Servant Leadership continued

Here are some additional distinctions between servant leaders and leader-men, specifically relating to the home.

LeaderMan: Reiterates his authoritative position in the home
Servant Leader: Earns with his actions and love for his wife the respect as the authority of his home

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LeaderMan: Puts "the ministry of the church" at the premium in his life and family
Servant Leader: Realizes that his family is his first ministry, and is faithful at home first.


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LeaderMan: Ignores his faults while focusing on his strengths
Servant Leader: Admits mistakes, and takes full responsibility for them


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LeaderMan: Wants other family relatives and his church to think well of his home.
Servant Leader: Answers only to God for the direction of his home, regardless of others opinions.


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LeaderMan: As part of his job, tries to make life fair and easy for his children
Servant Leader: Teaches his children the truth about life, and makes them grow up understanding concepts like unfairness, wrongdoing, forgiveness, repentance, diligence, and determination.




Just a few more thoughts about servant leadership as it relates to a home. Hope you enjoyed it.

Servant Leadership

Everyone has at one point in his/her life come across someone that they consider a leader. But being a leader is a completely different ballgame. You'll see that the very moment that you're expected to be a leader. But how you handle that expectation is very telling as to what kind of leader you are. In my experience, there is two types of leaders. Servant Leaders, and LeaderMen. Leadermen are a dime a dozen, while Servant Leaders are very, very rare. Below are some distinctions between the two. These are in reference to a Pastor:

Servant Leader:  Has something to say

LeaderMan:  Wants a platform on which to say something

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LeaderMan:  You almost feel you know his family, because he's your Leader

Servant Leader:  You allow him to influence you, because you know his family

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LeaderMan: Wants you to know he's a Leader

Servant Leader:  Doesn't have to act like he's a leader

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LeaderMan:  Loves the idea of The Church

Servant Leader: Loves God and the actual individual people God brings across his path

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LeaderMan:  A great speaker, but self-described as, "Not really a people person."

Servant Leader:  Makes himself a people person

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LeaderMan:  Helps you find where God is leading you in his organization

Servant Leader:  Helps you find where God is leading you

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LeaderMan:  Gets together with you to talk about his vision

Servant Leader:  Gets together with you to talk about your vision

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LeaderMan:  Resents "sheep stealing"

Servant Leader:  Doesn't get the "stealing" part, since he doesn't own anyone to begin with

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LeaderMan:  Wants the right people on the bus

Servant Leader:  Wants to sit next to you on it

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Servant Leader:  Shows you his whole heart

LeaderMan:  Shows you a flow chart

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LeaderMan:  A visionary who knows what the future looks like

Servant Leader:  Knows what your kitchen looks like

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LeaderMan:  Excellence, Excellence, Excellence!

Servant Leader:  Meekness, Love, Grace, Charity.

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LeaderMan:  Talks about confronting one another in love

Servant Leader:  Actually confronts you in love

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LeaderMan:  Impressed by success and successful people

Servant Leader:  Impressed by faithfulness

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LeaderMan:  Invests time in you, if you are "key people"

Servant Leader:  Invests time with you, and shows you in actions that he loves you

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LeaderMan:  Reveals sins of his past

Servant Leader:  Reveals sins of his past and present

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LeaderMan:  Gives you things to do

Servant Leader:  Gives you freedom to do what's right

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LeaderMan:  Leads because of official position

Servant Leader:  Leads in spite of position

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LeaderMan:  Deep down, threatened by other Leaders

Servant Leader:  Has nothing to lose

Thankfully, I can say that my Pastor is a Servant Leader! If you have a Servant Leader for a Pastor, you had better thank the Lord every day. 

Next time, I'll do some distinctions between Servant Leaders and LeaderMen in the home.