Servant Leadership

and Life in the Spirit

 Servant leadership is best
defined by Jesus Himself: “Whoever
wants to become great among you
must be your servant, and 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 20:26–28).
 As an object lesson, Jesus
modelled the true servant style of
leadership. He, the Lord incarnate,
bent down and washed their feet,
teaching them the true measure of
leading by first serving others (
John 13:12–17)
 The word servant in  means
“slave” Matthew 20:27
Not every servant was a slave, but
every slave was a servant. It is sad
commentary in the church today that
we have many celebrities but very few
servants.
 There are many who want to
“exercise authority” (Matthew 20:25),
but few who want to take the towel and
basin and wash feet.
Paul reminds us that our attitude is
to be like Christ’s in that we consider
others better than ourselves and do
nothing out of vanity or selfishness.
 The servant-leader is servant first.
 It begins with the natural feeling that
one wants to serve. Then conscious
choice brings one to aspire to lead.
Characteristics of Servant Leaders
• Listening
• Empathy
• Healing
• Awareness
• Persuasion
Characteristics of Servant Leaders
• Conceptualization
• Foresight
• Stewardship
• Commitment to the Growth of People
• Building Community
Life in the Spirit
 Life in the Spirit:
AA 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 1 – HONESTY AND SURRENDER –
Powerlessness and acceptance of
our problem.
 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 1

We admitted we were
powerless over our “addiction”
- that our lives had become
unmanageable.
 Life in the Spirit:
AA 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 2 – BELIEF –
Hope and faith in our God for a
solution.
 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 2

We came to believe
that a power greater
than ourselves could
restore us to sanity.
 Life in the Spirit:
AA 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 3 – FAITH AND COMMITMENT –
Freedom from self-will run riot and
reliance on our God’s will.
 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 3

We made a decision to
turn our will and our lives
over to the care of God as
we understood Him.
 Life in the Spirit:
AA 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 4 – COURAGE AND DILIGENCES –
Fearless appraisal of ourselves
 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 4

We made a searching
and fearless moral
inventory of ourselves.
 Life in the Spirit:
AA 12-Steps of Recovery

Step 5 – TRUTH AND INTEGRITY –

Admission of our true self
 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 5
We admitted to God,
to ourselves and to
another human being
the exact nature of
our wrongs.
 Life in the Spirit:
AA 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 6 – ACCEPTANCE AND GROWTH –
Awareness of our personal defects
 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 6

We are entirely
ready to have God
remove all these
defects of character.
 Life in the Spirit:
AA 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 7 – HUMILITY –
Allowing God to change us
 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 7

We humbly asked
God to remove our
shortcomings.
 Life in the Spirit:
AA 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 8 – BROTHERLY LOVE –
Review of our relationships
 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 8

We made a list of
all persons we
had harmed, and
became willing
to make amends
to them all.
 Life in the Spirit:
AA 12-Steps of Recovery

Step 9 – JUSTICE AND FORGIVENESS –

Restoration of our relationships
 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 9
We made direct
amends to such
people wherever
possible, except
when to do so
would injure you or
others.
 Life in the Spirit:
AA 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 10 - PERSEVERANCE AND VIGILANCE
Daily recovery
 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 10

We continued to take
personal inventory and
when we were wrong
promptly admitted it.
 Life in the Spirit:
AA 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 11 – LONGING AND NEED –
Spiritual growth
 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 11
We sought through
prayer and meditation to
improve our conscious
contact with God as we
understood Him, praying
only for the knowledge of
His will for us and the
power to carry that out.
 Life in the Spirit:
AA 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 12 – GRATITUDE AND SERENITY –
Service to others and serenity in
face of all problems.
 12-Steps of Recovery
Step 12
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of
these steps, we tried to carry the message to other
addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
THANK YOU!