FAITH ALIVE Leading the Way 8:15–20 The Bible’s direction for leaders is that they be “servant leaders.” The servant leader does not boss, dominate, or dictate to God’s people. He “goes before” them. To lead as a servant is to “do it first,” avoiding the way of the Pharisees who instructed people to do things they themselves would not do. The servant leader asks God’s people to do what he himself has already established in his own life. This should first be evident in the way he deals with sin