A biblical servant leadership model found in Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians offers a possible framework for servant leadership in terms of being and doing. While recognizing the contribution of Greenleaf’s work in servant leadership, this research seeks to find a distinctly biblical understanding of servant leadership. Greenleaf’s model has been criticized for its lack of a philosophical framework. As a result, many of its proponents have come up with their different models and definitions, with so many varying characteristics of servant leadership. Other researchers have recognized a need for a model of servant leadership based on being and doing, not just on doing. The exegetical work in this research shows that Paul’s identity as a servant or being is based on his union with Christ, and his service or doing is based on his participation in Christ. Based on his union with Christ the servant, Paul participates in Christ’s humble, self-sacrificing service. Moreover, he leads others to participate in Christ’s humble, self-sacrificing service in their union with Christ. Accordingly, a new definition of servant leadership is offered: “A servant leader, is a servant in his/her union with Christ, and he/she participates in Christ’s humble, self-sacrificing service, and leads others to participate in Christ.” However, this does not mean that this research offers a definitive philosophical framework for biblical servant leadership, especially because of the scope of the study was limited to the Epistle to the Philippians. It does offer an initial step towards a framework for biblical servant leadership. This research calls for further study of other Pauline epistles to work towards a framework of at least Paul’s understanding of biblical servant leadership.