JCEP organised an Ignatian Leadership Programme in Rodizio (Portugal) from Sunday 29 January till Friday 3 February. The programme was prepared and led by a planning team of 4 people: Sarah Broscombe (professional trainer and coach from Britian), Lourenço Eiro sj (Portuguese Jesuit in charge of a youth centre and organising leadership training in his Province), Bob Van de Putte (Education delegate in ELC) and Paul Yperman (former education delegate in ELC).

There were 31 participants in the training, coming from 14 different Provinces and holding leadership positions in various Jesuit works in their Provinces (retreat houses, JRS, schools and universities, youth pastoral, social apostolate,…). The objective of the programme was to resource people who are leading Jesuit works throughout Europe. The programme zoomed in on personal, interrelational and organisational aspects of leadership, but the aim was to engage with Ignatian perspectives on leadership in the first place. The programme offered a cocktail of input, individual reflection, prayer and group work and Miguel Almeida, the Provincial of the Portuguese Province, was interviewed on his own leadership.

In the evaluation the participants appreciated the contents of the programme, its variation and reflective pace.

Paul Yperman