The mind that takes a low place. Greek tapeinophrosune (lowly-mindedness, humility) is one of the marks of the Christ-conformed disciple. Philippians 2:3-8 names both the disposition and its ultimate exemplar: Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves... Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Christ's pattern is the standard: a willing descent from the highest possible position to the lowest, taking on servant-form for the sake of others. The biblical man's lowliness is not low self-esteem (modern therapy-category) but cultivated mind-position — the deliberate choice to esteem others above oneself, to refuse self-promotion, to take the form of a servant. Lowliness is the mark of Christian leadership; self-exaltation is the mark of its counterfeit.