In a time when so much is being said about ‘networks’ and ‘partnerships,’ what do we really mean? Knowing what form of collaboration is most relevant to the challenge we are trying to address can be critical. Are partnerships and networks really the same? If they’re different, so what? The answer is that, no, they are not the same. And, yes, understanding their differences, their strengths and weaknesses, can have a real impact on what you do and how you do it, and can save time, energy, and frustration!
06 Aug 2015 by Daniel Dow
Based on a True Story of a Multi-Organizational Team
This 4 minute motion-graphic film, in English , Chinese , and Korean , follows the story of two workers who came to reach an unreached people group with the Gospel. With so few workers compared to the size of the people group, they pray together and get the idea to find other workers with the same vision to form a partnership on the field…
03 Aug 2015 by Daniel Dow
Phill Butler , founder of visionSynergy , wrote an article for the Lausanne Media Engagement Network that outlines 16 questions for evaluating media ministry. While it may be tempting to avoid evaluation, we know it is vital if we are to be truly effective…
30 Jul 2015 by Daniel Dow
During a visit to an Asian country a few years ago, I happened to stroll down to the harbor along with some local friends. As we ventured out on to one of its piers overlooking the water, we noticed a solitary woman fishing, hunched over a single pole, its line descending into the murky depths below…
29 Jul 2015 by Daniel Dow
Partnering is not a simple “all or nothing” endeavor. The Partnering Continuum is a helpful graphic for understanding how partnering efforts develop through increasing levels of intensity – from Connecting Cooperating Coordinating Collaborating
28 Jul 2015 by Daniel Dow
In this video, Rob Martin – Lausanne Senior Associate for Global Philanthropy – outlines the problems that occur between ministry implementors and donors over the giving and receiving of money for non profit work…
27 Jul 2015 by Daniel Dow
The team at visionSynergy have put together a fictional case study on collaboration designed to show the step-by-step process and key principles of developing missional partnerships. While the story of NEPR is fictional, the content and characters of the story are drawn from numerous real-world examples of church/community partnerships. The story is set in a major metropolitan area of the United States, where the characters collaborate together over several years toward the goal of addressing major social issues in their city …
