This was a good dive into the Enneagram and refreshing look at how that interplays with IFS in a Christ-centered life. I enjoyed this one very much!

More Than Your Number is a good introduction to the enneagram for Christians. It covers the strengths and weaknesses of each personality number. Beth and Jeff also share how God created each of us differently but how the enneagram can help us understand ourselves and how to interact with others. I enjoyed learning more about the enneagram and how to apply it with a Christian lens. I also appreciated the companion graphs and resources.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book for my honest opinion.

I really tried to finish this book, but it ended up as a DNF. It felt too much like horoscopes that really can apply to everyone, depending on how they interpret it. I appreciate the opportunity to check the book out though! Just not for me.

This book shows us we are more than just the basics of our enneagram type. It can help you to better understand your enneagram number and show you the different parts of yourself. It takes a Gospel-centered approach to the Enneagram and can be a practical tool to use to achieve the growth you're looking for.

I recieved an ARC copy from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review. I requested this book because I love the Enneagram but was not incredibly enthused by this book in particular. I felt the authors referenced a lot of other materials, making it difficult to recommend this book to others as a "source" to research the enneagram. I do feel it brought fresh perspective to the Enneagram Internal Profile. However, the information about the enneagram is buried under many stories from the authors' lives. If you want to read an information book, I would recommend another choice. If you'd like to read a narrative with some great information in it, this could be a good option.

This is an excellent non-"woo" book on becoming whole and healthy. I never felt like I was being told my enneagram number is " just the way that I am." Instead, this book challenges the reader to use that knowledge to grow and become healthier as a person.

I am not one to DNF a book, but I had to with this. I have tried over and over to get through this book (several months in fact), and I just could not get into it.

I originally requested this book because I have an interest in the enneagram, but specifically from a Godly perspective. As a result, I have read several books on this particular subject that were incredible. Pastor Matthew (Matt) Brown’s book specifically is phenomenal.

Unfortunately, I found this book to be extremely confusing. I felt the authors over complicated this topic. In addition to over complicating things I felt the book suggested using outside resources too much. What is the point of constantly requiring the reader to defer to outside websites? If they wanted to do so, it should have been marketed as a workbook or companion guide.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

More Than Your Number by Beth and Jeff McCord is an engaging introduction to the enneagram. The authors offer a link at the beginning of the book for the reader to take a quiz and get the enneagram results, which is the primary number associated with the person. Traits, wings, influences, and the concepts of Wounded Child and Beloved Child resonated with me. The authors ground their work with beautiful references to what Christ says to us, the truth, so we don't have to lived wounded and misaligned. We can live in love, alignment, and peace. I recommend this book to anyone new or experienced with the enneagram. The book makes complicated concepts easy to understand. I recognized myself throughout. This book explains why we do the things we do and how to live the way God intended for us to live.

More Than Your Number is an excellent examination of different types of personalities, and how to learn compatibility and understanding of nine specific types explored. The personality test to “learn” your number holds true in most cases. The explorations and explanations of the different types further kindness and acceptance of self and others.

This book encourages a gift that we rarely give ourselves which is the welcoming of all of who we are, instead of hiding our woundedness in shame. But it goes beyond that. It leads us through a pathway that empowers true personal transformation by addressing the places we are stuck, bringing more freedom to live into the Truth of who we are. Not just a good read, this book can truly change our lives.

More Than Your Number by Beth and Jeff McCord is a nice entry into enneagram literature. This books shares a vision that we are more than our enneagram number and that we are all specially made by God and that our journey is to our authentic self that was created for abundance and a full life.

in a society that often uses the enneagram to stereotype this book holds the vision for the enneagram as a tool of growth. The book shares an outline of each type along with levels of health. I especially appreciated the AWARE technique.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I've read and studied many books on the Enneagram. This tops the list. The information is easy to understand, but better yet, easy to apply to your own life. So many times you read information and think, ok, now what do I do with all of this? Not this book! The McCords have taken the Enneagram and made it personal with practical ways to apply it to your own life today! This book is perfect for the beginner as well as the more advanced that would like a different take on the Enneagram. As a Certified Enneagram Coach, I highly recommend this book.

