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Why does the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic continue to fascinate us 100 years after its fateful voyage? Few other tragedies continue to peak our interest and create present day applications to human behavior. The focus for me is always about leadership, with each captain in this story demonstrating unique approaches that played key roles in the final outcome of this historic event. The implications for church leadership unfold as we observe how each captain addressed the realities they faced. The Titanic is more than history. It remains a prophetic message and clarion call for leaders to choose what values will shape their ministries.
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Near midnight, the heralded and huge White Star liner Titanic, her invincibility never before in question, is a tiny speck on a vast ocean. Four days out on a much-anticipated maiden voyage, the luxury vessel has been fatally grazed by an iceberg. Labeled unsinkable by an adoring public, Titanic will plunge beneath the cold waters of the North Atlantic in under three hours. In Titanic Warning, author Casey Sabella blends a vivid re-telling of the disaster with commentary on the state of the modern-day Church and the lack of commitment to discipling the masses. How did three ships in the vicinity, called upon to rescue the 2500 stranded souls, reflect real personalities in the modern age? Are we prideful like the Titanic? Are we indifferent to the cries of humanity, like the Californian, or do we launch a rescue like the Carpathia? Does the burden to help urge us to escape from it all, like the Samson? The questions are personal, the answers, crucial. Will we heed the warning to put salvation before gleaming monuments? May God help us board the right ship! STUDY AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER.
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