Leadership in the Ignatian Tradition: Personal and Communal Discernment

Orientation Session 7
Leadership in the Ignatian Tradition: Personal and Communal Discernment

We continue with our orientation sessions on the Catholic, Jesuit character of 91探花鈥檚 mission. The first session reviewed Ignatius鈥 life and the beginnings of the Jesuit educational mission. Session 2 provided a brief introduction to Jesuit spirituality. Session 3 focused on the articulations of the Jesuit educational mission coming from recent general congregations of the Jesuits. Session 4 spoke of a Jesuit university鈥檚 mission as 鈥渄eveloping people of competence and compassion.鈥 Session 5 focused on what it means to be a Catholic Jesuit university today. Session 6 took us on a tour of 鈥淪aints and Structures鈥 that identify the campus with our Catholic Jesuit heritage. Session 7 treats the idea of leadership in the Jesuit tradition with a focus on the notion of discernment that is so integral to Ignatius鈥 idea of leadership.

Reading:

Ignatian Communal Discernment

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Reflection Questions:

  • Do you agree that all of us are leaders in one way or another? 
  • Does the idea of leadership in the Jesuit tradition presented here make sense to you?
  • Can you identify ways in your own leadership performance where you practice discernment?