Discernment, a powerful and anchoring experience of the Holy, is a cornerstone of team leadership. We as Ursulines believe that effective leadership is rooted in the following values: To work as team is the most appropriate way to function - to take time to pray, work and play together To use a significant portion of meetings for reflection and prayer where the experience of the Holy allows each one to be enriched by the other's spirituality and to be strengthened by the questioning and searching we hold in common; To be in mutual relationship with each other and all of creation; To engage in a process of decision making that is collaborative, discerning and inclusive; To encourage every community member to participate, as fully as possible in all that pertains to the life we share in common.

The call to leadership is both a gift and a responsibility to be accepted with trust and joy. It is a call to service, a call to promote dialogue, to draw forth the gifts and potentials of each person.                                                                                          Constitutions #98 To Serve To serve in this ministry is an opportunity to bring our personal qualities, talents, areas of expertise and skills to the common enterprise in ways that further the community's call to mission. Discernment A powerful and anchoring experience of the Holy, is a cornerstone of team leadership, one that we can return to in difficult moments to remember the clarity and faithfulness of willing hearts and spirits.