#338 Serving with Authority: Use It
November 23, 2022 Serving leaders don’t avoid authority, they use it to serve! They welcome authority as a way to build others up, move the organization in the direction it needs to go, etc. Paul, as we saw in the last issue, used authority to build others up. Now, let’s reflect on a short statement […]
#316, Serving leaders ask those who follow: “Who are you following?”
January 19, 2022 Serving leaders give conscious thought to who they follow. They also reflect on what the following verses mean for those they lead. Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. (1 Corinthians 11:1, NIV). Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as […]
#295 Boaz: Serving by Standing Well
March 2, 2021 The story of Boaz is nestled in the account of Ruth, the foreign daughter in law of Naomi. (If you’re not familiar with the story, take 10 minutes to read the book of Ruth.) Boaz appears in the story in chapter 2 after Naomi and Ruth, both widows, return to Israel from […]
Act Like Paul: Model the Way
Issue #89, August 29, 2012 What are common actions that the best leaders do well?* In the next five issues we’ll look at specific actions that all effective leaders do well and reflect on how Paul demonstrated the way servant leaders act in these areas. The first of these actions is to model the way. […]
Servant Leaders Build Servant Followers
Issue #18, November 4, 2009 In our last issue we looked at the call for servant followers. It focused on following well. But this begs the question, “What can the leader do to encourage followers to follow well?” True leaders will influence this process and recognize that healthy leaders produce healthy followers. In this issue […]
Leading with Excellence
Issue #13, August 27, 2009 Servant leaders, like all great leaders, have a passion for excellence. However, their motive to lead with excellence is not simply for personal benefit or to increase financial revenue. Servant leaders lead with excellence because they have a passion to develop their own potential, to see others develop their potential […]
Servant Leaders Have the Home Field Advantage
Issue #8, June 5, 2009 If you ask me about my leadership I will quickly start talking about the organizations I’ve led, the number of people I’ve trained or the good work I’m doing through my job. But servant leadership doesn’t start on the job, it begins at home. Paul instructed Titus that a leader […]
Don’t tell me, show me!
Issue #5, April 24, 2009 Servant leaders influence others by modeling the way. Leadership is more about showing than it is about telling and those who model the way shape lives. Think of those we call ‘role models’ from the media or sports. Their actions influence millions, for good or for bad. Paul’s life is […]