Category Archives: Case Study

Book: From 1 to 726 – Partners in Transformational Network

This book is for mission leaders who want to enjoy the blessing of partnership, know how to gradually develop from one partner to more than 726 partner networks, and know how to work together to complete big tasks, transform lives and understand the secret to serving your city.

Nehemiah – A Partnership Case Study

The book and character of Nehemiah is one of the outstanding partnership stories in the Bible. In this case study of Nehemiah and the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls, Phill Butler helps us unpack the many partnership principles contained in this remarkable bible story…

Mission Partnerships – The Harsh Reality

We all know the theory of unity. Christ prays for his church “that we may be one” so that the world may see that God sent Jesus into the world. Reference John 17. We know that unity is what Paul identified as “living a life worthy of the gospel” and that we would make every effort to keep the bond of peace. Reference Ephesians 4:1-4. And we even know the economics of unity. We know that it is a better use of resources if we work together; that as Christians in minority situations we will have a greater impact when we partner. We know the ideal of unity but what about the reality? Here was my experience…

5 First Year Networking Lessons

Ellen Livingood shares five lessons she learned / relearned as a founding member and leader of a diaspora outreach network in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this article, she reflects on the networking challenges — common to many networks — that they encountered their first year of operation.

Finishing The Task: A UUPG Partnership Story

Originally shared at the December 2015 Finishing the Task Conference, this video captures the inspiring God story of how a successful UUPG partnership in Nepal got started. Told by Tim Taylor, this story demonstrates the importance of partnership as a means for engaging the unengaged and unreached people groups of the world…

Code of Best Practice for Church-to-Church Partnerships

Many local churches around the world are actively engaged in cross-cultural overseas mission work through partnerships with missionaries, other churches, and numerous agencies. However, these local church partnerships are also often fraught with failures. Global Connections, a network of 200+ Christian churches, agencies, and colleges in the UK have developed a Code of Best Practice for Church to Church Partnerships….

Partnership Case Study: STEM (The Sub-Saharan Technology Evangelism Movement)

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 STEM is fictional, the content and characters of the story are drawn from numerous real-world examples of grassroots partnerships. The story is set in the country of Nigeria, where the characters collaborate together over several years toward the goal of reaching Nigeria with the Gospel through Internet-based evangelism on a scale never seen before…

Network Profile: Bridges Training Network South Asia (BTNSA)

This short video profiles the BTNSA – Bridges Training Network South Asia. This mission network is focused on ministry among oral-culture peoples. Over the years, BTNSA has grown to include dozens of different ministries and organizations across South Asia. In this video, members of the BTNSA facilitation team share about the impact the network has had on themselves as leaders and on their own ministry environments. Effective networks often have three levels of impact…

Collaboration: Reaching The Unreached Through On-Field Partnerships

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…

Partnership Case Study: NEPR (The North End Partnership For Renewal)

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…

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