Michael Clary

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The Fallacy of Servant Leadership

For many modern evangelicals, it's "all servant" and "no leadership"

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Michael Clary
Jun 03, 2023
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The Fallacy of Servant Leadership

The idea of “servant leadership” has become very popular in recent years. When I first started hearing this language about 20-ish years ago, I loved it. Jesus is clearly a leader, but he was also a servant. Jesus said, “let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves” (Luke 22:26). He …

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