"Servant leaders are in the place they belong, with people they love, doing work that is theirs, on purpose"
Servant Leadership Development
The Center for Sharing seeks to prepare servant leaders to live out their call in service to community. We do this in two ways: offering courses on servant leadership development; and mentoring leaders as they practice in community.
Robert Greenleaf was a pioneer in thinking and teaching on Servant Leadership. In his work, he defined the best test of a servant leader as follows:
Do those served grow as persons? Do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants? And, what is the effect on the least privileged in society; will they benefit, or, at least, not be further deprived?
We offer a variety of learning opportunities for individuals and groups who aspire to these outcomes in their communities. It all begins with the desire to serve others.
Through a combination of study, introspection, reflection and relationship building, we seek to build a better, more loving, more just society in the places where servant leaders practice. Communities become healthier as leaders invest values of love, compassion, respect, purpose, and community.
Our preparation courses nurture spiritual wellbeing as we:
- Expand our awareness to make more intentional choices.
- Strengthen our souls and spirits.
- Clarify our purpose.
- Transform our inner demons.
- Deepen our connections with God, self, others, and creation.