scholarly journals Son, Sent, and Servant

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Truls Åkerlund
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Leadership Theory ◽  
Fourth Gospel ◽  
Servant Leader ◽  
The World

This study challenges the claim that Jesus is the archetypical servant leader as described in contemporary leadership literature. Based on a theological reading of the Fourth Gospel, the paper suggests that, as a servant, Jesus cannot be understood apart from his mission and obedience to God. Consequently, Jesus was not primarily a servant leader but rather the Son who was sent to the world to enact the Father’s will. In this regard, the Fourth Gospel provides a unique perspective that is barely noted in the current discourse on servant leadership modelled on the example of Christ. Although certain aspects of servant leadership theory correspond to John’s portrayal of Jesus, the study concludes that other descriptions of him as a servant leader suffer from a one-sided and reductionist Christology. Implications of this view for Christian ministry are briefly sketched out.

The impact of existence of royal family directors on corporate social responsibility reporting: a servant leadership perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulsamad Alazzani ◽  
Yaseen Aljanadi ◽  
Obeid Shreim
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Leadership Theory ◽  
Royal Family ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Csr Reporting ◽  
Family Leadership ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

PurposeDrawing on servant leadership theory, this study aims to investigate whether the presence of royal family members on boards of directors impacts corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting.Design/methodology/approachCSR scores from a Bloomberg database are used and royal family data are collected from annual reports. The required analyses to test the hypotheses of this study have been performed.FindingsThe findings demonstrate a positive relationship between the presence of royal family directors and CSR reporting.Originality/valueThis study seeks to contribute to the literature on servant leadership theory and CSR by highlighting the impact of royal family directors on CSR reporting. This study may also contribute to an understanding of royal family leadership as a predictor of CSR reporting.

scholarly journals Servant Leadership and Enhancement of Organizational Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (I) ◽  
pp. 117-122
Author(s):  
Muhammad Hashim ◽  
Muhammad Azizullah Khan ◽  
Saqib Adnan
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Leader Behavior ◽  
Servant Leader ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Ethical Practices ◽  
Emotional Healing ◽  
Teaching Faculty ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

The Servant Leader Model is a theory that advances administration, supports trust, coordinates effort, future-arranges and utilizes moral capacity to engage others, focusing on good ethical practices. This study inspects the faculty of public and private universities in Peshawar for elements of servant leader behavior (wisdom, emotional healing and persuasive mapping) and effect on performance. Drawing on information from 95 teaching faculty members from different universities, we discovered help for the immediate impact of the all elements of servant leader behavior administration on universities performance. The findings add to servant leadership practices, in like manner to values-based administration, which conceivably may include novel literature regarding the relationship between servant leadership and performance of universities teachers. Implications form the last part of the paper.

scholarly journals THE CONCEPT OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP AS CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY OF MANAGEMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-41
Author(s):  
T. Kychkyruk ◽  
◽  
H. Salata ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Servant Leader ◽  
Business World ◽  
Multidisciplinary Analysis ◽  
New Type ◽  
Common Goals ◽  
High Level ◽  
Globalized World

The modern world needs a new type of leader who develops a vision of the future for his / her followers and encourages them to be ready for it. These leaders ensure changes, they are not focused that much on the behavior of their followers / subordinates and on controlling their behavior. On the contrary, they are focused on the development of initiative and support becoming the servants of those they have to lead. The concept of servant l eadership is derived from the ideas of Robert K. Greenleaf. As R. Greenleaf states, it all starts with a natural urge – the desire to serve. The motto of this thought is "A good leader is primarily a servant". The task of the leader is to achieve common goals by ensuring the well-being of followers and subordinates. Servant leadership is an attempt to become better, to become the person others would gladly follow. Such an idealistic vision of a leader as a servant is fruitful and is paid off even in a very competitive business world. A servant leader builds an organized and creative team, and this type of leadership involves the development of organizational culture which demonstrates a high level of trust. Being a servant leader means to help people overcome obstacles and get the tools and resources they need to perform better; to be an example; to facilitate the work of others; to be willing to do what others do. This model of leadership implies a "flattening" of hierarchies: a boss is a friend who listens to those who are with him/her rather than a person who decides what is best for them. This type of leadership has the powerful potential in today’s globalized world. The article aims to analyze the concept of servant leadership. The authors have used an interpretive research paradigm and multidisciplinary analysis.

