WHAT IS LEADERSHIP? “Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal.”

“The true measure of leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less.” John C. Maxwell, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

WHAT IS SERVANT LEADERSHIP? “THE SERVANT LEADER IS SERVANT FIRST, BEGINNING WITH THE NATURAL FEELING THAT ONE WANTS TO SERVE; THEN CONSCIOUS CHOICE BRINGS ONE TO ASPIRE TO LEAD... HUMANS DESIRE AND I BELIEVE INHERENTLY NEED TO SERVE EACH OTHER. FOR IT IS THROUGH HUMAN SERVICE TO OTHERS THAT WE FIND MEANING IN OUR LIVES.” HUMANIZING CHANGE, TRAVIS SAMPLE *HUMILITY *EMPATHY

“A life not lived for others is not a life.”

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” “The surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.”

“WHILE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO BUY SOMEONE’S HAND OR BACK, YOU CANNOT BUY THEIR HEART, MIND, AND SPIRIT. SERVANT LEADERSHIP REPRESENTS THE DECIDING POINT BETWEEN AN ORGANIZATION’S ENDURING SUCCESS OR ITS EVENTUAL EXTINCTION.” SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE by STEVEN COVEY

1.IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU. “Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” Rick Warren

1.IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU. 2.LAW OF EMPATHY.

“DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU.”

“THEN TO INJURE A FRIEND OR ANYONE ELSE IS NOT THE ACT OF A JUST MAN, BUT OF THE OPPOSITE, WHO IS UNJUST.” Plato, The Republic

1.IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU. 2.LAW OF EMPATHY. 3.HORIZONTAL, NOT VERTICAL.

1.IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU. 2.LAW OF EMPATHY. 3.HORIZONTAL, NOT VERTICAL. 4.DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF.

1.IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU. 2.LAW OF EMPATHY. 3.HORIZONTAL, NOT VERTICAL. 4.DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF. 5.STUFF HAPPENS.

1.IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU. 2.LAW OF EMPATHY. 3.HORIZONTAL, NOT VERTICAL. 4.DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF. 5.STUFF HAPPENS. 6.YOU ARE NOT IN CONTROL.

1.IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU. 2.LAW OF EMPATHY. 3.HORIZONTAL, NOT VERTICAL. 4.DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF. 5.STUFF HAPPENS. 6.YOU ARE NOT IN CONTROL. 7.EMBRACE THE INCLUSIVE ‘WE.’

1.IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU. 2.LAW OF EMPATHY. 3.HORIZONTAL, NOT VERTICAL. 4.DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF. 5.STUFF HAPPENS. 6.YOU ARE NOT IN CONTROL. 7.EMBRACE THE INCLUSIVE ‘WE.’ 8.PEOPLE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN ORGANIZATIONS.

1.IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU. 2.LAW OF EMPATHY. 3.HORIZONTAL, NOT VERTICAL. 4.DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF. 5.STUFF HAPPENS. 6.YOU ARE NOT IN CONTROL. 7.EMBRACE THE INCLUSIVE ‘WE.’ 8.PEOPLE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN ORGANIZATIONS. 9.YOU ARE NOT INDISPENSABLE.

1.IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU. 2.LAW OF EMPATHY. 3.HORIZONTAL, NOT VERTICAL. 4.DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF. 5.STUFF HAPPENS. 6.YOU ARE NOT IN CONTROL. 7.EMBRACE THE INCLUSIVE ‘WE.’ 8.PEOPLE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN ORGANIZATIONS. 9.YOU ARE NOT INDISPENSABLE. 10. HOG THE BLAME. GIVE AWAY THE CREDIT.

“IF ANYTHING GOES BAD, THEN I DID IT. IF ANYTHING GOES SEMI-GOOD, THEN WE DID IT. IF ANYTHING GOES REALLY GOOD, THEN YOU DID IT.” BEAR BRYANT

"Mishpat means acquitting or punishing every person on the merits of the case, regardless of race or social status. Anyone who does the same wrong should be given the same penalty. But mishpat means more than just the punishment of wrongdoing. It also means to give people their rights." Tim Keller, Generous Justice

"Tzedek is social justice, 'the recognition of an injustice and the commitment to work to rectify that injustice through action, service, and education within the community and beyond.'"

Thus, mishpat represents that concept which is so familiar to Americans of "equal justice under the law." The law must apply uniformly to all regardless of circumstances. Tzedek goes beyond that to encompass an obligation to those who are hungry, homeless, mentally or physically ill, imprisoned or otherwise in need -- "the least of these my brethren" according to Jesus.

So what is justice? Indeed it is grounded in fairness. But it also includes our civic duty of equality under the law and our moral responsibility to assist those in need.

“I do not understand the mystery of grace -- only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us.” ― Anne LamottAnne Lamott