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What did Jesus really mean when he said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, the servant of all” (Mark 9:35)? Servant leadership is commended by popular leadership writers and scholars. However, much of the practical, theoretical, and even theological commentary on servant leadership doesn’t do the Bible justice. It fails to account for the context and history of interpretation...

Now that he has secured and confirmed their emotional investment, Jesus follows with a memorable declaration and a live demonstration. He declares: “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.” Then he demonstrates: he took a little child whom he placed among them (Mark 9:36). Then he adds: “Unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matt 18:3). Point number one, says Jesus: your thinking and attitudes about greatness are
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