What is Grip-Birkman?

Grip-Birkman is a behavioral and Spiritual Gifts assessment designed to facilitate the conversations that build unity in the Body of Christ.

The assessment will answer three primary questions:

  • Where am I strong?
  • Where am I weak?
  • Who do I need?

This in-depth tool provides new insight into how the natural behavior interacts with the supernatural empowerment of God.

It is effective for self-discovery and understanding, team fit and team effectiveness, and missional purpose, alignment, and results.

Understanding Three Distinct Categories:

  • Who we are as individuals — How I steward my powerful strengths, intrinsic weaknesses, and determine who I need around me.
  • Who we are as team — How we steward each other’s Spiritual Gifts and empower each other through meeting each other’s needs.
  • Who we are as “groups of we” — Putting together all the teams or groups within a church, ministry or organization brings greater clarity as to the whole of God’s economy for the Kingdom, and gives insights for missional direction and shared calling.

Uniquenesses

The Grip-Birkman gives the opportunity to separate the natural behaviors (the Birkman Method®) from the supernatural or Spiritual Gifts (Your Leadership Grip). The two assessments together allow us to get answers to the questions of… “What is a natural ability, and what is a Spiritual Gift?” and “Why is understanding the difference important?”  

The Grip-Birkman helps people hone in on their primary three or four Spiritual Gifts. If God gave you Spiritual Gifts, then we should understand them in order to steward them effectively. Where has God made you powerful?  Where have you experienced God’s power?

The Grip-Birkman aids in looking at ourselves honestly.  Through unpacking Romans 12:3, we look with sober judgement of who God truly designed us to be.  Trained GB coaches enable people to go deeper in understanding who they are naturally from birth and how they are powerfully gifted. Who am I naturally, and who has God empowered me to be supernaturally?

Many Christians have a difficult time moving beyond their own individualized priorities into meaningful community, or body life. Grip-Birkman is a powerful tool to allow each person to step into community in their context. Where are you powerful?  How are you weak? Who do you need?

© Copyright 2022 - GRIP-Birkman - a product of I to We, Inc