Servant Hearts
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of
God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10
We model and inspire servant leadership, teaching students to use their God-given gifts to love and serve others in all their callings.
What does this mean?
Following Christ’s example of humility and love, we cultivate in our students a spirit of service that reflects true servant leadership. Grounded in the Lutheran understanding of vocation, we teach that every person has God-given callings—at school or work, at home, in church, and in the community—through which they can serve their neighbor. Using their unique gifts faithfully in these callings reflects Christ’s command to love one another.
We are called by faith to go into the world to share the love of God with all those we meet. These are the neighbors Christ described in His summary of the chief commandments. Each person, at every age, is called to become Christ for another by serving every person with a humble heart and with a generous spirit and without seeking reward or acknowledgment.
Christian Service puts faith into action. Our Christian Service Program asks every student to become more mindful of the need to develop a habit of serving by opening ourselves to the needs of others and striving to help, assist, encourage, inspire and love. Students in the younger grades are led by their teachers in group service work, while students in high school select their service projects to participate in from those being crafted and led by the upper-class students.
Christian Service is differs from community service because our acts of service are done to mirror the life of Jesus and the love of God. Our acts of Service must be performed with the goal of bringing the spirit, compassion, attitude and humility of God to those we serve. The most important aspect of our Christian Service is to “do something” as Jesus would have done.
Roy Hamrick
Senior High Religion Teacher