If Fethullah Gülen refuses any charismatization and declines any authority over the Gülen Movement, what form exactly does his leadership take?

Fethullah Gülen is best described as a servant leader. The qualities that characterize him as a servant leader are:

• self-awareness or awareness of his personal responsibility;
• assumption of a primary commitment to serving the needs of others;
• dedication of his life to solving social problems;
• passionate activism;
• being always upright, truthful, trustworthy and just;
• dialogue competencies, communication skills and being an empathetic listener;
• seeking to convince others rather than coercing compliance;
• effectiveness at building consensus within groups;
• promoting a sincere dialogue among cultures, religions and civilizations;
• profound appreciation of the Islamic sciences and contemporary-modern thought;
• ability to understand lessons from the past without ignoring the realities of the present;
• ability to evaluate the past, present, and future to reach a new synthesis;
• stretching his thinking to encompass broader-based conceptual thinking;
• seeking a delicate balance between conceptual thinking and a day-to-day operational approach;
• being goal-centered and project-oriented;
• doing everything in his power to nurture the spiritual, personal and professional growth of all people within his community;
• and building a community based on the principles of servant leadership.