Identity shift

A key element in the isolation process is God shifting a leaders identity from a "doing" based identity to a "being" based identity. Spiritual authority through the avenue of exemplary character is in focus.

Whereas previous growth processes have focused on efficiency (doing things right), this maturing process deals with effectiveness (doing the right things, doing them for the right reasons, and doing them from the right basis.

Leadership Emergence Theory - Dr. J. Robert Clinton - Barnabus resources 1989 p 273

a Definition of Isolation

Isolation

is a setting aside of a leader from normal ministry involvement in its natural context usually for an extended time in order to experience God in a new or deeper way (Bobby Clinton 1989: 274)

Isolation: Trebesch p.10