An optional Christian pathway for learners who have completed From Natural Strengths to Mature Character.
This course is explicitly Christian. It reads natural strengths through Scripture, character and stewardship. The theological reflections are interpretations offered for discipleship; they are not findings of psychology or strengths research.
The foundation course asked how natural strengths help or hinder maturity. This pathway asks a further question: what has God entrusted to you, and how are you to use it?
What you will work on
- Lesson 1. From self-improvement to stewardship: why the Christian goal is faithfulness rather than self-fulfilment.
- Lesson 2. Naming what is at stake, carefully: distinguishing preference, immaturity, harm and sin, and why the distinction matters pastorally.
- Lesson 3. The trust question: where each pattern is tempted to rely on itself rather than on God.
- Lesson 4. The fruit of the Spirit as the measure: what maturity looks like in each pattern.
- Lesson 5. Integrated practice and prayer: the foundation course disciplines reoriented towards discipleship.
How to use the course
Keep your Bible open. Scripture is given by reference so that you can read each passage in your own translation and in its context. The reflection questions are suitable for personal devotion, for a mentoring conversation or for a small group.
Before you begin
Complete the foundation course first, and bring your primary pattern and your final action plan with you.