Beth and Jeff McCord have written a valuable resource for putting the enneagram to practical application toward personal growth and maturity. They begin with the premise that we are all made up of various ‘parts’. Not just our primary enneagram type, but also the wings and paths of that Enneagram type. In discussing these different aspects of who we are, the McCords stress that a person’s view of the world and their place in it are critical to how they will relate to God, others, and themselves. When we are aligned with the truth of the gospel, our behavior will reflect that of a ‘Beloved Child’ of God. When we are out of alignment with the gospel, we will behave in ways that are more indicative of brokenness. They call this the ‘Wounded Child’.

But Beth and Jeff don’t just leave you there! They have outlined a process by which a person can become more aware of exactly what is happening within themselves, so that they can recognize areas where they are living outside of God’s perfect truth and make the necessary adjustments in order to live a more joyful and fruitful life completely surrendered to God, impacting those around them in beautiful ways.

My favorite part of the book was where the McCords recommended that I name each of the aspects of my personality so that I can more effectively address them and coach them toward Christ! It was so eye-opening. And it’s been transformative to have a more effective way to direct my internal self-talk.

This is a book with the potential to revolutionalize your life and relationships!

In More Than a Number, Jeff and Beth McCord go beyond Enneagram types to how to use the information provided by the Enneagram to grow. This book is a good introduction to the Enneagram Internal Profile and better understanding the “fog” created by all of the parts of us that fight to protect what Jeff and Beth call the “Wounded Child.”

This is a helpful book for those familiar with the Enneagram but wanting to lean deeper into what transformational growth will look like with a heavy reliance on Christian faith as the catalyst for change. The book comes with helpful visuals to explain the concepts.

This book gives you information, but the answers will come from reflection. It was helpful to keep a journal nearby where I could work through naming some of my own internal profile as I read. This will be a book I’ll return to often for my own growth and helping others through theirs.

I liked this book. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I had not read their first book. There was some overlap. I always love their personal stories with their research.

I’ve been familiar with the enneagram for years, but I’ve not tapped into a lot of resources for understanding it better. So this is the first book about the enneagram that I’ve picked up, and Beth and Jeff McCord have done an incredible job here of positioning the gospel as a framework for coaching around the enneagram.

While there were moments when I felt that the content was a little repetitive, I think they were endeavoring to make sure that all types were thoroughly addressed from all angles. I deeply appreciated the time they spent relaying each of their individual perspectives and sharing their journeys (and obstacles) to growth.

I know that I will dig into this book again in the future. It was equally challenging and encouraging, and I’m positive that it will be a powerful resource in helping Christians better communicate the gospel through our relationships.

Thank you to the publisher for allowing me a copy of this book it was very informative and felt helpful in my own journey!

As someone who has been studying and trying to understand the Enneagram, this book has been so helpful for that journey!

As a follower of Christ, it helps having someone write from the same perspective. But that doesn’t detract from the fact that this book could help you on your Enneagram journey, whether you’re a Christian or not.

I enjoyed learning about Beth and Jeff’s individual stories and how they encountered this Enneagram Internal Profile (EIP) in their study and experience teaching and applying the tools the Enneagram. (It helped me see I share a similar experience with Beth as a fellow type 9!)

When they talk about seeing each part of yourself with compassion and empathy, it helps us on that journey to self-awareness and self-love that many of us are missing.

The charts and explanations at the end of the book are also super helpful and give great insights to how each of us will have a different experience, not only compared to others types, but even within our own type.

I highly recommend this for any seasoned Enneagram vet or a person who is just starting the Enneagram journey. Go grab a copy for you AND your friends!

ARC READ THROUGH NETGALLEY This book has a lot of good things to say about the Enneagram and understanding how your type reacts and acts sometimes. It offers a very good Gospel-centered approach to understanding your type and using that understanding to become a better version of yourself. When I read the chapter on my type I felt so understood, it felt like they were inside my head and heart with what they described as core desires and fears. I would definitely recommend to anyone who already has an understanding of the Enneagram and wants to go a little bit deeper.

Some books you like, some you don’t finish; but the books we typically love meet us right where we are. More Than Your Number has met me where I am, filled me with encouragement, and helped to reorient my perspective. The McCord’s unique perspective, that keeps pointing us back to Christ, is what makes this book about the Enneagram and EIP so refreshing and profound. Beth reminds us how most of us would rather create a list of activities to try harder at fixing ourselves, but it is the kindness, patience, and mercy of our Savior that changes us. If you have ever found loving a certain part of yourself difficult or been frustrated trying to get along with a challenging person, I think this book may find a permanent and referenced place on your shelf. Thank You Beth and Jeff for sharing how the gospel looks from the perspective of The Beloved Child.