The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership

I just completed reading a book whose title appears at the head of this blog. Written in conversational tone, this book offers compelling insights about effective leadership. Unlike typical treatises on managment philosophy, this books shoots right at the heart of the leader. In short, James Hunter, author of the book, presents a servant leadership model that calls for deep commitment, and sacrifice on the part of the one who dares to lead.

I recommend this book to anyone who is in a position of leader. Particularly, I think leaders in the church will be blessed--and challenged--by its content. In a time when positional power no longer carries the day, we are searching for relational authority in which we can influence people to accomplish the call of God in their lives. This book speaks to that point.