Servant Leadership
Order Instructions:
Subject; Business
Deadline;8 days 6th Sept 2013
Sources:7
No. f pages; 4 double spaced
level; graduate
INDIVIDUAL PAPER INSTRUCTION
• This paper is to be submitted through the SafeAssign link.
• The purpose of the individual Biblical Integration Paper is to explore in a non-exhaustive manner the topic of servant leadership. You will submit a 750-word paper assessing servant leadership from a biblical perspective.
• The paper must include citations from Scripture, the required reading from the course, and Presentation: Biblical Leadership pertaining to a biblical perspective on servant leadership.
• The individual paper should cover the following topics:
o A biblical analysis of the key ideas associated with Greenleaf’s servant leadership perspective.
o A biblical foundation for servant leadership.
• Current APA guidelines must be followed, including the use of a running head, title page, abstract page, reference page, etc.
Adittional Materials
Scripture
Servant Leadership
Biblical Servant Leadership
Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:25-28)
The greatest will be your servant
“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have only one Master and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor are you to be called ‘teacher,’ for you have one Teacher, the Christ. The greatest among you will be your servant. For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. (Matthew 23”8-12)
Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet
It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love
The evening meal was being served, and the devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”
Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
“No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.”
Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”
“Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!”
Jesus answered, “A person who has had a bath needs only to wash his feet; his whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.” For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.
When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them. (John 13: 1-17)
Following Jesus
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” (Matthew 4:19)
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. (Matthew 16:24-25)
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6)
The heart, head, hands, and habits
Heart
Above all else, guard your heart,
for it is the wellspring of life. (Proverbs 4:23)
All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the LORD weighs the heart. (Proverbs 21:2)
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ (Mark 12:30)
Head
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. (Romans 12:2)
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
(Philippians 2: 5-8)
Hands
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. (Colossians 3:17)
What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. (James 2:14-17)
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. (James 1:27)
Habits
Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers. (Psalm 1:1-3)
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus (I Thessalonians 5:16-18)
INDIVIDUAL BIBLICAL INTEGRATION PAPER GRADING RUBRIC
A PTS
92–100
Superior work in all areas. Student consistently exceeds minimal expectations in all areas regarding content, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of topics, timeliness, and writing style.
Content:
• Key ideas from Scripture, required reading, and “presentations” are applied to the idea of servant leadership in a clear and systematic way.
• A clear framework for a Biblical perspective on servant leadership is provided; student demonstrates an understanding of the difference between a Christ-centered approach to servant leadership vs. a man-centered approach.
• Clear communication of ideas, no vagueness and no rambling
Citations:
• All required sources are used—the Duby article, all relevant “presentations”, Greenleaf, Blanchard and Hodges, and Scripture.
• Each source is cited numerous times with minimal reliance on direct quotes.
• Student efficiently and clearly synthesizes ideas from these various sources using his or her own words.
Length: 750 words—neither too short nor too long
Grammar/APA: Minimal to non-existent grammatical and APA errors
