Subversive Service

The "servant sermon" is an old one and the question still remains... How do we live a life of no reputation and service? Wilson-Hartgrove's only answer seems to be voluntary poverty. He is trying to redefine the common definition of the good life,which I commend him on, but his examples seem far removed from the everyday Christian's experience. Not every one can be like St. Francis Assisi or Peter Maurin. They are exceptions and other, less extreme individuals have been able to selflessly serve. Yes, we need to live a life of abundance without an excess of worldly goods, but is that the only answer? I guess I am still grappling with the idea of voluntary poverty. Is that the only way to live a life of subversive service? It did not seem like the president of Wilson's Hartgove's college needed to live a life of poverty to serve the incoming freshman. Poverty might make it easier to trust God and be willing to sacrifice, but I think Wilson-Hartgrove's answer is a narrow one.