Biblical Servant Leadership – Flashcards
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Blackaby, Henry.
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Spiritual Leadership: Moving People onto God's Agenda. Broadman Holman 2001.
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Blackaby, Henry, Melvin, Norman.
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Encounters With God: Transforming Your Bible Study. Nelson Publishing, 2007.
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Kellerman, Barbara.
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Followership: How followers Are Creating Cange and Changing Leaders. Boston: Harvard Business Press, 2008.
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Blanchard, Ken.
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Lead Like Jesus: Lessons from the Greatest Leader of all Time. Thomas Nelson. 2005.
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Block, Peter.
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Stewardship: Choosing Service Over Self-Interest. Berrett-Koehler Pulbishers,1993.
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Cole, Neil.
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Organic Leadership: Leading Naturally Right Where You Are. Baker Books, 2009.
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Howell, Don N. Jr.
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Servants of the Servant: A biblical theology of Leadership (Wipf & Stock, 2003)
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Wilkes, Gene.
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Jesus on Leadership: developing Servant leaders. Tyndale, 1998.
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Ethical/Moral Leadership:
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often examines how leadership theory and practice could be used to build a more caring and just society, and can include principles of ethical leadership such as respect, service, justice, honesty, and community.
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Character:
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the study of who leaders are as people, usually virtue-based, believing that virtues are rooted in the heart of the individual. Virtues and morals can be acquired and learned through practice.
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Conduct:
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the study of what leaders do.
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Deontological:
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evaluating a leader's conduct in light of the leader's duty, his or her moral obligations and responsibilities to do the right thing.
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Teleological:
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evaluates a leader's conduct in light of the outcomes or results. The consequences of a leader's actions determine the goodness or badness of a particular behavior.
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Ethical Egoism:
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the leader acts in self-interest, creating the greatest good for himself or herself
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Utilitarianism:
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the leader should act so as to create the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
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Altruism:
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the leader's actions are moral if their primary purpose is to promote the best interests of others.
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Servant-Leadership:
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emphasizes that leaders should be attentive to the concerns of their followers and empathize with them; they should take care of and nurture them. Servant leaders also see themselves as stewards of the group's mission, vision, and resources. This field of study is gaining in popularity and prominence, but is considered by some to be under-researched. As a result, servant-leadership shares much in common with the various theories of leadership, and finds application in many different settings.
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Broad Categories of Servant Leadership
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Servant-Leadership in organizations and Institutions, and Biblical/Spiritual Servant-Leadership.
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Biblical Servant-Leadership Defined
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"Biblical servant-leadership is taking the initiative to influence people to grow in holiness and to passionately promote the extension of God's kingdom in the world." (Howell)
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Biblical servant-leadership nature
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Christological
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Biblical servant-leaders follow
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God first
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Biblical servant-leaders serve...
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to meet the needs of other servants.
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Three aspects of Biblical servant-leaders:
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Proven character - have learned to trust God in the hard experiences of life; Doxological motive - a passion for God's honor and a deep concern for the spiritual welfare of others; Divine agenda - faithful stewards of the divine mandate to evangelization and discipleship.
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Biblical Basis for servant leadership:
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The Bible takes the term "slave" in both Hebrew and Greek and transforms it into a designation for one bestowed with the unparalleled honor of being called the "servant of the Lord." (doulos and diakonos)
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Meaning of doulos
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The doulos has offered his or her life to promote the welfare of the master.
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Meaning of diakonos,
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in humility and love, expresses that surrender by pursuing the welfare of one's fellow servants.
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Passages that mention diakonos or doulos
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Mark 9:35, Matthew 20:26, Mark 10:43, Matthew 23:11, Luke 22:26
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The Christological basis of servant leadership
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The humility of Jesus, Philippians 2:7-8; The teachings of Jesus; Jesus modeled leadership as service, Mark 10:45; John 13:4-11
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Basis for servant leadership in other New Testament books
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Paul's example, Romans 1:1; Paul's criteria for elders, 1 Timothy 3; Titus 1; Peter's example and writings, 2 Peter 1:1
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Conceptualization/Model for biblical servant leadership:
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God is the leader. Servant leaders follow God by serving the divine mission. "Servant leaders serve the mission..."; "...and lead by serving those on mission with him or her." (Wilkes) (equipping and forming teams)
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Essential qualities for biblical servant-leaders:
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love and humility
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Similarities of SSL & BSL
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Both involve service; Both involve a spiritual aspect or call from a higher power; Both emphasize followers' needs above leaders' need; Both emphasize character of leader
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Differences of SSL & BSL
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SSL serve others; BSL serve God; SSL call/higher power not God; BSL call from God; SSL origin based on experience; BSL origin based on scripture; SSL focuses on what people think they need; BSL focus on what God wants for people
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Problem of both SSL & BSL
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SL is not so neat & tidy; SL may not be functionally practical in a for-profit business (if needs of followers are put above profit, the company may not keep afloat); different in not-for-profit organization; BSL more than serving others by washing their feet
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1 Peter 5:1-11
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Shepherd the flock in humility
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1 Kings 12:1-24
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Kingdom divided after Rehoboam chose to listen to council of young men instead of the old men, who wanted him to act as a servant
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1 Timothy 3
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Elder/deacon Qualifications: list of character qualities and examples of spiritual maturity
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Acts 13-14
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Paul and Barnabas on mission (Paul given as a light to the Gentiles) - Spirit-led ministry
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Matthew 3:13—4:11
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Baptism & Temptation of Jesus (submission to the Father)
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Joshua 6:1 - 8:35
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Jericho & Ai (the Lord provides the victory or defeat)
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Matthew 22:15-40
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Render to Caesar what is Caesar's & God the things that are God's...Also, the GREAT COMMANDMENT (love God & love others)
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Acts 15
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The Jerusalem Council (inclusion of Gentile believers)
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Jeremiah 20:7-18
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The painful side of Jeremiah's leadership
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1 THESSALONIANS 2: 5-10
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Paul defending his actions (blameless in his conduct)...shared the gospel and themselves with the people
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1 CORINTHIANS 1:10-31
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the wisdom of God is foolishness to man...Paul adressing divisions in the church
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2 Chronicles 31:1-32:26
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Hezekiah cleansed the land of idols and established the priesthood...after this, the Lord brought them victory over Assyria. Then Hezikiah became prideful because of "his" accomplishments, but later repented and humbled himself.
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JUDGES 7-8
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Gideon's insecurity and his selecting of 300 men to win the battle against the Midianites
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Ezekiel 2-4
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God's call of Ezekiel to be a Watchman for the House of Israel - Ezekiel was called to proclaim a difficult message to a people, who did not want to hear
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1 Kings 18-19
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Elijah confronts Ahab and the prophets of Baal and then flees from Jezebel - After these events, Elisha is called
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Daniel 6
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Daniel in the lions den
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II Chronicles 15-16
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King Asa enacts religious reforms for the people
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ACTS 9:1-31
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conversion and calling of Paul
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Mark 10: 35-45
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request of James and John & Jesus' statement about the Son of Man not coming to be served, but to serve
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Acts 17
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Paul in Athens (using apologetics to reach the men of the Areopogus...reading the culture and connecting with them)
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Nehemiah 6
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Nehemiah rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem
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1 KINGS 2:1-9
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David's instructions to Solomon (leadership succession)
