Dr. Jiying Song, PMP, M.Div.

Selected Publications

Song, J. (2026). Greenleaf’s 1979 Correspondence: What Does It Mean for Us Today? The International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 20(1). [In the publication process]

Song, J. (Ed.). (2026). A Collection of Greenleaf’s 1979 Correspondence. The International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 20(1). [In the publication process]

Ferch, S. R., & Song, J. (2026). Servant-Leadership as a Vessel of Love. The International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 20(1). [In the publication process]

Song, J. (2025). What Must I Do? Servant-Leadership and Choice. The International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 19(1), 77-89.

Song, J. (Ed.). (2025). A Collection of Greenleaf’s Works. The International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 19(1), 91-160.

Song, J. (2024). Persuasion vs. Coercion or Persuasion and Coercion. The International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 18(1), 99-123.

Song, J. (Ed.). (2024). A Collection of Works Related to Greenleaf’s Distinction between Persuasion and Coercion. The International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 18(1), 125-219.

Ferch, S. R., & Song, J. (2024). The Nature of Grace. The International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 18(1), 31-38.

Song, J. (2023). Would Jesus build a pyramid? Servant-leadership and corporate social responsibility. The International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 17(1), 257-284.

Ferch, S. R., & Song, J. (2023). Create dangerously. The International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 17(1), 21-26.

Spears, L. C., Ferch, S. R., Song, J., & Mathew, P. (2022). Tracing the nine servant-leadership anthologies from 1995 to the present. The International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 16(1), 15-80.

Song, J. (2022). Servant first or survival first? How servant-leaders lead during COVID-19. In J. Song, J. Walsh, K. Reynolds, J. Tilghman-Havens, S. R. Ferch, & L. C. Spears (Eds.), Servant-leadership, feminism, and gender well-being: How leaders transcend global inequities through hope, unity, and love (47-80). SUNY.

Song, J., & Ferch, S. R. (2022). Preface: Servant-leadership: A holistic life. In J. Song, J. Walsh, K. Reynolds, J. Tilghman-Havens, S. R. Ferch, & L. C. Spears (Eds.), Servant-leadership, feminism, and gender well-being: How leaders transcend global inequities through hope, unity, and love (xvii-xxxi). SUNY.

Song, J., Walsh, J., Reynolds, K., Tilghman-Havens, J., Ferch, S. R., & Spears, L. C. (Eds.) (2022). Servant-leadership, feminism, and gender well-being: How leaders transcend global inequities through hope, unity, and love. SUNY.

Ferch, S. R., & Song, J. (2021). The beauty of embracing the shadow. The International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 15(1).

Mathew, P., Song, J., Ferch, S. R., & Spears, L. C. (2021). Servant-leadership for a global century. International Leadership Association. https://intersections.ilamembers.org/member-benefit-access/interface/field-reports/2021-servant-leadership-for-a-global-century

Mathew, P., Song, J., Ferch, S. R., & Spears, L. C. (Eds.) (2021). Global servant-leadership: Wisdom, love and legitimate power in the age of chaos. Lexington.

Song, J. (2021). Introduction: The highest good is like water. In P. Mathew, J. Song, S. R. Ferch, & L. C. Spears (Eds.), Global servant-leadership: Wisdom, love and legitimate power in the age of chaos (pp. xxi-xxiv). Lexington.

Song, J., & Ferch, S. R. (2020). Servant-leadership: A holistic life. The International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 14(1), 13-32.

Song, J. (2020). Servant-leadership in turbulent times: A conversation with Larry C. Spears. The International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 14(1), 81-92.

Song, J. (2020). Servant first or survival first? How servant-leaders lead during COVID-19. The International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 14(1), 115-156.

Song, J., Tran, D. Q., Ferch, S. R., & Spears, L. C. (Eds.) (2020). Servant-leadership and forgiveness: How leaders help heal the heart of the world. SUNY.

