The ideology of servant leadership is an “other” way of thinking compared to a “me” mentality. This is a lifestyle where a leader takes the posture of seeking to discover what actions will motivate, inspire, challenge and bring out the best among those they serve.

This “other” way of life, can be capsuled in the word love, as described in 1 Cor. 13:4-5. We believe that this kind of love will be lived-out more consistently, by servant leaders who themselves have been broken from their pride, self dependence and selfishness but depend on the love and peace that comes from God through Christ Jesus. As the bible says, “We love because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19).

That is why at C-Life we believe servant leadership and Christian discipleship go hand-in-hand. It is out of ones faith in Christ and dependence on the Holy Spirit that a leader’s heart is ushered into becoming a servant leader. It is from this same strand that there is an increasing motivation to keep trying to live out this idealist lifestyle, because, to this leader, there is no other way to live.

Learning from the master servant himself, Jesus Christ, we his disciples can begin to fully understand the impossibility and at the same time the mandate of being a leader.

Jesus said about himself, Mark 10:25 “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Jesus said about those who will follow him (his disciples), Mark 9:35 “He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, “Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.”

What his followers say about their role, 2 Cor 4:5 “You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake.”

At C-Life we exist to be an agent of change, empowerment and encouragement to young professional leaders in Africa, starting in Cameroon, who have bought into the idea that servant leadership is the only kind of leadership that brings about lasting community transformation and honor to God.

Through our lifestyle leadership community trainings we disciple and train young professionals with the aim of raising up a generation of African servant leaders who demonstrate their maturity of faith by their integrity and professional excellence. We hope that theses servant leaders will also exhibit a strong allegiance to social responsibility by giving back to their community on a consistent basis, causing African communities to flourish in greater peace, development and justice for all.

At C-Life we believe that Cameroon youth are highly educated and dynamic but just need the right tools and coaching for them to excel.