Posts Tagged ‘servant leadership’
Serve
When we go eat lunch or dinner out, I’m grateful for the people who serve tables. They are there to make my dining experience smooth and special. I can remember a time when I barely noticed them. Years ago, when I was in full-time ministry, some of my students/friends waited tables to get through college.…
Read MoreServant Leadership
I heard a podcast where the speaker asked if there was any other kind of leadership. He was implying that servant leadership is leadership. I’ve seen leaders abuse their power and their authority over others. I’ve seen leaders that were too good to clean up a mess that someone else made. I’ve seen leaders that…
Read MoreLove Is Serving
I’ve been going to church since I was kid. My parents took me to church as a baby, so I guess I’ve been going my whole life. I remember hearing a guy say that going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to McDonalds makes you a hamburger. I think I…
Read MoreDemand
This word carries with it some level of authority or expectation for sure. It can be considered a “claim or a right”. It can also be connected the boss or the person in charge of people who work for him or her. It seems to me that demands also are demeaning to the person receiving…
Read MoreLarge and In Charge
I’ve been around people who are very impressed with themselves. They think that “they’re all that and a bag of chips”. They act better than everyone else. It’s called pride and arrogance for sure. “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.”(Lord Acton 1834) I’ve met some…
Read MoreThe Greatest Leaders
I can still remember watching Muhammed Ali as he declared that he was the greatest. He was an incredible heavyweight fighter for sure. He didn’t lack for confidence, in fact, he may have been just a bit cocky. I remember as a kid, being a bit repulsed by his somewhat arrogant presence in front…
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