The Servant Leader as Gardener: Grass Doesn’t Grow Faster If You Pull It
In many aspects, the task of the gardener in a garden is similar to the task of the Christian servant leader modelled on Jesus Both will study the environment, define a specific purpose, prepare a...
View ArticleThe Servant Leader as Gardener: Without Change There’s No Growth
This article focuses on some key realities about the growth of people and the Christian servant leader’s role in its facilitation. First it’s the recognition that growth in organizations is as...
View ArticleThe Servant Leader as Gardener: Artificial Flowers may be Beautiful but…
The servant leader must develop himself as a leader and as a servant so that together both he and his people can flourish and achieve their full potential in the service of a common, higher purpose....
View ArticleChristian Leadership Turned Upside-down
Jesus explicitly challenged the prevailing views of leadership with his disciples and he turned the “normal” upside down. He confronted the disciples views of power and authority, telling them it was...
View ArticleThe Nature of the Servant Leader Modelled on Jesus
The servant leader focuses on inspiring and enabling people to achieve their full potential, in pursuit of a shared and common purpose. For the servant leader it’s not about status and control but they...
View ArticleGrowing the Servant Heart
Growing the Servant Heart encourages the growth of a Christ-centred character for leaders and goes on to recommend practical approaches to help them live this out in day-to-day leadership...
View ArticleChristian Leadership – Three Things Jesus Had to Say About It
Leadership is in vogue but what would Jesus have to say about Christian leadership today? In his life, Jesus turned the world upside down and he taught the disciples to live and serve the Kingdom of...
View ArticleJesus Leadership Style: Ten Perspectives for Christian Leaders
The Challenge of Jesus’ Leadership Style As with most things, Jesus turned leadership upside down. He taught the disciples that in the Kingdom they were not to lead people as those in the world did;...
View ArticleChristian Leader Coaching: Nurturing Skill and Ability in Others
An important characteristic of Christian leadership is character; a character modelled on Christ’s servant heart. As Christ-centred servant leaders enable those whom they lead to be able to fulfil...
View ArticleChristian Leadership Skills: 9 Reasons why they are worth the effort
Christian leadership is the art of being a good steward of the people who God has entrusted to us. Developing leadership skills is developing the art of good stewardship. A central idea in the Kingdom...
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