Song, J., & Ferch, S. R. (2020). Preface: The forgiveness ethos of servant-leadership. In J. Song, D. Q. Tran, S. R. Ferch, & L. C. Spears (Eds.), Servant-leadership and forgiveness: How leaders help heal the heart of the world (pp. xiii-xxxv). SUNY.

Song, J. (2020). Awareness, healing, and forgiveness: Servant-leaders help heal the heart of the world. In J. Song, D. Q. Tran, S. R. Ferch, & L. C. Spears (Eds.), Servant-leadership and forgiveness: How leaders help heal the heart of the world (pp. 9-36). SUNY.

Song, J., & Ferch, S. R. (2020). The qualitative essence of servant leadership. In J. C. Burkhardt & J. Y. Joslin (Eds.), Inspiration for servant-leaders: Lessons from fifty years of research and practice (pp. 103-138). Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership.

McGrath, C, Francovich, C., Smieja, J. A., Cronin, C., Lacueva, G., Sabin, R. E., Song, J., Voltzow, J., & Zhong, X. (2019). Building a framework to advance the careers of women in STEM at predominantly undergraduate institutions. ADVANCE Journal, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.5399/osu/ADVJRNL.1.2.1

 

Selected Presentations

Song, J. (Nov 9, 2023). Vocational Panel for Employee Education Session. Northwestern College.

Song, J. (Oct 10, 2023). Ecumenical Panel Dialogue. Christ Chapel, Northwestern College.

Song, J. (Nov 9, 2022). Voices of Vocation. NED talk panel at Northwestern College.

Song, J. (Feb 23, 2022). Offended: Making Things Right When You’ve Been Wronged. NED talk at Northwestern College.

Song, J. (Feb 18, 2022). Practicing Forgiveness. Christ Chapel, Northwestern College.

Song, J., Mathew, P., & Tran, D. (Oct 25, 2021). Servant-Leadership and Forgiveness. Presentation at 2021 ILA’s 23rd Global Conference.

Song, J., Ferch, S., Hartnell, C., & Carter, A. (June 11, 2021). Inspiration for Servant-Leaders: Lessons from Research and Practice. Panel at 2021 International Servant-Leader Summit.

Song, J., Keith, K., Lewis, R., Frick, D., & Spears, L. (June 10, 2021). The Servant as Leader at Fifty: How do Greenleaf’s Writings Apply Today? Panel at 2021 International Servant-Leader Summit.

Song, J. (March 25, 2021). Servant first or survival first? How servant-leaders lead during COVID-19. Paper presented at Northwestern College, IA.

Song, J. (November 18, 2020). Radio broadcast: Servant-leadership and forgiveness. KSOU Sioux County Radio, IA.

Song, J. (November 9, 2020). Podcast: Forgiveness and servant-leadership. Northwestern College, IA.

Associate editor, The International Journal of Servant-Leadership

Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute

Member of Greenleaf Scholars Selection Committee

Adjunct professor, George Fox University

Data analyst, National Science Foundation

Operation director, Dalian Port Logistics Technology Co., Ltd., China

Senior engineer, Dalian Container Co., Ltd., China

Member of Project Management Institute

Member of International Leadership Association

IT Service Management Foundation, Examination Institute for Information Science

2026, Northwestern Endowed Research Fellowship, Northwestern College

2025, Faculty Inspirational Service Award, Northwestern College

2025, Scholarship Grant, Northwestern College

2024, Scholarship Grant, Northwestern College

2023, Di Murphy Award for Multicultural Inspiration, Northwestern College

2022 Faculty Excellence in Faith and Learning Award, Northwestern College

2022 Summer Scholarship Grant, Northwestern College

2020 Summer Scholarship Grant, Northwestern College

The Dean’s Award, George Fox University

Outstanding Staff Award, Dalian Port Company Limited

Outstanding Staff Award, Dalian Container Terminal Co., Ltd.

Outstanding Graduate Award, Dalian Municipal Education Bureau