What this does is accentuate the quality of whatever is being addressed. In this case, Christ's death - it was a cross death. And the wonder of Christ's cross death is that it is for others. It is a call to sacrificial investment in the well-being of another. That is, Christian service always demands Christian sacrifice, and the form that sacrifice takes is crucifixion of self for the benefit of others.
Servant leaders accept cross-bearing as a part of normal life.
So the true servants of God are those who have chosen to be humble-minded, Christlike servants. Such a choice requires of them a reduplication in the modern world of the mind of Christ. In this way, they are powerfully equipped to feed God's flock and model God's truth. Footnotes Bennis, Warren and Bart Nanus. Martin, P. Ralph.