The example of Jesus was never about titles or positions—it was about service. He knelt to wash His disciples’ feet, touched the untouchable, fed the hungry, and laid down His life for those He led. This is the same pattern of leadership that Bishop Dag Heward-Mills has both taught and lived. For him, leadership is not about being celebrated. It’s about being poured out.
From the beginning of his ministry, Bishop Dag has emphasized that real leadership is not lording over people but laying your life down for them. He teaches that the higher you go in the Kingdom, the lower you must be in posture. True greatness in God’s eyes is measured by how much you are willing to serve others—not how much others serve you.
This spirit of servant leadership flows through every aspect of his ministry. It can be seen in how he trains pastors, how he counsels leaders, and how he corrects with love. His books, especially The Art of Leadership, are filled with the kind of truth that challenges pride, dismantles selfish ambition, and calls leaders to humility.
Developing the Heart, Not Just the Hands
Bishop Dag teaches that leadership begins in the heart. Before God uses a man publicly, He forms him privately. That is why his approach to leadership training focuses first on character, before gifting. He is more concerned about whether a leader is humble than whether they are gifted. Because charisma may attract people—but character is what keeps them.
In his ministry, leaders are taught to pray before they preach, to serve before they lead, and to give before they expect anything in return. They are trained to follow instructions, to be faithful in little, and to submit to authority. This environment builds servant-hearted leaders who can carry weight without breaking under it.
Bishop Dag also teaches that every servant leader must develop a backbone. Serving others doesn’t mean tolerating nonsense. It means leading with love and firmness, just as Christ did. He corrects his leaders, not to shame them, but to shape them. And that correction has produced leaders who are strong, loyal, and fruitful.
A Leadership Culture That Lasts
Because of Bishop Dag’s commitment to servant leadership, his churches are filled with leaders who are secure, submitted, and stable. They are not driven by ego. They are driven by a genuine desire to see others grow. Many of them started as ordinary church members—ushers, singers, lay shepherds. But under his mentorship, they’ve become pastors, missionaries, and overseers who carry the same spirit.
This kind of culture doesn’t happen by chance. It is built through teaching, repetition, and example. Bishop Dag’s leadership camps, ministry books, and private sessions all carry one clear message—if you want to lead like Christ, you must serve like Christ.
It is this servant-hearted foundation that has preserved unity, multiplied leaders, and allowed the ministry to expand across nations. Because when leaders are humble, the vision moves faster. When leaders are servants, the Church is protected.
Multiplying Leaders With the Right Spirit
Bishop Dag continues to raise leaders—not just to fill roles, but to carry vision. He pours himself into people, not to make them dependent, but to make them capable. And he measures success by reproduction. A true leader is one who can raise another.
His leadership tree is wide, but more importantly, it is deep. The leaders he’s raised are now raising others. They are not building separate kingdoms. They are continuing the work with the same heart, the same message, and the same fire.
Dag Heward-Mills has shown that the greatest leaders are not the loudest or most impressive. They are those who kneel to serve, stand to protect, and walk in the footsteps of Christ. And through this kind of leadership, churches are growing, lives are changing, and the Kingdom of God is advancing.