“Not lording it, but being examples”

- The nature of “Servant leadership” (3)

Abstract

　In my previous article, I discussed the need to transform Japan's "vertical society" into a "horizontal society" in which everyone can think together in a flat "horizontal" relationship, and I proposed the introduction of "servant leadership" as a powerful method for this transformation. However, "servant leadership" is a Christian concept, and its nature cannot be understood without a Christian understanding.

　In the past, I have discussed the biblical passages in which "servant leadership" is found, citing the views of books that attempt to understand it from a Christian perspective. In this article, I would like to discuss " Not lording it, but being examples " in "1 Peter," 5-3 of the New Testament, and clarify the nature of "servant leadership" through a Christian understanding of this passage.