GCU LDR630 2019 October Week 1 Assignment Latest

LDR630 Servant Leadership

Week 1 Assignment

Benchmark – Servant Leadership and Christianity

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.