Servant Leadership

INDIVIDUAL PROJECT 1
Benchmark – Servant Leadership and Christianity

Details:
In the Topic Materials you were introduced to Robert Greenleaf’s principles of servant leadership. You also read biblical passages related to servant leadership. Using a graphic organizer such as a Venn diagram, illustrate the similarities and differences between Greenleaf’s principles of servant leadership and those presented in the biblical passages.
In 500 words, summarize how both Greenleaf and Christianity call people to serve and discuss how one feels when called to serve as a leader. In your summary, include discussion of the idea that power comes from giving it away and putting oneself in the position to serve others. Using Matthew 20:20-28 and Greenleaf’s principles of servant leadership as a basis, discuss how taking the role of a servant can make one a leader. Provide specific examples to support your ideas.
Submit the graphic organizer and written response as a Word document 
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

RESOURCES
Electronic Resource 
1. A Servant Leadership Story 
Read “A Servant Leadership Story,” by Malinski, located on the Servant Leadership Institute website (2017).
https://www.servantleadershipinstitute.com/tips-and-stories/2017/1/13/a-servant-leadership-story 
2. Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business 
Read “Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business,” by Rivers, from Texas CEO Magazine (2015).
https://texasceomagazine.com/book-review/conscious-capitalism/ 
3. Raymond Reyes – Greenlief [sic] 
View “Raymond Reyes – Greenlief [sic],” by Reyes, located on the YouTube website (2010).

4. Servant Leadership Experience Overview 
Read the “Servant Leadership Experience Overview” to learn the specifics about the course project due at the end of Topic 8.
LDR-630-RS-Servant Leadership Experience Overview.docx 
5. Servant Leadership: The First Pillar of the Colangelo College of Business 
Read “Servant Leadership: The First Pillar of the Colangelo College of Business,” by Gibb, located on the Grand Canyon University website (2015).
http://blogs.gcu.edu/colangelo-college-of-business/servant-leadership-the-first-pillar-of-the-colangelo-college-of-business/ 
6. What Is Servant Leadership? 
Read “What Is Servant Leadership?” located on the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership website.
https://greenleaf.org/what-is-servant-leadership/ 
e-Library Resource 
1. The Servant as Leader 
Read “The Servant as Leader,” by Greenleaf, from Servant Leadership: A Journey Into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness (2002).
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=587729&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-27 
e-Library Resource 
1. The Servant as Leader 
Read “The Servant as Leader,” by Greenleaf, from Servant Leadership: A Journey Into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness (2002).
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=587729&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-27 
Other 
1. Biblical Servant Leadership References 
Read the “Biblical Servant Leadership References” handout.
LDR-630-RS-Biblical Servant Leadership References.docx