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Servant-Leadership in Action

Philadelphia Freedom School

 

I recently had the distinct privilege of visiting the Philadelphia Freedom Schools (PFS), where I learned about a significant and inspiring program underway to encourage young people in their understanding of servant-leadership, and to live their lives as exemplary servant-leaders.

“It always begins with a vision,” said Sedrick Miles, Philadelphia Freedom Schools Manager. “For a great institution like Philadelphia Freedom Schools, any worthwhile contribution to the collective vision of the community must be equal to the legacy passed down from servant-leaders who came before us.”

Philadelphia Freedom Schools exists “to build intellectual, cultural, and civic engagement of children and youth in order to make meaningful change in themselves, their families, schools, communities and larger society,” said Miles.

Philadelphia Freedom SchoolThe PFS program was inspired by the historic mobilizing efforts organized by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in Mississippi during the summer of 1964. The original Mississippi Freedom Schools of the 1960s served as inspiration in the creation of Philadelphia Freedom Schools.

Led by Communities In Schools of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Freedom Schools operates a two-tiered training program for young servant-leaders. A cadre of young trainers—called the William Still and Fannie Lou Hamer Trainers—range in age from 15-32.

These are high school, college, and young professional staff who are trained using a curriculum that includes servant-leadership, service-learning, and social activism. In the summer of 2008, it is anticipated that some 250 people will undergo this weeklong training program.

During the latter half of this week, these young trainers then work with a roughly equal number of high school students in a servant-leadership intern program. High school students are paid minimum wage and work at a wide range of organizations throughout Philadelphia. The high school students, called “Junior Servant-Leader Interns,” in turn, work with younger students (K-8), called, “Scholars.”

“We ask each group of trainers and students to recall a time when students were leaders who made change happen,” said Miles. “We believe that, which is truly believed, will come true.”Philadelphia Freedom Schools

Supporting Partners in this program include: Communities in Schools of Philadelphia, Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Frankford Family Support Services, Friends Neighborhood Guild, Netter Center for Community Partnerships, Say Yes to Education, and United Communities Southeast Philadelphia.

Supporting Funders include School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Youth Network, William Penn Foundation, United Way, and GlaxoSmithKline.

For more information contact:
Philadelphia Freedom Schools
Communities In Schools of Philadelphia
2000 Hamilton Street, Suite 201
Philadelphia, PA 19130
267-386-4600
pfs@cisphl.org
www.philadelphiafreedomschools.org

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A Selected Chronology of Key Servant-Leadership Publications Associated with Larry C. Spears, 1990-Present


2015: Conversations on Servant-Leadership:  Insights on Human Courage in Life and Work Shann Ferch, Larry Spears, Mary McFarland, and Michael Carey, Editors. (SUNY Press, 2015)

2015: The 2014-2015 International Journal of Servant-Leadership (edited by Shann R. Ferch and Larry C. Spears; and as contributing author

2015: “A Journey in Servant-Leadership,” by Larry Spears, International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 2014-15)

2014: Servant Leadership:  Prinzipien dienender Fuhrung in Unternehmen Leonhard J. Schnorrenberg, Editor (Erich Schmidt Verlag Publishers, 2014).  Foreword and Chapter by Larry Spears

2013: “Servant-Leadership Characteristics, Personality Type, and the Hierarchy of Functions,” by Beth A. Lafferty, Ralph Lewis, and Larry Spears, International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 2012-13)

2013: The 2012-2013 International Journal of Servant-Leadership (edited by Shann R. Ferch and Larry C. Spears; and as contributing author)

2013: “A Journey in Servant-Leadership,” by Larry Spears, International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 2012-13)

2013:  What Can Hunter-Gatherers Teach Us About Servant-Leadership, (PDF Essay, Richard Leider and Larry Spears, 2013)

2013: “Servant-Leadership Lessons Learned,” Larry Spears, published on Greenleaf Center monthly blog, 2013

2013: Fortuitous Encounters:  Wisdom Stories for Learning and Growth, Paul Davis and Larry Spears (Paulist Press, 2013).  Co-editor and contributing author

