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Freda Haywood's avatar

Thank you for having the courage to share this and your reason why you left that teaching.

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Chris Heinz's avatar

From a reader: I really like the “what’s right with you” philosophy of CliftonStrengths. Do you think that conflicts with an Orthodox Christian worldview too? Or does the “balcony/basement” concept account for that?

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I don't think it conflicts with a Christian worldview to recognize the good things in people. I see talents as being placed in us by God, and through his common grace, he invites us into experiences to grow those talents, and he also invites us to join Him in his work of redemption in the world. At the same time, all this good in us is impacted by sin, but can be made new through salvation and sanctification by Christ first, and the Holy Spirit, second. This is how I've made sense of CliftonStrengths from a Christian worldview.

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