The Spiritual Formation of the Leader (e*g)

For: The Institute of Contemporary and Emerging Worship Studies, St. Stephen's University, Essentials Green Online Worship Values Course with Dan Wilt.

I’m going on retreat tomorrow at InTheStillness in St. Martin’s, New Brunswick. I’ve been looking forward to it for a while, and find the timing of this section of the course very interesting.

Something that Dan mentioned a few times in his videos was the idea that the leader’s interior life must become larger than their exterior life. I recognize that it is a treat to be able to go away like this. I hope that during these days that I build habits that I am able to make part of my routine. I’m looking forward to examining the “movements of my soul”, as Ignatius would put it, in peace and stillness. I am especially excited to have time and space to walk, rest, sing, play guitar, dance, explore and enjoy. Oh, how my soul is smiling!