Key Characteristics of a Spiritually Mature Leader

Abstract

Prior to the retreat, participants shared their respective answers to the question addressed in this chapter through what we call “Pre-Retreat Musings”. Though similar in many ways to the findings of the retreat, it was evident that each brought a strong understanding from their perspective fields. Their collective wisdom revealed early on that spiritual leaders are in fact, servant-leaders who share an understanding of the importance of internal balance, an acute awareness of self, ego, others, and a transcendent mystery that, for many, includes the divine. They are leaders who acknowledge interconnection to others, search for their gifts, and aim for the overall well-being of the whole. They recognize the divine in others and engage in practices that keep them open to the transcendent, all the while modeling for others the same potential.