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or woman sitting in church or in one of your chapel services receiving some of the greatest raw material the world has ever heard. To think that this individual will step out of that building as a Christ-like person is as ludicrous as believ- ing that the box of parts is a car. Chrysler figured out something that I believe we as the Body of Christ need to consider and employ. First they go to the drawing board and ask themselves some tough questions. What is the finished product supposed to look like How will it operate and what features will be needed to ensure that quality transportation results In answering these questions they capture a vision. Each member of the staff leaves that planning ses- sion knowing exactly what it is they want to build. Next Chrysler initiates an assembly line. An intricate process is involved in the construction of a vehicle. You cant put on the wheel before the axle is there and before the engine can be installed a solid frame must be constructed. Its interesting that in the academic community we understand the absurdity of teaching advanced calculus to a first grader yet somehow we have overlooked that concept in our efforts to develop Christ-like people. Just as Chryslers work is done part upon part as Christian leaders our work needs to be accomplished precept upon precept. Building principle upon principle is critical. However there is one final step that must be taken to ensure success. Understanding that a product is only as good as ones ability to measure or evaluate it Chryslers process goes beyond the assembly line. For them each vehicle is consid- ered both costly and significant and therefore each one must be inspected for quality and relia- bility. So before a car leaves the factory Chrysler sends a person with a clipboard to the end of the line. This person is required to give the car a thorough inspection. If the car passes it is released to the marketplace and offered for transportation. If the car fails inspection it is sent back to the assembly line for the appropriate adjustments. Its important to realize where we as the Body of Christ are falling short in this process. Many churches and Christian organizations are still struggling to understand what their product should be. Others have a keen knowledge of their product but have not discovered how to put the assembly line into place. And then there are those who seem to have a firm grasp of the precept-upon-precept approach yet they are experiencing limited success because they are not measuring their results. Too often leaders WWW.AGRM.ORGMARCHAPRIL 2016 27 Understanding that a product is only as good as ones ability to measure or evaluate it Chryslers process goes beyond the assembly line.