Emerging Servant Leaders

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Abstract

The Emerging Servant Leaders (ESL) Program is designed to engage youth who wish to grow as leaders by focusing on serving a cause larger than self. Its goal is to develop among young adults a cadre of selfless, outwardly focused citizens for our region, state, and nation. Geared toward high school students, the ESL Program is composed of six online learning modules plus an in-person capstone experience. The initiative seeks to comes alongside schools, churches, social service agencies, and nonprofit organizations to share lessons in self-awareness, civility, citizenship, responsibility, gratitude, and attitude. The ESL Program is based on the belief that self-government in a free, representative republic doesn’t happen automatically. It requires proactive involvement to pass along the wisdom of the ages to future generations. The program represents one potential avenue to help families, schools, and communities do so in an interactive manner that combines traditional, authentic, and transformative pedagogies.