An Enabler Training Matrix

Synposis
For some years I have played around with a table that lists the various roles of the Ministry Enabler and tries to identify the primary knowledge, skills and personal characteristics that might be required for each role.
It has been an interesting exercise and has allowed me to focus more precisely on the wide range of resources that many clergy bring to the role and, in particular, the elements that are absolute requirements for it. I believe that it would be fairly easy to establish any individual’s strengths and weaknesses against such a set of criteria.
It is, of course, another question whether discerned deficiencies in an enabler candidate can then be made up with good training or should really disqualify one from being accepted. But until we have really established exactly what qualities of knowledge, skills and personal characteristics are basic to the role I think it may be premature to fill people’s minds with knowledge about enablers and enabling.

There is a lot more thinking to be done on this. The entries to the various cells in my matrix are very tentative at present and are indicative rather than comprehensive. The roles are not arranged in any particular order. Perhaps someone else might like to take this up or get into conversation. The matrix