AFA Leadership Discernment

Don't just pick titles. Discern roles.

Role should follow mission + gifts + character + capacity — never popularity, ego or status. Nothing here assigns leadership; it prepares a human conversation.

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Gifts

What has been given to you

What comes naturally to me?

What gives me energy?

What responsibilities do I enjoy?

What abilities do others recognize in me?

Where have I already demonstrated competence?

Character

Who you are when it costs something

Where am I dependable?

How do I respond under pressure?

How do I handle disagreement?

Am I willing to serve without recognition?

Capacity

What you can actually carry

How much time can I realistically commit?

What responsibilities am I already carrying?

Can I consistently fulfill this role?

Discernment

Where God may be asking

Where might God be asking me to serve?

Where might God be asking me to grow?

Which responsibility best serves the ministry rather than simply my preferences?

Top 3 possible roles

Every role is leadership

Select up to three founding functions to bring to your discernment conversation.

Peer perspective

How I see my gifts vs. how my community experiences them

Peers privately name the gifts they see in each other. Sample cohort view shown below; a mismatch is not a verdict — it is a conversation starter.

Mission & Leadership

How I see it25%

How my community sees it62%

Faith & Formation

How I see it25%

How my community sees it40%

Bioethics & Education

How I see it25%

How my community sees it78%

Outreach & Communication

How I see it25%

How my community sees it55%

Operations & Development

How I see it25%

How my community sees it34%

The question beneath everything

What kind of doctor are you becoming?