Lay Academy’s Servant Leadership course, Saturday, April 26, 2025.  Check-in is at 7:30 am.  Session One is 8:00 am -12 noon; LUNCH;  Session Two is 1:00 pm to  5:00 pm. Class is held at St. Paul UMC, 19 East Pottsville ST, Pine Grove.  

Course Description

Jesus Christ was the greatest leader of all time. In the span of roughly 18 months to 3 years, Jesus gathered, then led, 12 diverse individuals on a journey unlike they, or the rest of the world, could imagine. Because of the strength of Jesus’ leadership, Christianity grew from only a few hundred followers at the time of the Ascension to nearly 2.5 billion Believers around the world today.

But what made Jesus a great leader? What was it about Jesus’ approach to leadership which made Simon Peter and his brother Andrew answer the call of “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of people”? And what was it which enabled them, along with James and John and the other Disciples, to grow into a team which carried on a mission long after Jesus physically departed from them?

The answer lies in the concept known as Servant Leadership.

Servant Leadership was not unique to Jesus, but Jesus exemplified it in his ministry on Earth. In fact, Jesus himself imparted to his Disciples his take on his role as leader when he said, in Matthew 20:28, “the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve”. But what does that mean? What does Servant Leadership look like? Are we, who serve within our church and community, leaders who “come to serve and not to be served?”

In this course you will learn about:

•      Servanthood in General

•      Leadership in General

•      Servant Leadership

•      Servant Leader Qualities (and how we can grow in them)

•      Our Sources of Servant Leadership

•      Servant Leadership in Action

•      Servant Leadership Considerations