2013: “Preface: From ‘Birds’ to ‘Peers,” Paul Davis and Larry Spears, Fortuitous Encounters (Paulist Press, 2013)

2013: “Introduction: Understanding Fortuitous Encounters,” Paul Davis and Larry Spears, Fortuitous Encounters (Paulist Press)

2013:  Chapter 2, “Be Prepared,” Larry Spears, Fortuitous Encounters (Paulist Press, 2013)

2013: Chapter 5, “Passing the Torch,” Larry Spears, Fortuitous Encounters (Paulist Press, 2013)

2013: Chapter 12, “Awakening Dream,” Larry Spears, Fortuitous Encounters (Paulist Press, 2013)

2013: Chapter 18, “Legacy,” Larry Spears, Fortuitous Encounters (Paulist Press, 2013)

2013: “A Servant-Leader Meditation,” by George SanFacon and Larry Spears, International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 2012-13)

2013: “The Promised Land:  Robert Greenleaf, Bruce Springsteen, and Servant-Leadership,” by Joe Albert and Larry Spears, International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 2012-13)

2011: The 2011 International Journal of Servant-Leadership (edited by Shann R. Ferch and Larry C. Spears; and as contributing author)

2011: Forgiveness and Power in the Age of Atrocity: Servant Leadership as a Way of Life (Shann Ray Ferch, Rowman & Littlefield, 2011).  Foreword, “The Power of Servant-Leadership,”  by Larry Spears

2011: Leading Wisely in Difficult Time:  Three Cases of Faith and Business, Michael Naughton and David Specht (Paulist Press, 2011).  Foreword, by Larry Spears

2011: The Spirit of Servant-Leadership, Shann Ray Ferch and Larry C. Spears (Paulist Press, 2011).  Co-edited and contributing author

2011: Introduction, “The Spirit of Servant-Leadership,” Larry Spears, The Spirit of Servant-Leadership (Paulist Press, 2011)

2011: Setting the Agenda:  Meditations for the Organization’s Soul, Edgar Stoesz and Rick M. Stiffney (Herald Press, 2011).  Chapter, “The Board’s Two-fold Challenge,” by Larry Spears

2011:  “Holistic Servant-Leadership:  A Multidimensional Approach,” (George SanFacon and Larry Spears), Chapter 6 in The Spirit of Servant-Leadership (Ferch and Spears, Paulist Press, 2011)

2011:  The Heart of Giving:  Servant-Leadership and Purposeful Philanthropy, (PDF essay, Richard J. Leider and Larry Spears, 2011)

2011: “The Journey of Servant-Leadership,” Spears, (The International Journal of Servant-Leadership)

2010: The 2010 International Journal of Servant-Leadership (edited by Shann R. Ferch and Larry C. Spears; and as contributing author)

2010: “The Journey of Servant-Leadership,” (Larry Spears) in The 2010 International Journal of Servant-Leadership (SUNY Press, 2010)

2010: “Seekers Anonymous:  On Being a Seeker in the Twenty-First Century,” (Richard J. Leider and Larry Spears) in The 2010 International Journal of Servant-Leadership (SUNY Press, 2010)

2010: “Servant-Leadership, Humility, and Action:  An Interview with Ken Blanchard,” (Ferch and Spears) in The 2010 International Journal of Servant-Leadership (SUNY Press, 2010)

2010: Servant Leadership:  Developments in Theory and Research, Edited by Dirk van Dierendonck and Kathleen Patterson (Palgrave/Macmillan, 2010).  Chapter 2, “Servant-Leadership and Robert K. Greenleaf’s Legacy,” by Larry Spears

2010: The Jossey-Bass Reader on Nonprofit and Public Leadership (book, James L. Perry, Editor; chapter by contributing author Larry Spears)

2010: Myers-Briggs and Servant-Leadership (PDF essay #17, by Ralph Lewis, Larry C. Spears, and Beth Lafferty)

2010: Within Your Reach: The Beatitudes in Business and Everyday Life (book, Bill Bottum; Dorothy L. Lenz, George SanFacon, Larry C. Spears, Editors; Lulu Publishing

