![]() ![]() Age, gender, ethnicity, and education are some of the things that influence the level of personal power we sense in ourselves or that other people may attribute to us. Yet there are other categories that affect power besides positional authority. A leader has power, a follower doesn’t not have the same power. We, as a part of our cultural backgrounds and other factors, have different perceptions about how much power we have in a situation. 14) He also defines “power distance” as “the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations accept that power is distributed unequally.” (ch. In terms of interpersonal relationships, the perception of power is our sense of authority and ability to influence and control others.” (pg. He writes, “The perception of power is our own understanding of our ability to change our environment. We’ll focus on the 2nd I think because it might be easier to highlight to servant leadership issues involved because of power distance issues.įirst, Eric Law in The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb brings up the issue of personal power and perception of power. The second is when we are serving in multicultural settings like ethnically diverse staff teams, or conferences, or meetings or what have you. This is where that picture of the incarnation can be the guide of how we can seek to be humble learners of culture and communication in order to both embody and communicate the gospel. The first is perhaps more missiological in nature, when one is seeking to minister in a culture that is predominantly different than one’s own. There are roughly 2 contexts where cross-cultural, servant leadership can make a difference. As we talk through this, we must consider how servant leadership can bring both fruitfulness as well as healing given some of Christianity’s darker moments. The extreme examples are the Crusades, the Inquisition, and even how many approached the issue of slavery in this country. Before we start I want to highlight that this is an important application of servant leadership, because we all continue to deal with the consequences of times in history where other cultures have been subjected or controlled in the name of God or Christ. This is what we’re going to focus on today. Yesterday Lindsay shared some questions about how servant leadership is relevant to cross-cultural contexts. I’ve realized that this is like a dream come true for me as an introvert – leading discussions without having to talk! Awesome. ![]() Welcome to Day 4! We’re on the home stretch, but it’s been a really engaging weak thus far and I’ve enjoyed the stretching insights and new thoughts. To view this post with all comments included click here. ![]()
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