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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 "The Servant Leadership School
offers a unique opportunity to pursue a spiritual journey in which
unceasing prayer and
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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.
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Offerings for THE GREAT AWAKENING: REVIVING FAITH AND POLITICS Mondays from 5:15 – 6:30 pm Location: Commons Room
Beginning September 15 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 _____________________________ SECOND TOUCH 3rd 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 ____________________ CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER Tuesdays 12:15 – 1:15 Location: Chapel
Space is provided for a self-guided contemplative prayer practice _____________________________________ 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
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