Write a paper describing why Blanchard and Hodges state that “leading like Jesus is a transformational journey.” Discuss and explain the journey. The paper should be typed, double-spaced, and 1-2 pages in length. A Biblical Foundation for Servant Leadership
Leading like Jesus is a transformational journey (Blanchard & Hodges, 2005). It is a process that starts with personal leadership, and then the transformation cycle begins until reaching its maturity of a servant leader. A biblical foundation is a must. If servant leadership is about serving others, how can we serve others like Jesus did, if we do not understand God’s mind? The Word of God says “For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ (1 Cor. 2:16). If we put these pieces together, then Blanchard & Hodges (2005) transformational leadership model will make sense as the cycle takes us from personal leadership, to One-on-One leadership, to team/family leadership, and to organizational/community leadership. It will be impossible to become a servant leader without a biblical foundation. If leading like Jesus involves the alignment of our heart, head, hands and habits, then we must seek the Kingdom of God first (Matthew 23:8-12).
Servant Leadership is about serving others. Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges stated that if we want to lead like Jesus, we have to become like Jesus (2005). This statement shows what true leadership is all about. But instead of using the word leadership on its own, in order to practice and experience the full attributes of a strong leader, it is important to add the word Servant as a prefix to the word Leadership. When we do this, the journey towards practicing Servant Leadership will begin. Robert K. Greenleaf wrote “The servant-leader is servant first…. It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first” (1996). These