Monthly Archives: September 2014

A recurring question I continue to receive is ‘What is a servant?’ This is a crucial question, for a deep current for Greenleaf was/is his ‘servant theme’ – his primary theme (as a reminder, ‘leader’ was not his primary theme, … Continue reading →

There is a high profile, private faith-based high school in our area; they will soon be celebrating their hundred year anniversary. Their fall semester began about three weeks ago and within these few weeks two students have committed suicide. A … Continue reading →

The first ‘Deep Current’ that I invite us to reflect upon is Greenleaf’s opening paragraph in his essay, ‘Servant: Retrospect and Prospect.’ Greenleaf writes: I believe that caring for persons, the more able and the less able serving each other, … Continue reading →

When I was introduced to Greenleaf’s seminal essay, ‘The Servant as Leader,’ in 1975 I was attracted to what I called a ‘deep current concept.’ The deep currents of the oceans move slowly and steadily along and over time they … Continue reading →

I will conclude these entries with two more of Greenleaf’s ‘Dominant Ideas’ (Dominant = major, exerting influence). There are other ‘Dominant Ideas’ – e.g. Community, Ethical Use of Power, Withdrawal, ‘In Here,’ ‘Reflection,’ and Theology of Institutions; perhaps someday I … Continue reading →