The Idaho Character Council’s Faith Committee

Helping individuals grow in Character

Helping individuals grow in good character helps them grow in self-acceptance, self-confidence, accomplishments, fulfillment, quality of relationships, joyfulness, hope and many other ways.  Persons growing in good character can thus benefit family, friends, coworkers, neighbors and others in many ways, helping them to become happier, healthier, closer and more hopeful.  All individuals, regardless of age, background, social status, race or religion, can grow in character and experience many of its significant benefits.

The goal of the Faith Committee is to encourage each person in the Faith Community, based on the tenets of their faith, to practice each month the community-wide character quality of the month, and good character in general.  Approximately 5,000 copies of Achieving True Success have been distributed throughout Idaho by the Character Council in churches, schools, homes, businesses, and organizations.  This book details the 49 character qualities that the Idaho Character Council is promoting, and has provided for each monthly character quality a definition and a set of “I Wills” or actions.  The Committee highly encourages practicing these “I Will” actions in daily decision-making and behavior, because practice helps form the habits of that particular character quality.

As materials are added to this website, these materials are accessible to EVERYONE for viewing and, if helpful, can be printed off, downloaded, revised, copied and distributed, at NO COST.  (Materials for a monthly quality become available 6 weeks in advance of the quality’s scheduled month on the national schedule.  For materials for other months see 49 Character Qualities Resources.)

Helping ministry Leaders encourage their people

The Faith Committee will also encourage individuals indirectly by offering materials and support to pastors, priests, rabbis, teachers, parents, principals, directors and other leaders of ministries in which the individuals participate, such as church, parish, synagogue, temple, faith-based school, faith-based social agency, or other faith-based ministry.  Most often in a faith congregation the plan for encouraging parishioners will “supplement” and not “supplant” normal preaching, teaching, worship and other activities.  Since Character qualities (habits) develop from repetitive practice, significant results can occur through repetition of short, “supplemental” encouragements throughout the month. 

An important facet of this focus of the Faith Committee is its relationships with a number of “Churches of Character”.  These churches are all committed to implementing the same “supplemental” plan for encouraging their parishioners, and at the Committee’s request, are offering their experiences as an acid and encouragement to others

Faith-based schools are now beginning to become a focus also

Other faith-based ministries are important to the Faith Committee and will be supported and encourages as resources become available.  Similar relationships are expected with other model ministries.

[We are very grateful for all of the contributed materials received to date.  The number of available materials will grow as additional contributors begin submitting their contributions and as researchers begin locating other existent, relevant materials.]

Helping other faith communities

Another role of the ICC Faith Committee and this Faith Community portion of the website is to encourage and support the faith segment of other communities as they and their community implement their character initiatives.  For this purpose the “Faith Community Strategy” section is included, offering ideas gained here in Idaho and beyond.

Your help requested

1. Please contact us if you have reviewed the commitments of a "Church of Character (or Synagogue, Temple, or other) or commitments of a "Faith-Based School of Character" and desire to explore the possibility for your congregation or school in in Idaho.
2. Please provide us with suggestions for making the Faith portion of this website more effective for encouraging individuals to practice the monthly character qualities, and for encouraging leaders, parents and teachers to encourage their members in practicing the monthly character qualities.  (Please forward your suggestions to: Faith Research.)

Please suggest other possible supporting character materials and sources to add to this website.  (Please forward your suggestions to: Faith Research.)

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