2010: Seekers Anonymous (PDF essay #16, by Richard Leider and Larry C. Spears)

2009: The 2009 International Journal of Servant-Leadership (edited by Shann R. Ferch and Larry C. Spears; and as contributing author)

2009: The Human Treatment of Human Beings (book, John Donnelly; edited by Paul Davis & Larry C. Spears, 2009)

2009: Why Scanlon Matters: Understanding EPIC Leadership Principles (essay, by Paul Davis & Larry C. Spears; Essay #15)

2009: Savoring Life Through Servant-Leadership (essay, by Richard Leider & Larry C. Spears, Essay #14)

2008: Scanlon EPIC Leadership (book, edited by Paul Davis & Larry C. Spears; and as contributing author)

2008: The 2008 International Journal of Servant Leadership (journal, edited by Shann R. Ferch and Larry C. Spears; and as contributing author)

2008: The Seeker’s Journey (essay, by John Izzo & Larry C. Spears; Essay)

2008: Myers-Briggs and Servant-Leadership (essay, by Ralph Lewis & Larry C. Spears; Essay)

2008: Holistic Servant-Leadership (essay, by George SanFacon & Larry C. Spears; Essay #13)

2007: Servant Leadership: Prinzipien dienender Unternehmensfuhrung (book edited by Drs. Hinterhuber et al; contributing chapter by Larry C. Spears)

2007: The 2007 International Journal of Servant Leadership (journal, edited by Shann R. Ferch and Larry C. Spears; and as contributing author)

2006: CommonStrength: Building Leaders, Transforming Recovery (essay, by Tom Hill; Voices of Servant Leadership Essay #12a; Series Editor, Larry C. Spears)

2006: Choosing Life With a Purpose (essay, by Robert K. Greenleaf; Voices of Servant Leadership Essay #12b; Series Editor, Larry C. Spears)

2006: The 2006 International Journal of Servant Leadership (journal, edited by Shann R. Ferch & Larry C. Spears; and as contributing author)

2006: Lideranca Servidora (essay, Portuguese translation of The Servant as Leader; encouraged and authorized by Larry C. Spears)

2006: Ledarskap I kyrkan (essay, Swedish translation of The Servant as Religious Leader; encouraged and authorized by Larry C. Spears)

2006: Korean translation of Servant Leadership: 25th Anniversary Edition (book; encouraged and authorized by Larry C. Spears)

2005: The 2005 International Journal of Servant Leadership (journal, edited by Shann R. Ferch & Larry C. Spears; and as contributing author)

2005: Fuhren Ist Dienen, Dienen Ist Fuhren (essay, German translation of The Servant as Leader, encouraged and authorized by Larry C. Spears)

2004: Servant-Leadership and the Art of Teaching (essay, by Joshua B. Powers & John W. Moore; Voices of Servant Leadership Essay #11; Series Editor, Larry C. Spears)

2004: Orthodox Chinese translation of Servant Leadership (book, authorized by Larry C. Spears)

2004: Robert K. Greenleaf: A Life of Servant Leadership (book, by Don M. Frick; Afterword contributed by Larry C. Spears)

2004: Practicing Servant Leadership (book, edited by Larry C. Spears & Michele Lawrence; and as contributing author)

2003: Servant-Leadership, Forgiveness, and Social Justice (essay, by Shann R. Ferch; Voices of Servant Leadership Essay #9; Series Editor, Larry C. Spears)

2003: Toward a Theology of Institutions (essay, by David Specht & Richard Broholm; Voices of Servant Leadership Essay #10; Series Editor, Larry C. Spears)

2003: Lider Olarak Hizmetkar (essay, Turkish translation of The Servant as Leader, encouraged and authorized by Larry C. Spears)

2003: La Institucion como Servidor (essay, Spanish translation of The Institution as Servant, encouraged and authorized by Larry C. Spears)

2003: El Servidor como Lider (essay, second Spanish translation of The Servant as Leader; encouraged and authorized by Larry C. Spears)

2003: Russian translation of The Servant as Leader (essay; encouraged and authorized by Larry C. Spears)

