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This is the religious spinoff of Clifton's first coauthored bestseller, Now, Discover Your Strengths, which was aimed more squarely at the business world. The principles in both books are the same: individuals will be happier and more successful if they build on their strengths, rather than focusing on overcoming their weaknesses. The authors call for a "strengths revolution" in churches that will allow more congregants to feel they contribute by doing what they do best. If congregational leaders can identify members' strengths and assign tasks in harmony with those traits, they will enjoy a greater sense of connection to and satisfaction with their religious communities—something the authors suggest is in short supply. It is a simple message fleshed out by an inventory of 34 possible "signature themes." Readers can determine their own top five signature themes by using an ID code (unique to each book copy) to take an online personality test developed by the Gallup Organization. The authors' "theology of strengths" refers to Paul's sermon on "the body of Christ" (1 Corinthians) and Christ's parable of the talents, among other biblical passages. This is an action-oriented book, and taking the test will give readers a personal hook. It should appeal to religious book groups as well as individuals and church leaders.Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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About the Author
Al Winseman is Global Practice Leader for Faith-Based Organizations for The Gallup Organization. Since joining Gallup in 2000 to develop this new practice area, Winseman has led research into the characteristics of effective congregations. Prior to joining Gallup, Winseman served as a pastor in the United Methodist Church for 15 years. He lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, with his wife, Jane, and their two daughters, Julie and Kaleigh. Donald O. Clifton, Ph.D., (1924-2003) was past chairman of The Gallup Organization and coauthor of the national bestseller Now, Discover Your Strengths and other books. He was named the Grandfather of Positive Psychology and the Father of Strengths Psychology by the American Psychological Association. He is survived by his wife Shirley, four children, and nine grandchildren. Curt Liesveld is a Senior Developmental Analyst, Consultant and Seminar Leader for The Gallup Organization. Since joining the company in 1999, Liesveld has led leadership and management seminars for many of Gallup’s clients in the corporate, education, church, and government sectors. Prior to joining Gallup he was a church leader and pastor in the Reformed Church in America for 23 years. Liesveld lives with his wife, Rosanne, in Lincoln, Nebraska
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Hardcover: 246 pages
Publisher: Gallup Press; 2nd edition (October 10, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781595620026
ISBN-13: 978-1595620026
ASIN: 1595620028
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6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
3.6 out of 5 stars
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Living Your Strengths is the ‘Christian version’ of the acclaimed StrengthsFinder 2.0. The bottom line is that if you have read SF 2.0 or Strengths Based Leadership (the ‘executive version’) then in my humble opinion, you have absolutely no need to buy this book.A brand new book gives you access to the StrengthsFinder online assessment, which computes your top five “themes†or those natural, born-with-it talents that you productively apply the best. The book then claims that it will reveal to you how you can leverage your innate gifts to build up the church, Christian communities, and faith-based groups. Ultimately, Living Your Strengths does not accomplish what it sets out to do because (1) at its core, it does not draw a clear map of how people with specific gifts can engage their communities in specific, meaningful ways. (2) It fails to make a plausible connection between how the spiritually committed can enrich their faith communities; instead it offers superficial advice on how devoted people may add to groups in general.Living Your Strengths is not a book that you read cover to cover. Rather, after getting through the introductory material, you will tend to focus only on those talents that apply to you. Chapter 4 has a 1-2 page analysis of each theme that gives you (i) a paragraph long description of your talent (ii) Bible verses that relate to your talent (iii) action items that will help you better understand your talent. Chapter 5 then details about a dozen action items that you can employ in your personal life and your faith community for growth and service. Chapter 5 is where the potential “money is†in that it has the greatest prospects for actionable guidance. What you are left with, however, is “advice†that largely equates to common sense and things that you could easily think of on your own. For example for one of my themes (Futuristic), one suggestion was to talk to other people in my church about the future or read the Bible and pay attention to when it talks about the future (pg. 187).Moreover, this book feels forced. It seems like a marketer was looking for another segment to sell an additional StrengthsFinder book to, and this was the result. There is no legitimate connection between the themes and work in faith communities other than offering some Bible verses and general advice that is equally applicable in secular vocations. I can’t read God’s mind, but I sincerely doubt, for example, He had the “Intellection†theme in mind when He inspired the writing of Luke 2:46-47 (pg. 117).What this book does manage to do well is open your eyes to what you should be doing in your faith community: that is, scaling up what you do best and not fussing over your weaknesses (that’s what teams and delegation are for). Again, this is a point more clearly explicated in StrengthFinder 2.0 and Strengths Based Leadership.In closing, a word of advice to all potential buyers: Unless you have already taken a StrengthsFinder quiz and know your dominant themes, you must buy this book new. A new book comes with an exclusive one-time access code in the back that unlocks an online survey. Your unique survey results will then calculate what your strengths are, so that you can get the most value out of Living Your Strengths, however small that may be.
