Friday, September 28, 2007

A president who looks up to you.

The single most important characteristic for any leader is servant leadership. In reality, the amount of genuine servant leaders in our world is so slim that those that are often are not even noticed. Rex Rogers exemplified a servant better than most, and will, therefore, be difficult to replace. But there are better men. There are always better men.

The greatest test of servant leadership is to invite everyone to a party. The servant leader will humbly assume the lowest spot at the table. He will offer his drink to the man who did not get one. He will offer his snack to the woman who is lacking. He will wash the feet of everyone so that they are clean. He will move about the party, confidently confronting those he meets and tenderly listening to their needs and concerns.

A servant leader does not merely see past himself, he sees everything but himself. As I said before, finding a better president than Rex Rogers will be difficult, but there are better men. There are always better men.

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