2003: Japanese translation of The Servant as Leader (essay; encouraged and authorized by Larry C. Spears)

2003: The Servant-Leader Within (book, edited by Larry C. Spears, Hamilton Beazley, Julie Beggs; and as contributing author)

2002: Servant Leadership: 25th Anniversary Edition (book, written by Robert K. Greenleaf; compiled and edited by Larry C. Spears)

2002: The Servant-Leader: From Hero to Host (essay, by Margaret Wheatley; Voices of Servant Leadership Essay #7; Series Editor, Larry C. Spears)

2002: Foresight as the Central Ethic of Leadership (essay, by Daniel Kim; Voices of Servant Leadership Essay #8; Series Editor, Larry C. Spears)

2002: Focus on Leadership: Servant-Leadership for the 21st Century (book, edited by Larry C. Spears & Michele Lawrence; and as contributing author)

2001: Love and Work: A Conversation with James Autry (essay/interview; Voices of Servant Leadership Essay #5, Series Editor, Larry C. Spears)

2001: Servant Leadership Characteristics in Organizational Life (essay, by Don DeGraaf, Colin Tilley, Larry Neal; Voices of Servant Leadership Essay #6, Series Editor, Larry C. Spears)

2001: Servant Leadership (book, Korean translation of Servant Leadership; authorized by Larry C. Spears)

2001: Le Serviteur en tant que Leader (essay, French translation of The Servant as Leader; encouraged and authorized by Larry C. Spears)

2000: Anatomy of a Collaboration: An Act of Servant Leadership (essay, by Wendell J. Walls; Voices of Servant Leadership Essay #3, Series Editor, Larry C. Spears)

2000: Servant Leadership and Philanthropic Institutions (essay, by John C. Burkhardt and Larry C. Spears; Voices of Servant Leadership Essay #4, Series Editor, Larry C. Spears)

2000: The Servant as Leader (essay, Mandarin Chinese translation of The Servant as Leader; encouraged and authorized by Larry C. Spears)

2000: Cutting Edge: Leadership 2000 (book, edited by Barbara Kellerman and Larraine R. Matusak; Larry Spears contributing author of chapter titled, “Emerging Characteristics of Servant Leadership.”)

2000: Raices eticas del liderazgo (book published in Spain, edited by Domenec Mele Carne; Larry Spears contributing author of chapter titled, “El Liderazgo Servidor En La Empresa.”)

1999: On the Right Side of History (essay, by John C. Bogle; Voices of Servant Leadership Essay #1, Series Editor, Larry C. Spears)

1999: The Unique Double Servant Leadership Role of the Board Chairperson (essay, by John Carver; Voices of Servant Leadership Essay #2, Series Editor, Larry C. Spears)

1999: Renungan Tentang Kepemimpinan (book, Malaysian translation of Reflection on Leadership; encouraged and authorized by Larry C. Spears)

1998: The Power of Servant Leadership (book, edited by Larry C. Spears, and contributing author)

1998: The Power of Servant Leadership (essay, by Larry C. Spears, contributing author to Perspectives on Business and Global Change)

1998: Insights on Leadership: Service, Stewardship, Spirit, and Servant-Leadership (book, edited by Larry C. Spears, and contributing author)

1998: Stone Soup for the World (book, edited by Marianne Larned; Larry Spears contributed chapter titled, Serve First)

1996: The Greenleaf Center’s Reading & Dialogue Study Guide & Kit (compiled by Larry Spears and Greenleaf Center staff)

1996: On Becoming a Servant Leader (book, edited by Larry C. Spears & Don M. Frick)

1996: Seeker and Servant: Reflections on Religious Leadership (book, edited by Larry C. Spears & Anne T. Fraker) 1996: De Dienaar Als Leider (Dutch translation of The Servant as Leader, encouraged and authorized by Larry Spears)

1995: Reflections on Leadership: How Robert K. Greenleaf’s Theory of Servant-Leadership Influenced Today’s Top Management Thinkers (book, edited by Larry C. Spears, and contributing author)

