Partnership: God’s Mandate for Success
Tool – Network Communication EcoSystem
One of the most critical support structures for networks is a well-thought-out communications ecosystem – a set of tools and platforms that enable everyone in the network to connect and collaborate directly with anyone else in the network. This communications ecosystem model helps networks evaluate and improve their communications…
Developing Network Influence
Power and Narrative in Groups and Meetings
Managing power within a group is often assumed to be something that happens as part of a collaborative process. But it is often ignored or not directly spoken about. One of the more subtle ways that power and influence can be exerted– especially in oral cultures — is through story and who tells the first story…
Tool: Agree or Disagree About Collaboration
Nehemiah – A Partnership Case Study
Creative vs. Transactional Collaboration
The nonprofit sector uses the word “collaboration” often, and in worshipful tones, but what happens in practice is usually more transactional than transformational. Understanding the differences between a transactional or cooperative network and a transformational or collaborative network is important. This article helps clarify these differences…
Reconciliation and Peacebuilding in Network Leadership
It’s uncanny how the Gospels and the Epistles take on new relevance as we apply them to different situations in life — such as facing conflict as a network leader! In this Bible devotion we reflect on the Apostle Paul’s admonitions in Philippians 4:1-9 and examine their relevance for reconciliation and peacebuilding in network leadership…
Growing the Gospel – Planting Mission Networks In Every Community
Tool: Key Factors Mapping
