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Servant Leadership
Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Apr 28, 2009 (message contributor)
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1. Christ Likeness As A Strategy For Mission
Contributed on Mar 27, 2015
Does our Christianity show in our behavior?
Christ Likeness as a Strategy for Mission This month, we are deliberating on the theme of Christ Likeness as a strategy for mission. This is a topic that is very personal to me, and I will explain that in a minute. This is what I begin with, in all my workshops on personality and Servant ...read more
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2. Servant Leadership Part 9 - Awareness
Contributed on Jan 29, 2011
Servant Leaders are high on self awareness. They use this self awareness to grow closer to God
Servant Leadership Part 9: Awareness I am happy to be back here talking about my favourite subject. Servant Leadership. In the past sermons on the topic, we have established that all of us have a claim to “leadership” since we all have been called to “influence” others as Christians. If we do ...read more
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3. Servant Leadership Part 10 - Community
Contributed on Jan 29, 2011
Servant Leaders build communities which are different from Institutions. They are able to provide the feeling of community living for the people.
Servant Leadership-Part 10 Community My topic for the past many sermons has been that of Servant Leadership. Yes, the leadership style that was advised by Jesus Christ when he said to his disciples “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise ...read more
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4. Servant Leadership Part 11: Healing
Contributed on Mar 27, 2011
We live in a world full of wounded spirits. I am sure each one of us sitting here, has been wounded in spirit one time or the other. There has been that one time when we wished for that healing touch, bleeding internally. Servant Leaders emerge when they
Servant Leadership – Part 11 Healing I have been preaching on the aspects of Servant Leadership, for the past many sessions that I have got an opportunity here. And we are in the lent season. So I was thinking, what is the most appropriate Servant Leadership Characteristic fitting the season of ...read more
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5. Servant Leadership Part 12: Foresight
Contributed on Jun 27, 2011
Servant Leaders are blessed with the ability of learning from the past experiences, realities of the present and the possible consequences of our decisions for future. This is foresight
Servant Leadership Part 12: Foresight I have been talking about Servant Leadership in my many sermons from this pulpit before. However, I keep wondering if we still consider Servant leadership as some thing abstract, some thing utopian, unreal, not practicable? Or is there a reason for us to ...read more
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6. Servant Leadership Part 13: A Life Of Significance
Contributed on Jun 27, 2011
God has called us to lead a life of Sacrifice. But before we reach there, we should be able to lead a life of significance, so that we can influence others.
Servant Leadership Part 13 A life of Significance All of us sitting here this afternoon, know that God has called us to be set apart. However, many of us struggle with the thought of how do we really set ourselves apart. I hope the thoughts that I share during the next 45 minutes will help us ...read more
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7. Servant Leadership Part 14 : Stewardship
Contributed on Oct 30, 2011
Stewardship is a key aspect of Servant Leaders
Servant Leadership Part 14 Stewardship I am going to begin with an uncomfortable question today. Are you a giver or a taker? I want you to give this a serious thought. Take a moment to think about the last week and make a mental list of what all you have taken and what all you have given. ...read more
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8. Maundy Thursday : Servant Lessons From Jesus
Contributed on Apr 7, 2012
Jesus taught us few important lessons while washing the feet of His disciples.
Blessed are you if you do them As we meditate on the Lord’s last Passover supper, let us turn our attention to the incident recorded in John 13:1-17. For those of us who know our bibles well, we know this passage as the only place where the washing of the disciples feet in recorded. None ...read more
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9. A New Beginning With Integrity
Contributed on Mar 27, 2015
Integrity is a topic that is seen loosely by many. Is God serious about Integrity?
A new beginning with Integrity How many of you watch movies? How many of you prefer the “Happy ending” movies than the tragic ending movies? Most of us prefer “Happy Endings” right? Those of you who have followed the last episode of Harry Potter Book and the movie that ...read more
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10. Servant Leadership Series- Intro: The Greatest Servant Leader
Contributed on Apr 28, 2009
Jesus modeled the greatest Servant Leadership Attributes while on earth. This is usually ignored by today’s Christian Leaders and Churches
Servant Leadership Series Intro: The Greatest Servant Leader Do we need leaders in the Church. Let us take a look at this short video. ( I have used the video “Ronnie” from Floodgate Productions (http://www.floodgateproductions.com/v2/)) Have you seen any Ronnies in the Churches of today? ...read more
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11. Servant Leadership Part 2: A Concious Choice That We Make
Contributed on Jul 5, 2009
All leaders are called to constantly choose between the Power and Authority Model and the Servant Model of Leadership. What do we generally choose and why do we choose the obvious?
Servant Leadership – Part II – A conscious choice that we make There was this couple, who lived very close to the Church. They could just step into the church from their home, pretty much like Abrahams when they attend our church. One Sunday the wife, decided that she will save time, in cooking, ...read more
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12. Servant Leadership Part 3: Applications In Everyday Life
Contributed on Jan 30, 2010
One question which comes to our mind when we think about Servant Leadership is this. Is this really applicable in my day to day life?
