The Servant Leadership School of Greensboro has been offering classes and spiritual formation opportunities on an ecumenical basis since 1992. A core belief of the School is that every church in the world, by nature, is called to prepare servant leaders to follow Jesus Christ and serve God's dream for a transformed world. The Servant
     Leadership School invites students to a deeper relationship with God and with others in community as we explore both an inward journey of personal transformation and an outward journey, discerning our own particular "call" and giving expression to some form of life-giving service in the world.

"The Servant Leadership School offers a unique opportunity to pursue a spiritual  journey in which unceasing prayer and
committed service can be lived as the two inseparable qualities of the call of Jesus."
J. M. Nouwen

Why Servant Leadership?

Bennett Sims, among other prophetic voices, suggests that we are currently living on a "hinge of history", a "vast turning point" in the evolution of human consciousness.  In our Servant Leadership classes we learn to recognize two distinct and fundamentally different world-views and to interpret the basic biblical story as a movement out of the one, Egypt or Empire, what Walter Wink calls the "Domination System" and into the other, Jesus' alternative to the Domination System, which he called the "Kingdom of God." It is the core biblical narrative, the movement from bondage to freedom.  In the language of Michael Lerner, it is a shift from the "voice of fear" to the "voice of hope."

The Rev. Tim Patterson, one of the founders of the Servant Leadership School of Greensboro, says, "We have tried to weave together a comprehensive vision of servant leadership, with practical pathways for people seeking to grow as Christian disciples who make a difference in the world."  In Servant Leadership, we learn various "practices" to make that shift in the context of our daily living.

Offerings for
Servant Leadership
2008-2009 

THE GREAT AWAKENING: REVIVING FAITH AND POLITICS

Mondays from 5:15 – 6:30 pm 

Location: Commons Room

Beginning September 15
for 9 weeks

The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post Religious Right America, by Jim Wallis, speaks of two great hungers in our world today--the hunger for spirituality and the hunger for social justice. This class will explore, using The Great Awakening as a guide, how spiritual renewal will likely be a necessary part of social change, and how perhaps only genuine spiritual revival can spark social and political transformation. 

Facilitators: The Rev. Dr. Tom King, The Rev. Bonnie Duckworth, Ms. Susan Terrell 

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SECOND TOUCH

 3^rd Mondays of each month September – May – 7:15 pm

 Location: Commons Room

A monthly gathering of a small group of women who have completed the Servant Leadership 1 course and the Second Touch course

Facilitators: Ms. Susan Terrell, The Rev. Bonnie Duckworth

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CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER

Tuesdays 12:15 – 1:15   Location: Chapel

Space is provided for a self-guided contemplative prayer practice

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SERVANT LEADERSHIP 1:

FOUNDATIONS FOR GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATION

Mondays from 5:15 - 7:15 p.m.   Location: Commons Room

beginning February 2 for 10 weeks

Servant leadership is a paradoxical term which illuminates the true nature of genuine leadership at every level of life (workplace, community, family, church and world) and also brings us to the very heart of Christian discipleship, the way of Jesus. Servant leadership, as a radical redefinition of power and the nature of leadership, offers a compelling model for contemporary Christian living and a spiritual path that connects faith with daily life. In this course, we explore central themes of servant leadership — communion, community, compassion, call, money and power — and their interrelatedness, providing a context for spiritual practice and introduction to other Core classes.

Facilitators: Ms. Susan Terrell, The Rev. Bonnie Duckworth