6 Ways to Strengthen Your Servant LeadershipSample

The secret to building servant-leader strength in others

I’ll come right out and give the secret to you: Build yourself up in the Lord first, and let your relationship with Him flow out to others.

But how do we as leaders keep from becoming spiritually stagnant when we have so many daily responsibilities and concerns? Conflict abounds, financial concerns never leave, people issues come and go.

One way I’ve tried to grow over the years is by reading leadership books and going to conferences. But sometimes I feel like I read and study too much. The danger is that my increasing knowledge just puffs me up and doesn’t benefit anyone else.

By far the best leadership development comes when we walk with the Holy Spirit, read the Word, and lean into the experiences He brings our way. 

If we only want to lead for the money, power, ego, or “legacy,” we are only serving ourselves and are in danger of being called least in the Kingdom. 

Good leadership rarely emerges without a foundation of experience. But it never emerges – especially in the church – if the Holy Spirit isn’t leading the leader.

As Paul says in Colossians 2:8, we must resist “human tradition and the basic principles of this world” and depend on Christ. 

When we depend on Him, we know we’re on the right path, and our followers will thank us for it. 

For an overview of the book that delves deeper into these principles, watch the short Servant Leader Strong video below.