Summary Of Servant Leadership By Kay Gyeongchun
In this reading, Choi Gyeongchun provides a descriptive background of servant leadership and biblical stories that structure servant leadership. Gyeongchun starts by quoting Greenleaf, “‘leadership was bestowed upon a person who was by nature a servant,”’ a person must first be a servant (Gyeongchun, 2014, p. 8). “According to Greenleaf, someone’s ability to lead is demonstrated by his or her disposition to serve. It is well known that Greenleaf’s concepts of servant leadership (e.g., listening, acceptance, empathy, foresight, awareness, persuasion, conceptualizing, healing and serving” (Gyeongchun, 2014, p. 8). Furthermore, “the biblical narrative depicts many examples of those who embody the characteristics and principles of servant leadership
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Gyeongchun points out that “of the many biblical stories that demonstrate servant leadership, 1 Samuel 9 gives a profound case of the “leading servant” when Saul was selected as the king of Israel by the prophet Samuel. I suggest the phrase “leading servant” because it helps us to remember that Saul’s servant was first a servant, even though his actions were more like those typically attributed to leaders. The story of 1 Samuel 9 relates the account of Samuel anointing Saul as “leader” (v. 16). Most commentators describe this story of Saul’s encounter with the prophet Samuel within the Lord’s providence. While generally the role and function of the servant in this event is treated as additional or ancillary information, Jacobs (2008) gives attention to the role of the secondary characters in this narrative (1 Sam. 9-10) by the chiastic structure. His conclusion is that the story shows God’s guidance in selecting the king of Israel through the many secondary characters surrounding Saul” (Gyeongchun, 2014, p. 9). Religious stories like these are important to spiritual individuals because it gives them a positive way of leading and if they are truly dedicated they enact these teachings, which leads to a positive and caring
Gyeongchun points out that “of the many biblical stories that demonstrate servant leadership, 1 Samuel 9 gives a profound case of the “leading servant” when Saul was selected as the king of Israel by the prophet Samuel. I suggest the phrase “leading servant” because it helps us to remember that Saul’s servant was first a servant, even though his actions were more like those typically attributed to leaders. The story of 1 Samuel 9 relates the account of Samuel anointing Saul as “leader” (v. 16). Most commentators describe this story of Saul’s encounter with the prophet Samuel within the Lord’s providence. While generally the role and function of the servant in this event is treated as additional or ancillary information, Jacobs (2008) gives attention to the role of the secondary characters in this narrative (1 Sam. 9-10) by the chiastic structure. His conclusion is that the story shows God’s guidance in selecting the king of Israel through the many secondary characters surrounding Saul” (Gyeongchun, 2014, p. 9). Religious stories like these are important to spiritual individuals because it gives them a positive way of leading and if they are truly dedicated they enact these teachings, which leads to a positive and caring