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Initial Question:

Christian servant leaders profess to serve those whom they lead through love and the moral obligation to promote the greater good of others. What leadership behaviors would you expect from a Christian servant leader and how might those behaviors differ from someone who is not a servant leader. Also, although servant leadership is often associated with the Bible and the teachings of Jesus Christ, do you believe servant leadership is compatible with other religions or worldviews? Why or why not?

My response:

The dual basis of servant leadership is stewardship that involves achieving the mission through moral motives and means. Servant leadership portrays both religious and secular roots. Most essential character in a servant leader is integrity; it is the grounds on which all other leadership behaviors are based. Christianity reminds believers they should walk in the paths of the righteous and their actions should manifest their faith. True servant leaders do not practice lies and corruption; they practice entirely different characters of honesty.

As much as every human stumbles many of the times, a servant leader can confess their sins in God’s presence and those they lead. In Christian servant leadership humility is the willingness to learn and listen from other people. A servant leader has space to learn and grow from the opinions of others. They can admit that the other person is of value and worth, rather than having pride in self – knowledge, and assurance (Wallace, J. R. (2007).). Besides, servant leaders recognize that life is complicated and full of struggles but practice resilience, with the belief that God brings perseverance and strength. Without resilience, humans experience challenges in life, fail and even quit.

A comparison of the worldviews of Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism with servant leadership is critical in appraisal to each religion. Leadership in different religions is closely related to charismatic leadership philosophies because each one of them offers specific role models who illustrate leadership behavior. Therefore various component of the worldview compatible with servant leadership includes human dignity, stewardship, use of power and personal responsibility. Any worldview attached to traditional religion is similar to servant leadership.

Reference

Wallace, J. R. (2007). Servant leadership: A worldview perspective. International Journal of Leadership Studies, 2(2), 114-132.

Respond to this:

Thanks so much for your post, Brad. In addition to servant leaders admitting that other people are of value and worth, they are also empathetic, very persuasive, they listen, have foresight and community builders. Servant leadership seeks to involve others in decision making, is strongly based on ethical and caring behavior and enhances the growth of workers while improving the caring and quality of organizational life (Spears 2010). Servant leaders are caring because they display kindness and concern for others. Servant leaders truly care for the people they serve. As the term implies, servant leaders are here to serve and not to be served. Servant leaders emulate the second and greatest commandment in Mark 12:30-31 which says ”Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these”. According to Spears (2010), servant leaders are also humble and do not promote themselves. They know that leadership is not all about them but acknowledge that things are accomplished through others.

References:

Bible Gateway. New International Version (NIV). Mark 12:30-31. Love Your Neighbor as Yourself. Retrieved from: https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?qs_version=NIV&quicksearch=love+your+neighbor+as+yourself

Spears, L. C. (2010). The Spears Center for Servan-Leadership. Ten Characteristics of a Servant–Leader. Retrieved from: https://www.spearscenter.org/46-uncategorized/136-ten-characteristics-of-servant-leadership.


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