The Relationship Between Servantleadership and Self-Transcendence in a Spiritual Organization
Crystal J. Davis
International Journal of Servant-Leadership 2020 DOI: 10.33972/ijsl.35 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | The author argues that his understanding of servant-leadership originated in the African American Baptist Church, learned through biblical teachings about Jesus as the ultimate servant-leader and through his Mother's example, rather than from Robert Greenleaf's theory. |
Abstract
I grew up in the African American Baptist Church. It was there that I would first learn about servant-leadership, although I did not know about Robert Greenleaf or the theory of servant-leadership. What I did know about servant-leadership was from the Holy Bible. Jesus was the ultimate servant-leader, and I saw servant-leadership in action through my Mother.