Servant Leadership Theory

2010 ◽  
pp. 169-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert S. Dennis ◽  
Linda Kinzler-Norheim ◽  
Mihai Bocarnea
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Leadership Theory

Transformative Intervention Strategies for Teacher Leaders During the Pandemic and Beyond

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 52-67
Author(s):  
Edwin Darrell de Klerk ◽  
Natalie Smith
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Prospective Teacher ◽  
Teacher Leaders ◽  
Transformative Leadership ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Leadership Theory ◽  
Inclusive Leadership ◽  
The World ◽  
Conceptual Paper

The Covid-19 pandemic has created an unparalleled catastrophe with significant challenges for leadership in schools all over the world. The efforts that schools have put in place for training and preparing for teachers prior to Covid-19 seem to be out of step, thus requiring a reimaging and significant transformation to remain relevant for aspiring teacher leaders. This conceptual paper aims at providing transformative intervention strategies (TIS) to empower teachers to become leaders during Covid-19. Having applied transformative leadership theory and integrative literature review (ILR) as method, this paper suggests that teachers should start with transformative listening and learning, whilst taking advantage of opportunities to be empowered to become leaders. To empower teachers to become leaders during the pandemic and beyond, prospective teacher leaders should embrace opportunities which might come from adjustments and which may enable them to better understand the reasons for transformation. As such, this paper aims to provide transformative intervention strategies to empower teachers to use opportunities afforded to them to become leaders in their schools amid the pandemic and beyond. TIS may assist schools in cultivating an environment where teachers actively work together to display transformative emotional intelligence, transformative autonomy and transformative inclusive leadership. The finding revealed that, if purposefully implemented, TIS may encourage teachers to see the value in growth towards leadership, making the process of transformation in schools that much easier.

The Origin of Servant Leadership

2014 ◽  
pp. 262-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Tran
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Servant Leader ◽  
Leadership Studies ◽  
Intended Meaning ◽  
Meaning And Purpose ◽  
Leadership Study

Servant leadership suffers from the same limitation as leadership studies in general. Many are now calling for a deeper study of the meaning and application of this emerging subfield of leadership study so that servant leadership could be adapted with open minds and effectively be practiced. A strong foundation must be built to support the emerging structure of servant leader scholarship. The purpose of this chapter is to analyze the origin, the meaning, the role, and the purpose of authentic servant leadership. In so doing 1) the foundation and meaning of leadership is defined and clarified, 2) the role and meaning of follower is defined and clarified, and 3) the role and meaning of management is and clarified. The chapter concludes with an explanation of the intended meaning and purpose of authentic servant leadership. In so doing, this chapter addresses the following common confusing terms in research and misused roles in corporations: leadership, follower, and management.

Mission Spirituality of Jesus

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Oh
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Intimate Relationship ◽  
Life Purpose ◽  
The World

This article was originally presented as the first of three messages on the “Mission Spirituality of Jesus” at the 2011 ASM conference. Out of the overflow of Jesus' intimate relationship with the Father, he purposefully listened to the Father and discerningly carried out the Father's business in the world. Jesus' modeling his mission spirituality in John 13 encourages us to realign and rethink our own mission spirituality. We need to rediscover intimacy with God by reaffirming our identity as his children, our stewardship to him for everything in our lives, our life purpose of servant leadership, and our destiny to reign with Jesus in eternity.

Hanukkah in the Narrative Chronology of the Fourth Gospel

2008 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-478
Author(s):  
JOHN C. POIRIER
Keyword(s):  
Fourth Gospel ◽  
The World ◽  
Explicit Reference

It is almost universally supposed that the narrative chronology of the Fourth Gospel does not turn to Hanukkah until 10.22, but the first explicit reference to ‘the feast of Dedication’ need not represent the point at which the narrative first turns to that feast. This article argues, in turn, for a Hanukkah setting throughout John 10, then throughout chap. 9, and finally throughout chap. 8 (minus vv. 1–11). Thus Jesus' claim to be ‘the light of the world’ (8.12) invokes the symbolism of Hanukkah rather than of Sukkoth.

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