Servant of All

Status, Ambition, and the Way of Jesus

Craig C. Hill

• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Year: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781467446976
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Studies

There exists a deep tension between the biblical view of servant leaders and the status that Christian leaders today often desire and pursue. Many pastors and other church leaders, like it or not, struggle with ambition. In this book Craig Hill shows how the New Testament can help Christian leaders deal with this problem honestly and faithfully. Hill examines such passages as the Christ Hymn in Philippians 2 to show how New Testament authors helped early Christians construct their identity in ways that overturned conventional status structures and hierarchies. Status and ambition, Hill says, are not often addressed forthrightly in the church, as Christians either secretly indulge those impulses or feebly try to quash them. Hill's Servant of All will help Christian leaders reconcile their human aspirations and their spirituality, empowering them to minister with integrity.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Foreword by William H. Willimon
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1. The Best of Disinfectants
• 2. It’s Only Natural
• 3. The Example of Jesus
• 4. The Teaching of Jesus
• 5. Slow of Heart: The Disciples
• 6. Status Quo Corinth
• 7. Saints Elsewhere
• 8. Ambition
• 9. Hierarchy
• 10. In Conclusion, Where Do We Start?
• Bibliography
• Subject Index
• Author Index
• Scripture Index