Greg Robinson Releases New Book 'Leaders of Another Kind'

Greg Robinson, outdoor leadership professor and head of the Bible and ministry department, released his new book "Leaders of Another Kind: Living the Radical Paradox of Servant Leader" in January.

In his book, Robinson reveals that a leader's identity determines how he or she leads more than learning any leadership technique.

"Mostly we use the same models to understand leadership regardless of the situation or context," said Robinson, for whom leadership has been a 30-year focus. "For many who follow Jesus, we tend to use corporate models but put a moralistic spin on them or simply try to be nicer."

Robinson explains in the book that the idea of servant leadership, which can be traced back to Jesus and was made popular in the modern age by Robert Greenleaf - an American business executive and leadership consultant and the founder of the modern servant leadership movement and the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership - has surfaced and retreated many times.

"Currently, much of what is being written about servant leadership defines it as a collection of behaviors," said Robinson. "But Jesus and Greenleaf both seemed to believe that it starts with the kind of person you are."

Robinson wrote the book as an exploration of Jesus' formation process with his followers and the identity he revealed to them as a way to help us rethink leadership today.

"Christ-centered leadership is more than taking modern leadership models and attaching Bible verses to them," he said. "It is about understanding the truly unique way of being that Jesus was both making possible and teaching his followers at the same time."

"Leaders of Another Kind: Living the Radical Paradox of Servant Leader" is available via Amazon.

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