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 ….
09 Nov 2015 by Daniel Dow
This collection of best practices addresses the leadership challenge of how to keep a growing network moving and its leaders engaged and fulfilling their commitments. Drawn from the Synergy Commons Peer Learning Cohorts, this document offers four key strategies and over 30 field-tested ideas network leaders can use in their own networks…
23 Oct 2015 by Daniel Dow
In this webinar presented to Synergy Commons members, Clyde Taber talks about the impact of media and collaboration on missions. He shares about the Visual Story Network and how media is accelerating, enabling, and supporting ministry collaboration….
15 Oct 2015 by Daniel Dow
There is a huge disconnect between local churches and mission networks. Many international mission networks primarily involve representatives of mission agencies. Few networks proactively and strategically involve local churches. An excellent article by Ellen Livingood of Catalyst Services offers some valuable advice for network leaders, church leaders, and denomination / mission agency leaders on the mutual benefit of involving local churches in mission networks…
26 Aug 2015 by Daniel Dow
In our interconnected and globalized world, mission networks are playing an increasingly important role in shaping Great Commission strategies. Through networks, ministry leaders from around the world are connecting with others of similar vision to collectively address some of the greatest mission challenges and opportunities in the world today. Like never before in history, God is uniting his Church to reach the unreached. Those actively participating in networks are moving beyond talk about collaboration to real action with others who share a similar mission vision. Participation in networks is becoming a high priority for many mission leaders and organizations, resulting in significant benefits to them and to the cause of Christ worldwide…
23 Aug 2015 by Karin Butler Primuth Source: EMQ
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…
21 Aug 2015 by Daniel Dow
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 …
