Real servant leadership refreshes, not enables. In this episode, Mikel challenges leaders to stop coddling their teams and start building true disciples.
What does servant leadership really look like? In this powerful episode, Mikel unpacks Jesus' act of washing the disciples’ dirty feet—not clean ones—as a model for refreshing those who have been in the fight, not shielding them from it. Leaders often confuse support with sacrifice and fall into the trap of enabling their team instead of equipping them. Using John 13 and a fresh lens on spiritual leadership, this episode invites you to stop building dependency and start developing disciples. Don’t be the martyr. Be the refresher. Wash the feet, not the shoes.
00:00 – Welcome to the Daily Fox Fuel
00:32 – Wash the Feet, Not the Shoes
00:54 – Jesus Washed Dirty Feet, Not Clean Ones
01:39 – Servant Leadership ≠ Coddling
02:24 – Build Disciples, Not Dependency
02:46 – Parenting Parallel: Enabling vs. Equipping
03:20 – Let Your Team Work, Then Refresh Them
03:42 – Beware the Martyr Syndrome in Leadership
03:58 – John 13:14–15 – Model True Servant Leadership
04:28 – Are You Washing Real Dirt or Babysitting Comfort?
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Servant leadership isn’t about doing the work for others—it’s about refreshing those who’ve been in the field. In this episode, Mikel points to Jesus washing the disciples’ dirty feet as the model. They had been walking, sweating, and serving—then came to Him to be refreshed. If you’re always washing clean feet, you’re not building disciples, you’re creating dependency. Leadership isn’t martyrdom. It’s not coddling. It's sending your team out, letting them grow, and then serving them well when they return. Are you washing real dirt—or babysitting comfort?