Servant Leadership

"human beings can make choices to live and lead at a higher level, to be serving rather than self-serving. But when you look at the leaders around the world—whether they’re running countries, businesses, churches, educational institutions, or what have you—too many people are choosing to be self-serving rather than serving. Why is that? Because they don’t have a different leadership role model." Ken Blanchard

Blanchard points us toward the ultimate leader. Most of us are quick to acknowledge what a great leader Jesus was (and is). Yet, how often do we consider his leadership principles as a model for our own leadership? Blanchard calls this the "choice" to lead at a higher level. I like his terminology. In biblical terms it is a choice to lead according to the tranformation of the Spirit rather than the desires of our selfish nature. The choice is made more difficult when we celebrate leaders who are self-serving (as we so often do in our culture).