APC Network Journey Workshop Resources



 
Dear Friends,

Thank you for attending The Network Journey (TNJ) Workshop presented for the APC. We trust it was an encouraging time for you to consider how you might better partner with others to accomplish what can only be done together.

To further assist you on your journey, we have put together a workshop resource page containing a collection of the Synergy Common’s top network resources and tools.

May God give you power to call together God’s people for God’s purposes and glory!

Dave Hackett for the visionSynergy Team

What are the Next Steps in Your Network Journey?

  1. Review Your Action Plan. During the workshop, you created your own action plan and a set of next steps. Here are the questions we asked during that activity for your review.

    • What stood out to you from the workshop? What were the most important ideas?
    • How has God spoken to you today about your involvement in networks?
    • What action steps will you take in the next 90 days in response?

  2. Join the Synergy Commons. Through the Synergy Commons, you can interact with over 1,000 Christian network leaders just like you. You’ll also find great network development resources and tools. Register Now.

  3. Start a New Network. Let us know if you intend to form a new network and would like coaching, mentoring, and training to assist you in doing that great work. Email us at [email protected] and describe your interest.

 

Network Resources

 

The Synergy Commons contains over 200+ carefully curated activities, articles, guides, resources, videos, and webinars on network leadership. Below is a curated list of the community’s top resources to get you started.

You can browse the resources by Format Type or by Topic. You can also use the site-wide search to quickly find discussions, individuals, and resources associated with a specific key word or topic.

Bibliography: Partnerships in Christian Mission

This is an annotated collection of recommended books, articles, videos, and sites compiled by visionSynergy staff with input from International Partnering Associates.

Essential Guide to Effective Networks

This guide summarizes each network development stage: Exploration, Formation, and Operation. It describes each stage’s goals, step-by-step activities, signs of success and common pitfalls to avoid. These elements enable mission networks to accomplish together what can not be done alone.

Network Leader Videos – Stories from the Field

View 50+ short videos from our Youtube channel of network leaders sharing partnering advice, lessons learned, and stories from the field.

Network Leadership Webinars

Register for upcoming webinars or browse a list of previously recorded webinars taught by veteran network leaders.

Partnership Essentials Video Series

Recorded at the 2016 Blue Med Regional Consultation in Malta, this 10-part video series by Phill Butler focuses on ten partnership essentials fundamental to healthy networks and effective network leadership. Each video is 3 – 5 minutes long.

The Network Journey Map

The Network Journey map is a visual description of the three different stages (Exploration, Formation, Operation) that we typically see in the development of a network. The map provides a visual overview of the concepts in the Essential Guide to Effective Networks.

Tools and Activities

This page provides a listing of all network leader activities, templates, and tools currently available on the Commons.

Well Connected

Drawing on nearly 30 years of experience developing mission partnerships and networks around the world, Phill Butler’s Well Connected builds a case for the vital importance of collaboration in the church and provides an instruction guide for building effective Kingdom networks and partnerships. It is available for free to download as a PDF in five languages including Arabic, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.

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