Book cover for The Five Congregational Personality Types: An Ancient Pathway for Congregational Renewal in the 21st Century by Michael Adam Beck

The Five Congregational Personality Types

An Ancient Pathway for Congregational Renewal in the 21st Century

2023 Released
170 Pages
2-3 Hours
★ 4.4 15 ratings
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Invite PressISBN 9781953495655

Can churches in the 21st century stop, reverse, or prevent decline - and even become healthy, thriving congregations?


Missional innovator, pastor, and church renovator, Michael Beck, says they can.


But the old cookie cutter ways of doing church won't cut it in today's world. If churches are going to stop the shocking rates of pastoral burnout and exodus from the pews, they must understand that every church has a distinct personality type, which can keep it stuck or propel it into maturity, depending on how it's used.


Now, for the first time in history, you can understand and leverage your congregation's culture and personality using the groundbreaking 5 Congregational Personality Types™ model. Based on proven methods from psychology and ministry archetypes in Scripture, The Five Congregational Personality Types will help you unearth:

  • Which of the five congregational personality types your church is
  • Your congregation's unique culture and how to nurture your church's strengths
  • The "shadow side," or weak point, of your congregation's personality type - and how you can transform this into a strength
  • Your #1 strategy for growth and clear next steps to take


  • Get The Five Congregational Personality Types and discover exactly what to do next to grow your church in the 21st century.


Michael Adam Beck

Michael Adam Beck is the Director of Fresh Expressions for The United Methodist Church and a lecturer and program director at several seminaries, including the Fresh Expressions House of Studies at United Theological Seminary. He is senior pastor of St. Mark’s UMC in Ocala, FL, and has served as co-pastor with his wife Jill, directing addiction recovery programs, a jail ministry, food pantry, and racial justice movements. He is the author of several books, including Doing Justice Together and A Field Guide to Methodist Fresh Expressions.

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