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Inclusion and Exclusion – Who’s In and Who’s Out?
In this article I point to a sample of apparently enigmatic events and practices to help challenge our thinking as to “best practices” in ministry.
Just Off the Ground? Consider These Five High Value Action Steps
by Phil Butler with John Becker Imagine that your partnership or network has now been launched. The group of people who came together have...
Launching Your Network- Ten Key Elements For Success
Before We Start: If you have talked with most of the significant people in your field of interest and have a sense that you know the primary issues;...
Ministry Partnership: Exploration and Formation Guide
Guiding Partnership Principles Ministry partnership is a process, not an event. You can kill a Partnership by just calling a meeting without doing...
16 Key Partnership Principles
Effective partnerships are built on trust, openness, and mutual concern. Partnerships are more than coordination, planning, strategies, and tactics....
Strategic Ministry Planning: A Biblical Framework Worksheet
What is the “finish line” for your ministry, project, or initiative? How do you know you have been successful? In John 17:4, Jesus makes this...
Prayer, Evangelization and Kingdom Cooperation
The Kingdom is not the work of clever strategies but through the washing and regeneration of the Holy Spirit.
Are We Ready for Partnership? Ministry Assessment Tool
Your organization does not have to be big or famous to be effectively involved in a partnership or network. But certain organizational qualities...
Biblical Basis for Change
A Biblical consideration of the topic of change and its importance in advancing the Kingdom of God.
Biblical Basis for Partnership
There is plenty of Biblical support for God’s people being active change agents.
Partnership/Network FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
1. Why is collaboration so important but so rare? Satan actively seeks to keep believers from working together Partnerships and networks take time...
A Survey of Kingdom Collaboration
What’s the Challenge? All cultures have both idealized and realized values. These values represent the way things ought to be and the way they...
Lighting the Lights & Paving the Streets
While on my way to the airport very early in the morning recently I was passed by an ambulance, lights flashing -- on its way to a nearby hospital. ...
Exploring & Launching Your Network: A Guide To Essential Steps
Some Preliminary Thoughts If you are just getting started – wanting to identify interested individuals and figure out the basics of the early...
Partnership Checklist & Key Principles
As your church considers some type of action to engage with others (churches, organizations, community entities, etc.), here is a simple check list...
The Partnership Vision in 90 Seconds
Ministry outcomes are a whole lot better when people work together – Working together, our witness and service in Christ’s name is always more powerful.
Forming a Network: Overview of Consultation Process
What is your big ministry dream or vision? Can you do it alone? If you need to work with others these six pages can give you a simple ‘road map’...