ABSTRACT  The aim of this thesis is to explore notions of spiritual leadership in a church environment and how conceptions of spiritual leadership are discussed and presented by the three different authors, all clergy and scientists, Jackson W. Carrol, Tone Stangeland Kaufmann and Karin Johannesson.  The conceptions of spiritual leadership is analysed through the theoretical perspective provided by Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski in Exemplarist Moral Theory. Spiritual leadership is discussed as a conception based on both an inner experience and behaviour in relation to its social and societal environment. According to the findings in this thesis, the virtue ethics of Exemparist Moral Theory provides opportunities to propose a suitable conception of spiritual leadership based on the use of exemplars from the biblical narrative, making active use of Scripture and its suggestions of egalitarian behaviour. It also presents some challenges discussing how inner and subjective experiences of spirituality manifests itself in actions, how it is to be regarded from an egalitarian perspective plus a recurring question of whether the presented conceptions are exceptional enough to stimulate emotions and be consequently admired.  The findings in this thesis, through the perspective of Exemplarist Moral Theory, therefore indicates a certain direction for spiritual leaders in church which is to act virtuous in accordance with the biblical narrative, with Jesus Christ as its foremost exemplar. Keywords: Spiritual leadership, exemplar, virtue, Jackson W. Carrol, Tone Stangeland Kaufmann, Karin Johannesson.