The Enneagram and Biblical Counseling With Rhenn Cherry

The Enneagram and Biblical Counseling With Rhenn Cherry

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On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Rhenn Cherry talk about the growing influence of the Enneagram in Christian counseling and ministry, how biblical counselors should respond to the Enneagram, along with Rhenn giving a biblical critique of modern books applying the enneagram to counseling, and his book, Enneagram Theology: Is it Christian?

What you’ll hear in this episode

Why it is concerning that the Enneagram is being used as a test for a job or ministry promotion in the Church.
What biblical counseling is and what it aims to do in the Church.
The prevalence of the Enneagram in the Christian counseling world.
How biblical counselors should respond to the Enneagram.
Cherry’s biblical critique of modern books applying the Enneagram to counseling.
Some of the most concerning elements of the mainstreaming of the Enneagram in the Church today.
How Pastors and ministry leaders should equip and warn other Christians in their local churches about the Enneagram.

About Guest

Rhenn Cherry is the director of finances and donor relations at the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors and is an adjunct professor of biblical counseling at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife Terry live in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Dave Jenkins( Executive Director )

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.