This workbook can be used in a variety of settings to help train leaders in the biblical principles of leading. It is our prayer that this workbook will help you establish a solid, biblical foundation for leading the Lord's people entrusted to your care. The purpose of this workbook is not merely to give you better leadership techniques. Rather it is to enable you to more effectively fulfill the Great Commission and the Great Commandment. Effective leadership, based on the principles of the Word of God, is not an end in itself, but a means to advance the Kingdom of God. In the Church, leadership is the handmaid of the Great Commission.

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"Remarkable!
Open your heart and let God speak to you through this important reminder of what God's Word teaches about leadership."

-Dr. Stephen A. Macchia, President, Vision New England

"...move from the ineffective cultural leadership models around us to a supernatural leadership modeled by Jesus and the early Church. I highly recommend The Servant's Guide To Leadership."

-Dr. Stacy T Rinehart, CEO, MentorLink.org
Author: Upside Down: The Paradox of Servant Leadership

"In this book you will find yourself wrestling in fresh ways with both the biblical text and an original paradigm on servant leadership."

-Joel Eidsness, Senior Pastor, Walnut Hill Community Church


It is well established that the preferred leadership model in the Bible is that of the "servant leader". That said, where do you go from there? How do you turn the handful of verses declaring that the "first shall be last" and that "loving" leadership is better than "lording" leadership into a prescriptive model of leading? The Servant's Guide to Leadership answers that very question with biblical insights, practical tools and clear guidelines for church and parachurch organizations. Authored by Richard Rardin, who brings over 25 years experience in developing leaders for corporate and non-profit organizations, The Servant's Guide to Leadership presents a practical theology of leading that is as faithful to the Scriptures as it is applicable to the 21st century leadership challenges.


Contents:
Preface
I. First Principles
II. A Framework for Analysis
III. God's Mental Model of Leadership
IV. The Driving Motives of the Leader's Heart
V. The Leader's Manner of Relating to Others
VI. The Leaders's Methods Matter
VII. Planning Your Way
End Notes
Bibliography
Appendix 1
- Summary of Tools and Charts
- Scriptural Examples of Servant Shepherd
- Priority Method
Appendix 2
- Resources


 
The following list includes some of the bible colleges and seminaries that have purchased the book for use in their classes on leadership:
 
Asuza Pacific
Biola University
CB International
Christian Heritage College
Colorado Christian University
Crichton College
Dallas Baptist University
Denver Seminary
Indiana Wesleyan
Kansas Wesleyan
Lancaster Bible
Midwestern Baptist Theo
Moody Bible College
Nazarene Bible College
Reformed Theological Seminary
Regent University
Southern CA Bible College
Southern California Bible College and Seminary
SouthWestern Baptist Theo.
Toccoa Falls College
Trinity College of the Bible