There’s a lot written these days about servant leadership. Many opinions of what this means.
For me, servant leadership requires knowing when to lead with passion and when to serve with just as much passion.
Prem teaching.
My observation is that some “servant leaders” are quick to lead with passion and strength…. but when it’s their time to serve or follow, they seem to just be checking the “servant” box because they know it’s expected.
During 2011 Susie and I were humbled to met a young lady in Purnia, India, who I would say is a true servant leader.
Prem knows when to lead and teach with passion at the Bible School.
This last trip I was walking by her classroom when I first arrived and couldn’t resist stepping inside to watch awhile from the back of the room. While I had little clue as to what she was teaching in Hindi, her passion for God’s word was clear and you could tell the students paid attention to what she was saying.
I watched Prem teach with passion knowing well that come 10:30 a.m. she would be serving all of us tea and biscuits. And making sure the cooks knew how many extra mouths had arrived on campus that day and would have to be fed lunch, including mine. And she would be the first to let me know that our car had arrived at the end of the day to take us back to the hotel.
Servant leadership requires knowing when to lead and when to serve.
And doing both with equal passion!
Tara Rye February 1st, 2012 12:19 pm
Thank you for sharing! I so agree! We must at all times be aware of those around us seek out how we can be servant to them. It requires determined conscious efforts on my part. I do not do this naturally. I literally have to tell myself, “You need to go do this…” Blessings! I love how you and Susie are making a difference as servant leaders!
Tara