# What a role asks

> Requirements GiftWell can check, such as a stage, gifts, months serving or a background check, and qualities only people can see, such as character, chemistry and calling, said by someone who knows them.

For: Leader, Pastor, Admin, Owner
Canonical: https://giftwell.app/docs/role-requirements

A [role](/docs/roles) asks two kinds of things. GiftWell checks some of them, and people say the rest.

## What GiftWell checks

| Requirement | Met when |
|---|---|
| **Has reached a stage** | They are at that stage of your pathway or beyond |
| **Gifts** | One of the gifts you list is among their strongest on the assessment |
| **Has served** | They have served somewhere, or held a role, for at least that many months |
| **Background check** | Planning Center shows a current background check |
| **Holds another role** | They hold that role now, such as "Holds Small group leader" for elders |
| **On a Planning Center list** | Large: they are on a list you choose, such as "Membership class finished" |
| **Completed a Planning Center workflow** | Large: they completed a workflow you choose |

When GiftWell can't know, the reason says so: "Hasn't taken the gifts assessment" or "Planning Center hasn't said". An unknown is never counted as a no.

## What only people can say

Every role asks three qualities:

- **Character**: they live a life others can follow.
- **Chemistry**: they fit with the people they would serve beside.
- **Calling**: they sense it, and the church recognizes it.

A role can add up to six of its own, such as "Manages their household well" for elders.

A quality is met when someone on staff who knows them says so. On the role page, press **I can say character** (or chemistry, or calling) beside their name. Your name and the date go with it, and you can take your word back anytime. GiftWell never infers a quality from data, and never shows the person that it was said.

## How the lists use them

Every requirement and every quality is one item. **Ready** means every item is met. **Growing** means one or two items still to go, and at least one met. That is why a new role often starts with an empty Ready list: nobody has spoken to character yet. Saying it, for the people you already know, is often the first step.