We recently started using Livstyle assessments with our leadership team, and the results have been great. The assessments have helped us gain a deeper understanding of one another, and we have started working more effectively as a team.

My wife, Tiffani, and I have been using Ministrystyle in our church’s Marriage Ministry for several years. Ministrystyle is an invaluable resource for us to help couples—both married and during pre-marriage preparation—gain deeper insight and understanding into one another, and with that understanding, greater appreciation. Many couples have responded by saying, “You mean my spouse is not intentionally trying to aggravate me—it is because of our diverse personalities and differences in preferences? This has given us new hope that our relationship cannot only just survive, but grow and prosper!

I found Ministrystyle comprehensive and far reaching in describing the personality/ management styles of those tested, and was delighted with its accuracy AND usefulness. It’s easy for a novice to use, though expert psychologists also respect this very scientific instrument–which combines aspects of several well-known psychological tests, and which has been thoroughly validated statistically, a work that took some 20 years in the making! What a different, uncanny, humbling way to get the feedback that validates what God and “…a multitude of counselors” have been telling us about ourselves for a lifetime!

Ministrystyle has proven invaluable to Leadership Resources. As a mission organization, we place great value on healthy relationships. Ministrystyle has enabled us to go even deeper and healthier. By using the Ministrystyle tools and through interaction with the Ministrystyle training and coaching team, we’ve gained greater understanding of one another’s strengths and vulnerabilities, the way we each process, and our default ways of responding. We’re better able to value each other’s God-shaped gifting and harness those as strengths rather than allow ourselves to be frustrated by our differences. The end result: a team that really enjoys working with one another and a ministry that’s more effective as a result.

We’ve used Workstyle and Ministrystyle Profiles for many years. It is the best overall snapshot of a person to identify their position fit. In our Staffing Consultations, we always use these Livstyles tools to help us identify whether the right people on the bus are in the right seats on the staff. The Workstyle and Ministrystyle Profile is such an excellent tool because it identifies the uniqueness of each person rather than scoring good or bad qualities. It’s a good discovery tool for each person to understand how God has created him or her and, therefore, where he or she fit in the workplace or in ministry.

If there is a prevailing issue besetting many of our churches today, it’s the breakdown of relationships on teams. Whether it’s pastor/board, pastor/staff or staff/staff, often we who should be expert at working together often fail at it, and become less of a team and more of a bunch of people all heading in the same directions. Ministrystyle is one of the first tools I reach for when asked to help a church staff learn to function better and with greater impact. Not only does it give great insight into our “internal wiring” but it also helps promote team dialogue. I recommend it highly!

Using Ministrystyle has changed the way we work as a team at Crossover. We quickly understood that the time spent to develop a culture of knowing each other on our team is far more effective in the long run.

A person’s character, calling and competency all play important roles in his contribution to the team. Yet, the chemistry between the various teammates also exerts tremendous influence. Workstyle and Ministrystyle always provide a great insight in a number of areas as to how a potential person might fit on the team or why a current person impacts the team the way he does. A great resource!