Facilitator

Your interactions with people are built on guidelines for relationships.

Facilitators form their own theory of how people should behave towards each other. Their theory builds on general requirements, guidelines or principles for relationships. Even though Facilitators will consider a wide range of viewpoints, they trust their own perspective. They interact with people out of their personal understanding of relationships.

You balance respect with rational arguments.

They know which systems or groups people are part of. This helps them to understand where people fit in or don’t fit in. They use this information to care for people in a way that they regard as proper. Respect and fairness in relationships are very important to Facilitators, but not at the expense of voicing rational arguments.

You engage in in-depth discussions seeking community values.

Facilitators are best supported on their faith journey through communities that focus on in-depth discussions. Such respectful conversations help Facilitators to find out how the community should work. Discovering and using the underlying values empower them to play their role in caring for other people. Their care flows from the values and principles they hold dear.

You negotiate how the community is supposed to operate.

Negotiated structures and formats create space for Facilitators to determine how they can function in a community. They are at a stage in life where they are moving away from group thinking and need to embrace their individuality. Groups that help them manage this tension may be of great value to them.