42 Understanding and Utilizing the Enneagram in Your Life with Enneagram Coach, Beth McCord

42. Understanding and Utilizing the Enneagram in Your Life with Enneagram Coach, Beth McCord

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Jeremiah 1:5 (a) NIV “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart;"

Beth McCord is the founder of Your Enneagram Coach. She has been an Enneagram speaker, coach and teacher for over 15 years. Beth is passionate about coming alongside individuals and helping them re-write their story, allowing them to see that lasting change, meaningful relationships, and a life of deep purpose is possible. This passion is what drove her to create this community, a safe place for individuals to explore the Enneagram.Beth is now leading the industry in simplifying the deep truths of the Enneagram from a Biblical perspective. Beth's passion is to make the Enneagram accessible for everyone, anywhere, so they can experience the transformation they long for. This includes one-on-one coaching, in-person events and workshops and online courses. She also offers training and support for those interested in becoming an Enneagram coach. At home, Beth's favorite hobbies are studying and producing helpful Enneagram resources, fly fishing, and driving through the beautiful hillsides of Tennessee with her family. Beth lives outside of Nashville and has been married to her best friend, Jeff, for 22 years (Type 6, Loyal Guardian). They have two teenage children (a Type 6, Loyal Guardian and a Type 2, Supportive Advisor). Combining the gospel and the Enneagram has been instrumental in Beth and Jeff's marriage and parenting.

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Gospel Scripture: (all NIV)

Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”

Romans 3:24 “and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”

Romans 3:25 (a) “God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood.” 

Hebrews 9:22 (b) “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.” 

Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” 

Romans 5:11 “Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.” 

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Romans 10:9 “That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” 

Luke 15:10 says “In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

Romans 8:1 “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”

Ephesians 1:13–14 “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession- to the praise of his glory.”

Ephesians 1:15–23 “For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.”

Ephesians 2:8–10 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God‘s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.“

Ephesians 2:13 “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.“

Philippians 1:6 “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

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Laura Dugger: Welcome to The Savvy Sauce, where we have practical chats for intentional living. I'm your host Laura Dugger, and I'm so glad you're here. 

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Laura Dugger: Today's message is brought to you by Chick-fil-A East Peoria. Stay tuned for insider tips we're going to share during the episode. 

I'm so excited to share today's guest, Beth McCord. Beth is an Enneagram coach and she offers various courses online. She has such a warm personality. We're going to cover all personality types and see how they help us understand ourselves and others better, all under the umbrella of the gospel. Here's our chat. 

Welcome to The Savvy Sauce, Beth. 

Beth McCord: Hey, thanks. Glad to be here. 

Laura Dugger: Can you just start us off by giving a quick snapshot of your life? 

Beth McCord: Oh, yeah, sure. So I am married to Jeff, and we've been married... 23 years? Yeah, 23 years. And we have two kids. Nate is 20 and a sophomore in college and a type six. When we get to that, people will understand. [00:01:21] Then my daughter is a 18-year-old freshman in college and she is a type two. 

So we live in Nashville, Tennessee, or just outside of it. My husband is an executive pastor outside of Nashville, and he has been in the ministry for twenty-two years, I guess. We have traveled kind of the Midwest area between Kansas City, St. Louis, central Illinois, and now Nashville.

So our kids are grown, and we're really just diving into helping people to understand who they are in Christ through the lens of the Enneagram. Meaning, why do they do what they do? Where are they struggling? How can they become more like Christ? And what's preventing them or keeping them from that? So that's kind of what we're doing these days, and we're really enjoying it. 

Laura Dugger: I think it's such a fascinating work. Some people who are listening may love personality tests like we do, and some may loathe them. So let's just lay the foundation. Why do you think that it's important to both understand and apply the Enneagram? [00:02:29] 

Beth McCord: You know, I think all personality assessments are great in a sense. I mean, I'm sure maybe not all. I don't know all of them. But in general, it's just really good to get to know ourselves. But they're all going to be very different. And they all have different strengths and probably weaknesses to them all. 

The reason why I focus on the Enneagram and why I think it's really important, especially as a believer, is that God cares about our heart, not just the outward manifestations, because it's the outward manifestations that reveals our heart. And that's what He's trying to get to, and He wants our heart to become more like Christ. 

Well, so many of us don't even know why we do what we do. Like, why do we think something, feel something, or react a certain way, behave a certain way? I mean, we kind of know on the surface, but do we really know what drove that? What was the motivation behind that? 

What I would contend is most of the time we really don't. Usually, when I'm working with clients, we'll talk about a specific topic and they'll give me a reason, but it's usually still the top of the iceberg. [00:03:30] They don't realize it, but it's not getting to the core motivation