Martin Luther King Jr.: Comparing Our Great Leaders Of Faith

"Comparing Our Great Leaders of Faith" Although there are many great leaders that exist in our modern society, one of the greatest leaders has to be Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s. During this time, he lived out a covenant relationship with the people that he led even in times of distress. Throughout his protests to abolish segregation and gain equality among all races, he was faced with a wide array of adversities as many attempted to limit his influence. However, Martin Luther King Jr. displayed resilience in the face of these adversities and overcame these challenges to live out a covenant relationship with those he led. Martin Luther King Jr. was originally a Baptist minister before he became a civil rights activist. A major influence to King's spiritual development is Benjamin E. Mays who was an outspoken advocate for racial equality. Mays encouraged King to view Christianity as a potential force for social change in accomplishing racial equality. By realizing the power of Christianity
shares many of the same servant leader values as Moses during the Exodus. During the Exodus, Moses led the Israelites out of slavery with the characteristics of empathy, healing, awareness, commitment, and community. It was through these characterizes that Moses was able to overcome the struggles of freeing a race of people from the Egyptians and it was how Martin Luther King Jr. brought the world together in trying to achieve racial equality. Through the servant leader characteristics of empathy, healing, awareness, commitment, and community, King was able to unite multiple races as one in an effort to achieve equality. Moses and Martin Luther King Jr. are both excellent examples of servant leaders who followed God's call in trying to unite His children and will forever be regarded as the greatest servant leaders of