The Strengths Movement

Over the past several years God has really been speaking to my heart about helping to develop young people. As a Pastor I believe that we have to do more than offer people the love of Christ. We have to help them understand how to use the gifts and abilities that God has given them. We have to help them become functional in the world in which we live.

I believe that we have to help develop the next generation of leaders. We have to invest into the lives of our kids. The Strengths Movement is a great organization that is looking to do this. 

The Strengths Movement sets out to tie all efforts together under one cohesive idea: the way for all children and adults to succeed in the future is by focusing on their strengths. It is time to shift the focus away from remediation of weaknesses and toward discovering the potential of strengths in every child. This is the Strengths Movement.

Jenifer M. Fox is the author of “Your Child’s Strengths, Discover Them, Develop Them, Use Them”  and is “a recognized leader of the Strengths Movement within our educational system, for parents and organizations that serve youth.”

I highly recommend you getting her book and learning more about the stregths movement.  Marcus Buckingham also has a book titled “The Truth About You” which also talks about Strengths.   Learn more about Marcus Buckingham here.  

Its time to go out and discover your strengths.