Henry and Richard Blackaby in their book on Spiritual Leadership give the illustration below to exemplify the Spiritual leaders role in the lives of others in his mentor-ship program.
"A spiritual leader is like the captain of a sailing ship. As the ship approaches its destination, the crew begins its lookout for the first sight of land. The captain has sailed the seven seas and has experienced every possible kind of sailing condition. His crew, on the other hand, is much less experienced than the captain. At one point a sailor excitedly cries out, "Land ho!" But all he has seen are vapors coming off the water from the hot sun. Presently, another sailor yells out that he has spotted land, but it is another false alarm. The "land" proves to be only a herd of whales. As the captain casts his careful gaze about the sea, he detects the unmistakable shape of land to the east. Although it is but a slight bump on the distant horizon, the captain knows it is land."
Henry and Richard further say:
"What does the Captain do with his crew? Does he say, "Don't worry. Seeing where we are going is my duty as captain. .... I will do all the watching and announce when we are approaching land?" Or does he chastise his crew for being so blind that they could not see what lay before them?"
"A spiritual leader is like the captain of a sailing ship. As the ship approaches its destination, the crew begins its lookout for the first sight of land. The captain has sailed the seven seas and has experienced every possible kind of sailing condition. His crew, on the other hand, is much less experienced than the captain. At one point a sailor excitedly cries out, "Land ho!" But all he has seen are vapors coming off the water from the hot sun. Presently, another sailor yells out that he has spotted land, but it is another false alarm. The "land" proves to be only a herd of whales. As the captain casts his careful gaze about the sea, he detects the unmistakable shape of land to the east. Although it is but a slight bump on the distant horizon, the captain knows it is land."
Henry and Richard further say:
"What does the Captain do with his crew? Does he say, "Don't worry. Seeing where we are going is my duty as captain. .... I will do all the watching and announce when we are approaching land?" Or does he chastise his crew for being so blind that they could not see what lay before them?"
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