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What is Lumen Institute?

Lumen Institute is an organization that provides highly personalized formation for leaders.

What kind of leaders?

Formation involves guiding, training and educating each member in an integral way. This guidance has four dimensions: human formation (as it pertains to character development), spiritual formation (rearing of the soul), intellectual formation (to grasp reason and revelation) and apostolic formation (to put one's talents at the service of others).

What are Lumen's Core Values?

Lumen has identified three specific areas where it seeks to form and strengthen its members: Character - Faith - Leadership. Within each category lay more specific values, as follows:

Character

Prudence - sound judgment in determining action.

Perseverance - a strong commitment to overcoming all obstacles.

Fairness - giving God and others their due in thought, word, and deed.

Self-Mastery - controlling one's passions amid personal drive and success.

Faith

Spiritual Drive - a firm desire to live one's faith in thought and action.

Prayer - regular communication with God seeking His will and friendship.

Stewardship - maximizing personal and professional resources entrusted by God.

Confidence in God - a willingness to place trust in the hands of Providence.

Leadership

Excellence - the pursuit of distinction in business, family, and community life.

Integrity - consistency between what one professes to be and how one lives.

Magnanimity - commitment to serve by putting others' needs first.

Influence - moving others to think and act uprightly through conscientious effort.

What is the goal of formation?

The primary goal of formation is to help each member know what is truly best for him/her. This would include acquiring the habits of truth (in business and personal life), goodness (in thought and action), beauty (in respecting created things) and unity (by being one person of character inside and out).

Why is Lumen's formation highly personalized?

Each member of Lumen Institute, by virtue of his call to lead, carries a heavy cross. Thus, Lumen seeks to provide these high impact individuals with attention commensurate to their leadership responsibility.

What constitutes highly personalized formation?

Members are given formative opportunities by way of

1.	participating in small group discussions,
2.	communicating leadership concerns with fellow members in order to seek counsel and resolution, and
3.	meeting one-on-one with a Lumen chaplain to discuss issues that challenge their character and ability to lead in all aspects of life.

How does Lumen Institute accomplish this formation?

Lumen accomplishes this formation through its Issues In Play series, quarterly spiritual coaching (which allows access to Lumen's exclusive formative tool, Business Plan for the Soul), the quarterly Lumen Leadership Speaker Series, and Lumen's Leadership Circle.

What do members commit to?

Members commit to

1.	living by Lumen's core values of character, faith and leadership,
2.	persevering in formation offered through the Institute,
3.	engaging in projects that help exercise their influence and re-shape culture, and
4.	financially supporting Lumen's administration and leadership initiatives according to one's ability and means, minimally through an annual membership fee.

Is there any activity that non-members may attend to learn more?

Yes. Our quarterly Lumen Leadership Speaker Series™ is an event open to all individuals interested in learning more about the qualities inherent to leadership.Click here for specific dates and locations.

How can I find out more about Lumen Institute?

To obtain more information regarding Lumen's mission, programs and membership criteria, please call 212.862-432-1368 or email info@lumeninstitute.org.