1994: Leadership in a New Era (book, edited by John Renesch; Larry Spears contributed Chapter 12: Servant Leadership: Toward a New Era of Caring)

1993: Trustees as Servant-Leaders (essay, by Larry C. Spears, contributing author to The International Journal of Value-Based Management)

1991: Vedeni Sluzbou (Czech translation of The Servant as Leader, Larry Spears encouraged and authorized publication)

Servant Leadership Publications Associated with Larry C. Spears

Books(As editor/contributing author)

Conversations (2015)

 

Fortuitous Encounters (2013)

spiritofservantleadership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Spirit of Servant Leadership (2011)

Within Your Reach
Within Reach
(2010)

Larry Spears - Human Treatment 2009
Human
Treatment
(2009)

Larry Spears  Scanlon 2008
Scanlon         
(2008)
Larry Spears - Practicing 2004
Practicing
(2004)
The Servant Leader Within
S-L Within
(2003)

Servant Leadership 2002
Servant
Leadership
(2002)
Focus & Leadership 2002
Focus
(2002)
The Power of Servant Leadership
Power
(1998)
Insights on Leadership
Insights
(1998)
On Becoming a Servant Leader
On Becoming
(1996)
Seeker and Servant
Seeker
(1996)
Reflections on Leadership
Reflections
(1995)

Books (As Contributing Author)
Jossey-Bass Reader
Jossey-Bass
Reader
The On Target Board Member
On Target
Board(2007)
RKG:S-L
RKJ: S-L
(2003)
Cutting Edge
Cutting Edge
(2000)
Stone Soup
Stone Soup
(1998)
New Era
New Era
(1994)

 

Essays (As Series Editor)

Series 2, The Servant Leadership Series
The Spears Center (2008-present)

What can Hunter-Gatherers Teach Us About Servant-Leadership?/21 (2013)

Download Hunter Gatherers Now


A Servant Leader Meditation/20 (2012)

Download Meditations Now


The Promised Land/19 (2012)

Download The Promised Land Now

Heart of Giving/18 (2011)

Download the Heart of Giving Now

Myers-Briggs
Myers Briggs &
S-L/17
READ NOW

Seekers Anonymous
Seekers
Anonymous/
16
READ NOW

Larry Spears  Why Scanlon Matters
Why Scanlon
Matters/15
(2009) 
READ NOW

 

Larry Spears - Savoring Life
Savoring/14
(2009)
READ NOW

Larry Spears - Holistic 13
Holistic/13
(2008)
READ NOW

 

 

Series 1, Voices of Servant Leadership
The Greenleaf Center (1999-2007)

Greenleaf Center - Strength
Strength/12A
(2006)
Greenleaf Center - Choosing
Choosing/12B
(2006)
Greenleaf Center - Teaching
Teaching/11
(2004)
Toward
Toward/10
(2003)
Forgiveness
Forgiveness/9
(2003)
Foresight
Foresight/8
(2002)
Hero to Host
Hero to Host/
7 (2002)
Characteristics
Characteristics
/6 (2001)
Love and Work
Love & Work/
5(2001)
Philanthropic
Philanthropic
/4 (2000)
Anatomy
Anatomy/3
(2000)
Unique
Unique/2
(1999)
Larry Spears Right Side
Right Side/1
(1999)

 

International Journal of Servant-Leadership
(Senior Advisory Editor)


Larry Spears IJSL 2008

IJSL (2014-15)

Larry Spears IJSL 2008

IJSL (2012-13)

Larry Spears IJSL 2008

IJSL (2011)

Larry Spears IJSL 2008

IJSL (2010)

Larry Spears IJSL 2008
IJSL (2009)
Larry Spears IJSL 2008
IJSL (2008)
Larry Spears IJSL 2008
IJSL (2007)
Larry Spears IJSL 2008
IJSL (2006)
Larry Spears IJSL 2008
IJSL (2005)


Audio Visual Resources (Consultant-Advisor)

Larry Spears NBC Dateline 2004
NBC Dateline
Interview(2004)
Larry Spears Servant Leadership 1999
Servant-
Leadership(1999)

 

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