Benchmark for LDR630 Week 1 Assignment – Servant Leadership and Christianity

Benchmark for LDR630 Week 1 Assignment – Servant Leadership and Christianity

Benchmark for LDR630 Week 1 Assignment – Servant Leadership and Christianity

LDR630 Servant Leadership

Week 1 Assignment

Use Greenleaf’s principles of servant leadership in “What Is Servant Leadership?” and
the Bible passages in “Biblical Servant Leadership References” for
this assignment.

Create a graphic representation to illustrate the similarities and differences between the
servant leadership principles of Greenleaf and those in the Bible passages.

Write at least 750-word summary of how both Greenleaf and the Bible call people to serve, and
discuss how one feels when called to serve as a leader. In your summary, include
discussion of the following:

Similarities and differences between Greenleaf’s servant leadership and the Bible passages.

Describe how this will impact your personal approach to leadership.

The idea that power comes from giving it away and putting oneself in the position to serve others.
Using Matthew 20:20-28 and Greenleaf’s principles of servant leadership as a
basis, explain how taking the role of a servant can make one a leader.

Provide specific examples from scripture and supporting citations from the readings related to
Greenleaf’s principles of servant leadership to strengthen your ideas and
claims.

Submit your graphic representation and written response as a single Word document, not as a PDF.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected,
and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting
guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student
Success Center.

This assignment uses a
rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become
familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to
submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support
articles for assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark
assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

MS-Leadership

4.1: Interpret
Christian perspectives of leadership through the analysis of biblical passages.

MBA-MSL

7.1: Interpret
Christian perspectives of leadership through the analysis of biblical passages.