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All ministers in the Church are called to lead by serving. This is the model that Jesus gave to his closest disciples numerous times, most famously during the Last Supper, as commemorated every Holy Thursday, by washing the feet of his followers, like a slave would be expected to do.

This is called diakonia - which means ministry or service - or sometimes called "servant-leadership".

Pope Gregory the Great thought it was such an important idea that he added the title "Servant of the Servants of God" to those of the bishop of Rome, to remind all Catholics that even the most important bishop in the church is supposed to be the most humble servant.

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