Resource Library

The Pocket Guide to Partnership

The Pocket Guide to Partnership is a 2-page summary of the process and principles for developing effective missional partnerships. Drawn out of nearly 30 years of field experience around the world, the Guide outlines the 3 main stages and 15 key principles of partnership development…  

Honor and Shame 101

While honor-shame is the primary operating system for 80% of the world, it remains a significant blind spot in Western culture, theology, and missiology. It also has significant implications for leaders of cross-cultural teams. Watch this 5 minute animation explaining honor & shame for Christian ministry. 

The Logical Framework

Logical Framework

Most missional networks and partnerships are formed around some shared vision for what the members hope to accomplish together. If you are like other network facilitators, then at one point or another, you have found yourself sitting down in a meeting with a group of others to draw up some kind of strategic plan for your network or partnership. But far too often, our strategic plans turn out to be quite vague about how exactly our planned activities will accomplish our big vision. If you want your plans to do more than collect dust, then you need to pay attention to the two most powerful words in strategic planning: If … Then … These two words are the heart of a simple but effective planning tool known as the Logical Framework…  

Simultaneous Vision

Simultaneous Vision

Has God given you a dream to achieve? a vision to fulfill? a cause to conquer? a burden for breakthrough in some area of ministry Take a look around. You are likely to find many others who share the same passion. Time and time again, we have seen that the dreams stirring in one person’s heart are the same dreams stirring in another person’s heart…  

Walking in circles

Did you know that people who are blindfolded will tend to walk in circles? This article explores the importance of a clear vision in missional networks and partnerships and outlines four components of a powerful partnership vision…  

Synergy Commons Webinar: Collaborating to Reach the Muslim World with the Gospel (Fouad Masri)

Can partnerships produce a lasting impact on the Muslim world? In this webinar, Fouad Masri, CEO of Crescent Project, discusses the challenges of leading in the midst of rising fear and anger towards Muslims and the power of partnership to overcome these challenges and reach Muslim Communities with the gospel.   

What is your collaboration quotient?

What is your collaboration quotient?

Collaboration is the future of world mission. Nothing significant will happen among the unreached without greater collaboration among Christian leaders, churches, and mission organizations. We recently learned about an unusual mathematician who can teach us a lot about the value of collaboration. His name is Paul Erdős …   

Prayer Resources for UPGs

Compiled by Missions Researcher, Justin Long, this collection of UPG prayer resources brings together an extensive list of known and unknown prayer resources. Network, organizational, and church leaders will find these prayer resources provide access to a wide assortment of strategic prayer guides and resources related to UUPG people groups, countries, regions, clusters and issues.