Topics:<\/b> Church; Conflict; Cooperation; Division; Unity<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> John 17:11; Ephesians 4:4\u20136; James 1:5\u20138<\/p>\n
The English Channel tunnel connecting England with France, later called the Chunnel, was a two-headed beast from the start. Two mammoth firms were heading the project\u2014one charged with finance and operation, the other responsible for building the chunnel. Each of these companies was also two-headed\u2014equally French and British.<\/p>\n
No one was allowed to take charge. Leadership, more times than not, was reduced to the management of conflict. Said a high-ranking executive, \u201cThe project \u2026 created a lot of tension because it [was] not geared to solving problems; it [was] geared to placing blame.\u201d The English yelled at the French, and the French yelled at the English. Said another executive, \u201cThere were nervous breakdowns galore.\u201d<\/p>\n
The problems were primarily due to a lack of shared standards. The two countries had a different word for everything. The French had their accounting system; so did the English. The French ran on 380 volts; the British on 420. Instruction manuals were bilingual. There were even two different standards used to measure sea level.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you have people coming from two different nations,\u201d said one of the engineers, \u201ceach believes that only their regulations are right.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Robert Lewis with Rob Wilkins, The Church of Irresistible Influence<\/i> (Zondervan, 2001)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Church; Conflict; Cooperation; Division; Unity References: John 17:11; Ephesians 4:4\u20136; James 1:5\u20138 The English Channel tunnel connecting England with France, later called the Chunnel, was a two-headed beast from the start. Two mammoth firms were heading the project\u2014one charged with finance and operation, the other responsible for building the chunnel. Each of these companies … Continue reading “CHUNNEL
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