christian Practice, where he leads an annual series of retreats, workshops and projects designed to help participants apply spiritual wisdom to everyday life. His multidisciplinary studies in applied psychology, family health and theology have shaped his approach to learning and transformation. A sought after voice for creative, radical and embodied faith practices, he frequently speaks at universities, churches and conferences nationally and internationally and teaches in the doctoral program at Fuller Theological Seminary (including a course on the Enneagram typology and spiritual formation). His most recent books include The Ninefold Path of Jesus: Hidden Wisdom of the Beatitudes, FREE, Practicing the Way of Jesus and Belonging and Becoming: Creating A Thriving Family Culture. Mark lives with his wife Lisa and their three young adult children in an old Victorian in San Francisco’s Mission District. He loves walking city streets and discovering beauty in unexpected places. He is passionately engaged in sustainability practices and efforts to create safe neighborhoods for all people. www.markscandrette.com

Note: No prior experience with the Enneagram is needed to participate. But if you are curious about identifying your type, you can take the Enneagram Rheti test for a small fee: https://tests.enneagraminstitute.com/test/1/code