Mark Cuban invests three hours every day—not in shooting hoops with his Dallas Mavericks, not in sizing up Shark Tank deals, and not in other typical entrepreneurial endeavors—but in reading! According to the book, "Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It…and Why the Rest Don’t," the most important routine/habit you can develop is reading.And John Baillie (1886–1960) shares this wisdom in "A Diary of Private Prayer" (31 morning prayers and 31 evening prayers):“Leave me not, O gracious Presence, in such hours as I may today devote to the reading of books or of newspapers. Guide my mind to choose the right books and, having chosen them, to read them in the right way. When I read for profit, grant that all I read may lead me nearer to Thyself. When I read for recreation, grant that what I read may not lead away from Thee. Let all my reading so refresh my mind that I may the more eagerly seek after whatsoever things are pure and fair and true.â€So…I encourage clients and colleagues to always keep reading—to keep “refreshing†your mind by reading; to honor God in your reading. Thus here’s a StrengthsFinder niche book that you might have missed, written by the father of the strengths movement and two others:“Our coauthor, Don Clifton [1924-2003], was always fond of saying that each person can do something better than 10,000 other people. The key is for individuals to discover what that something is, and then do it.â€Winseman and Liesveld add, “Indeed, developing our talents into strengths requires risk. We must step out, try new things, or take a chance by doing something we may fail at—at first. But if we do not take some risks—emotionally, physically, and spiritually—we will never grow. God expects no less from us and from the Church.â€How’s this for a “before and after†testimonial from a church board member?“After serving almost four years on the church board, I had yet to fully know or understand those with whom I was working. The extent of our personal knowledge about one another went little beyond being asked to ‘share your favorite movie.’“At the initiation of a new church board chair and a new executive pastor, we underwent strengths coaching, both individual and team. Everyone engaged in the process, and I learned more about my teammates in one evening than in all my previous years on the board. It was the most meaningful and significant times we’ve spent together.â€If you work or volunteer in a faith-based organization, you will deeply appreciate how "Living Your Strengths" integrates the StrengthsFinder assessment with biblical insights. Example: my Top-5 strengths according to the Gallup assessment are: Focus, Responsibility, Significance, Belief, and Maximizer. So Living Your Strengths suggests three Scriptures that relate to the Focus theme: • Luke 9:51 (“…he set his face to go to Jerusalem.â€) • Philippians 3:12-14 (“…I press on toward the goal…â€) • Hebrews 12:1-2 (“…let us lay aside every weight…â€)Similar to the other StrengthsFinder books, "Living Your Strengths" includes two- and three-page summaries of all 34 talent themes—plus Scriptures for each theme. The book also includes chapters on “The Power of the Right Fit,†“Creating Strengths-Based Congregations,†and “Discovering a Calling.†Each book also includes one unique access code to the Clifton StrengthsFinder online assessment.If you’re leading a team of staff or volunteers in a faith-based ministry or church—and blindly leading without understanding strengths—you have handcuffed half your brain and half your heart. Delegate your reading today and invite a team member to check this out.
It was worth the $24 for the online leadership strengths test that comes free with the book. But I felt it didn't get into enough detail about how to apply my strengths after identifying them. Seemed also to basically find a way to identify every personality type as a 'strength' without acknowledging that some 'strengths' (i.e. competitiveness, harmony, relator, woo) can very easily turn into problems if not kept in balance. In the end, the analysis of ones strengths is complete and very accurate but the suggestions as how to apply strengths is lacking. I'm using the online test to raise the self-awareness and personality-awareness of my team, but I'm looking for a different source as a guide to applying our strengths.
A local church offered a class involving this book. It has been a life-changing experience for me and I highly recommend it to you all. Buying the book gives you an access code to take a test (I love tests). THIS is one I doubt you can figure out and "cheat" on. You have 20 seconds to answer a question, the two answers for which are not necessarily related. Your answers are compiled and you get a list of your top five "Strengths". I though it was ridiculous until I actually did it and saw the results. Try it for yourself. I think you'll be amazed. Please do not think this has anything to do with "religion". This has to do with your LIFE! It has helped me to understand myself better. Everyone I know who has done this exercise has been transformed. Not to say they've changed, they just understand themselves much better and can deal with themselves the way they are. The boost to your self confidence will amaze you. You will understand why you behave the way you do.
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