I would like to respond to this.

Rarely does one see so many cliche’s strung together into such meaningless drivel, that is then taken seriously.  If anyone actually takes the New York Times seriously these days.

First of all, servant leadership is good, it’s the only form of true leadership, because that’s how God made the world.  All the other forms, are just tyranny masquerading as leadership.  There is the soft chaotic tyranny of lazy selfish leader or the rigid forceful dictator.  The first wants all the benefits and accolades without the responsibility, that is what our leaders are like.  The latter just loves controlling others.  But the true model of leadership is Jesus the Christ, he was made king over all creation, by dying.  He laid down his life, his titles and his position, for the sake of his people.  We, Christians are called to follow him as we interact with the world daily and certainly as we lead.

Mr. Starbucks, despises true servant leadership though he talks a good game.  He has been quite vocal in his support for both homosexual ‘marriage’ and abortion.  Two of the most selfish, least sacrificial practices that humanity has ever devised.  The person desiring homosexual marriage has decided, not that they want to be a servant, but that they want to be served.  And who better to serve you than, someone just like you, than yourself.  So you go about finding someone just like you.  As it turns out the pattern God laid out was that men and women are completely incompatible, yet somehow their coming together makes the world work.  But the homosexual has no time for this, he is just seeking his own interests. They want all the benefits of real marriage without all the hard work.  So they choose someone of the same sex, trying to get the benefits without the hard work of relating, of sacrificing for someone different.  This is not servant leadership.

Abortion is the height of selfishness.  It is born out of a people who wants to have the pleasures of sex without the responsibility, the fruit even, of their actions.  Rather than laying down their life for their children, as a servant leader would, they destroy the life of their own, innocent child for their own convenience.  In ancient times it was dressed up as child sacrifice, which was little more than death worship.  Today it is painted as ‘choice’ with the same outcome. This is not servant leadership.

Howard Schultz, fool who happens to be in charge of Starbucks.

In addition these two sins, have a great impact on the culture at large, despite the lie that it’s about personal lives, or what goes on in the bedroom.  And for these cultural sins we are being judged.  This is why we don’t deserve a servant leader.  The Old Testament makes it clear, groups of men get the leaders they deserve.  We like to think that this is a new phenomenon due to the creation of democracy.  But the reality is that even kings, are appointed by God to each people as he sees fit.  The leader is a representative of the people.  When the Israel was in sin the king was engaged in all sorts of idol worship.  When the people repented, God gave them a wise leader.  And sometimes even when they didn’t repent.  Because he is a kind and compassionate God, yes even in the Old Testament. (Psalm 86:15)  We deserve lazy leadership seeking fame, because that’s what we all want, as a people.  We we don’t take responsibility for our actions, why should they?

Not only are these two practices the opposite of leadership, they are great evils, deserving of judgement.  But it doesn’t have to be fire and brimstone, in fact most people don’t even know it’s happening.  God give us his law because he loves us.  Because living by his precepts and following the examples of wisdom he lays out, is the best way to relate to him and his created world.  Often the judgements are built in, we become like that which we worship.  You want to worship fruitless sex and destroy your own children, you will soon wipe yourself out.  You just keep lowering the standard, little by little, until you find yourself a cave man.

So, sorry Mr. Starbucks, servant leadership does not mean, getting what we want out of Washington, or leading from the heart, or compromising with people who have different views(which is astounding considering that you told his shareholders, who dislike homosexuality, to go to hell), it is not someone who doesn’t belittle their enemies, and it certainly isn’t someone who supports infanticide, or homosexuality.  It’s laying down your life, your wants and desires, your dream of going to college and making a ton of money, for the sake of others.  It’s being quick to take responsibility and slow to take praise.  It’s obeying the God of the universe, instead of bragging that you are too humble to run for President in a New York rag.