Back to the Bible Canada with Dr. John Neufeld Passion: Promoted to Be a Servant
Apr 2, 2026
A deep look at what true servant leadership looks like, using Jesus washing feet as a shocking example. Discussions on authority, ordained leadership, and how love shapes power. Reflections on serving even those who betray you and practical humility in daily care. Questions about traditions like foot washing are explored without making them required rites.
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Servanthood Confronts Status Seeking
- Servanthood confronts human desire for status by modeling humility through the lowest tasks Jesus performed.
- Dr. John Neufeld describes Jesus stripping outer garments, taking a towel, and washing the disciples' feet to shock customary pecking orders.
Foot Washing Is An Intentional Example
- Jesus framed the foot washing as both an explained action and an explicit example to be imitated by his disciples.
- Neufeld reads John 13:12–17 and emphasizes Jesus' question Do you understand what I have done and the command to wash one another's feet.
Servant Example Doesn't Eliminate Leadership
- The foot-washing example does not abolish leadership or hierarchy; Jesus remained Lord and teacher.
- Neufeld cites 1 Corinthians 12 and Hebrews 13:17 to show the New Testament preserves ordered leadership alongside servanthood.