Servant Leadership - Part 3 Applications in Everyday Life I have been studying various ways in which people apply Biblical principles to their lives. Some very interesting facts have come to my notice. Let me narrate a couple of them here. After a Sunday school lesson on Ten Commandments, ...read more
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13. Servant Leadership Part 4: It Is About Others
Contributed on Mar 13, 2010
Servant Leadership is about how much we invest in developing others to be healthier, wiser, wealthier, more famous, than ourselves.
Servant Leadership - Part 4 It is about others This is the lent season. It is important for us to focus on the Sacrifice that Jesus made for us on the cross during this period. We know that the lent season ends with the last supper. The last supper was celebrated in the old testament days as ...read more
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14. Servant Leadership Part 5: Listening
Contributed on Mar 13, 2010
One of the key attributes of Servant Leadership is listening. Many times we fail to listen to others and to God.
Servant Leadership Part 5 Listening Preaching is the art of talking in some one else’s sleep We start sharp at 9.30 and end dull at 11.30 In 1974, at the North Presbyterian Church in Minnesota, USA, one member of the congregation was Art Fry. Art Fry used to work as a scientist with 3M ...read more
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15. Servant Leadership Part 6: Persuasion
Contributed on Jun 20, 2010
Servant Leaders choose to use persuasion as against coercion to bring others to their point of view. How does the bible teach us this?
When I started this series on Servant Leadership, I had promised that we will continue to look at Servant Leadership in the context of day to day life. I do not want any of us to be put off How do we convince others about something that we want done? How do we make some do something that we ...read more
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16. Servant Leadership Part 7 : Full Extent Of His Love
Contributed on Jun 20, 2010
Jesus showed the full extent of His love by demonstrating Servant Leadership. How about us?
How many of you are married? I and my wife are married for 19 years now. Of all the questions that get asked between a husband and wife, the question “Do You Love me?” must be the one that gets asked the most. But I better be careful about talking about my marriage. I have go back home ...read more
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17. Servant Leadership Part 8 - Conceptualisation
Contributed on Jan 29, 2011
Servant Leaders are able to see beyond the present into the future
Servant Leadership Part 8: Conceptualisation One Sunday, the preacher went on for a little longer than normal. After the service, people went by the preacher, tired and exhausted. One of them went up to him and told him. “Your sermon reminded me about Peace of God and Love of God”. The preacher ...read more
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18. Think Encouragement
Contributed on Nov 10, 2019
When we are discouraged, or we knowingly or unknowingly begin to discourage others, let us stop and take back the control of what we are thinking. Let us think Encouragement
Think Encouragement Today is Mother’s Day. Thank God for mothers. Without them where would we all have been? It is usual for children to do something special for their mothers on Mother’s day. So this particular mother was delighted when her children told her that she could stay put in bed late ...read more
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19. Servant Leadership: An Option For Businesses, A Mandate For Churches
Contributed on Nov 30, 2020
The Business world is realising the value of Servant Leadership and accepting that is is profitable. Hoe about Churches?
Servant Leadership: An Option for Businesses, a Mandate for Churches “Everything rises and falls on Leadership” says Leadership Guru John Maxwell. That is why Businesses invest heavily on Leadership development activities. The Business world has come to realise the benefit of adopting Servant ...read more
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20. Biblical Imperatives For Leadership In The New Normal
Contributed on Nov 30, 2020
The New Normal is a reality, and we keep hearing about it often. How about leadership in the new Normal? What will it look like?
Biblical Imperatives for Leadership in the New Normal After hearing the topic, some you might be thinking, what does leadership got to do with me? But before you switch off and start doing something else, give me a minute. Leadership as I use it never about position or title or designation. ...read more
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21. Putting Others First : Going Beyond Singing Joy To The World , During This Christmas And New Year
Contributed on Dec 27, 2020
This is the time when we sing Joy to the world and be happy about it. But is there something more we are expected to do? Before the Christmas Spirit wears off and before New Year resolutions are made, let us commit to Put others First
Putting Others First Romans 15:1-3, Philippians 2:1-4 This morning, permit me to ask you to do an exercise. Please do pardon me if you feel uncomfortable doing this exercise. We have distributed a piece of paper and pens to all of you. I would like you to think for a moment and write down all the ...read more
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22. A Love That Lifts Others Up Above You
Contributed on May 7, 2021
Love and Fresh air is not free anymore. Can we love in a such a manner that makes another person better than ourselves?
A Love that lifts others up above you You must have heard the saying “ You can’t live on love and fresh air alone”. The underlying assumption behind this saying is that they are the only two things that are available free. Let us look at it in the context of today. Newspapers are full of stories of ...read more