Book Review by Angie Delloso
If you’ve ever wondered how to truly live like Jesus and engage in authentic servant leadership in your workplace, this book is an essential must-have! In “Servant Leadership: What’s It All About? Living God’s Word in Today’s World,” Emma Childers, a gifted author and respected former executive, skillfully connects nine foundational Scriptures illuminating Jesus’ daily work in direct connection with our own. She then creatively outlines six vital traits that infuse contemporary organizational leadership insights with the absolute wisdom and authority of God’s Word.
Emma’s gift of clear, concise writing is evident as she eloquently sets the highest standard, God’s standard, to raising the bar of serving and leading like Jesus in very practical ways in the workplace. As someone deeply involved in educational leadership, I was immediately compelled to implement Emma’s teaching, based on Scripture, into practice during my most recent leadership meeting. Equipped with the book's rigorous practical applications and well-crafted role plays and examples, I was able to guide discussions and decisions effectively, through the art of asking questions that allowed space for others to lead and draw from their own insights.
I wholeheartedly recommend this book for anyone desiring to live out their faith in actionable ways in the workplace, which sets them apart from their previous experiences. Emma adeptly teaches you how to do this with clarity and precision, offering invaluable tools that hold the potential to significantly enrich your life and positively reshape the way you serve and lead!
Praise for the Servant Leadership Seminar
“Keep it up, Great Seminar”
“Enjoyed the seminar on-line”
“I’m thankful for this class”
“I love the worksheet activity at the end”
“Emma is an excellent facilitator and teacher”
What was your most valuable take-away?
“I learned that it is important to lead by example. You must do what you expect others to do.”
“Compassion and humility.”
“Serving others is the way of Jesus.”
“The importance of taking the mind of Christ out of the doors of the church and display it in our everyday lives.”
“You don’t have to be in a leadership position to be a servant leader.”
What is the one thing you learned that is applicable to your life right now?
“Keep leading by example”
“Build relationships”
“Lead with servanthood and compassion in everything”
“To follow Christ’s example of Servant Leadership”
“Consistency is important when practicing servant leadership”
“Being unselfish and more compassionate”