Trust the Pilot

You have heard illustrations I'm sure about church leadership and polity.

In our denom especially so much of what we do can become "vote this, vote that". The leader becomes a figurine who does nothing but what the congregation tells him to do.

My friend John and I have used an airplane analogy.

Would you want to get on a plane where the pilots had a decision to make and they turned to first class to have a meeting and a vote? Then if approved they would take the vote to everyone in coach (and give the same presentation and ask the same questions).

Last night was a great example of "If you don't trust the pilot, don't get on the plane. Once you're on the plane, let the pilot do their job."

This is the most amazing landing I have ever seen. The pilot of a Jet blue plane took off from LAX to NYC. 15 minutes into the flight the pilot explained that the landing gear in the front wouldn't come up. They had to go and fly down to Long Beach at a close range to let the tower get a look at the gear. They found that the gear was turned SIDEWAYS. This isn't good for landing a plane.

Ultimately they had to fly around for 3 hours making a circle between Los Angeles and Long Beach to burn off fuel. They shifted people to the back of the plane and moved luggage to help lighten the front nose. I then watched on CNN last night as they brought the plane in for landing with the front wheels turned sideways. This could have been very ugly. The pilot however turned it into one of the smoothest landings ever. I can't tell you how amazing it was. You must get the video!

Check out the story and video: HERE