A SERVANT LEADER

“The greatest among you must be your servant. Anyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and anyone who humbles himself will be exalted,”(Matthew 23:11-12).

Servant leadership is not about positions and titles. A servant-leader focuses on the growth and well-being of others and gives an inspiration of hope to the hopeless. The greatest leader that we Christian admire most is Lord Jesus Christ because His goal was not status or popularity. He set a perfect example as a servant leader, throughout His life.

Whatever Jesus expected the disciples to do, He always showed them how to do it first. In today’s world, many leaders expect their followers to perform their tasks which they themselves are incapable of doing. This destroys the leaders credibility and causes them to lose respect from their followers.


Jesus knows that humility can be difficult because disciples are called to be last, not first. The greatest among us is the one who puts the needs of others first. There is nothing more satisfying than to see someone you have worked with succeed. We as Christians leaders must strive to be servant leaders not praised leaders. “Keep my sould in peace before you, O Lord.”