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Welcome to the Inner School Leaders Training site
Thank you for your interest in applying or nominating trainees for the Inner School Leaders Program. The current program is paused. Details for the new leaders training will be made available shortly. Applications for the new program will begin in January 2025. If you have any questions, please reach out at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you.
Leaders training prepare initiates of the Inayatiyya Inner School, known as Murids, to serve in the transmission of the teachings and to help others on their spiritual path. While developing the capacity to serve in this way, leadership trainees deepen their own spiritual practice and realization. At the end of successful training, the trainee is appointed to a leadership role of Coordinator, Representative or Guide.
The development of the leader is a lifelong pursuit that does not end with formal training; it continues, motivated by their desire to serve not only the Murids and the Inayatiyya, but the whole of humanity.
There are two training programs: Coordinator-in-Training and Representative-in-Training.
The Leaders Training program welcomes your feedback and questions about the training process, and is here to support Murids who are thinking of entering the training process in the future, as well as those who are ready to apply, or are already candidates in training. Please contact us if you have questions or comments.
Coordinator-in-Training
This program prepares a Murid for teaching classes and leading meditations and prayers, as well as organizing and supporting a local Center in an administrative role.
Representative-in-Training
This program prepares an experienced Coordinator to give individual spiritual guidance to other Murids and increase the level of teachings they can give in classes. The trainee may chose their eventual appointment to be either as Representative or Guide; a Guide is simply a Representative who prefers to only give individual spiritual guidance and not teach classes or help with running an Inayatiyya Center.