Ministry Partnerships - Association, Cooperation, Collaboration

Let’s be partners for the Gospel! But what does that look like? The team looks at and defines 3 types of partnerships (Association, Cooperation, Collaboration) and how clearly having a mutual understanding of what type of partnership one has between two groups can be extremely helpful.

Summary

In this episode, the hosts discuss the importance of partnership in missions. They explore different levels of partnership, from awareness to collaboration. They also highlight the obstacles to partnership, such as competition and the need for trust and relationship-building. The hosts emphasize the value of cooperation before collaboration and the need for cultural understanding. Overall, the conversation provides insights into effective partnerships in missions.

Takeaways

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

04:54 The Importance of Partnership

08:25 Different Levels of Partnership

15:39 Cooperation vs Collaboration

25:52 Obstacles to Partnership

29:13 Building Trust and Relationships

32:43 Language and Understanding

33:00 Conclusion

Why is it important to do Missions WITH others (Part 2)

The discussion continues in regards to what it looks like for missionaries to arrive in the field and what it looks like for the host country in receiving missionaries. Also the mention of the “necessary stranger” is brought up and briefly the team touches on the highest form of partnership, setting up for the next episode.

Summary

In this episode, the hosts discuss various topics related to missions and travel. They talk about what they always pack when traveling, including coffee-making equipment and noise-canceling headphones. Alessandro shares his background and the challenges of having multiple passports. The conversation then shifts to the importance of doing missions with others and acknowledging God's presence and activity in different cultures. They emphasize the need to listen and discover where God is already at work. The hosts also discuss the challenge of understanding God's work in different contexts. It emphasizes the importance of listening and discovering God's work locally, as well as connecting with broader networks for insight. The concept of the 'necessary stranger' is discussed, highlighting the value of outsiders' perspectives and fresh eyes. The need for vulnerability and community in discernment is emphasized, along with the importance of recording and sharing insights. The conversation also touches on the challenge of asking for help and being needy, and the role of intimacy with Christ as the foundation for discernment.

Takeaways

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

01:23 Packing for Travel

06:09 Alessandro's Background and Multiple Passports

08:33 Missions with Others

10:45 God's Presence and Activity in Different Cultures

13:47 Listening and Discovering Where God is at Work

15:07 Acknowledging God's Omnipresence in Missions

18:08 Connecting with Broader Networks for Insight

20:12 The Role of the 'Necessary Stranger' in Missionary Work

22:54 The Need for Vulnerability and Community in Discernment

26:32 The Challenge of Asking for Help and Being Needy

27:56 Discerning God's Will and Direction

28:20 Recognizing Walls as Potential Redirections

29:38 Developing Intimacy with Christ as the Foundation

31:17 Discerning God's Leading in Community

33:27 The Challenge of Ending Chapters of Ministry

34:56 The Importance of Taking Care of One's Soul

35:38 Closing Remarks and Call to Share the Podcast

Why is it important to do Missions WITH others (Part 1)

Going: where God is at work. A new podcast where cross-cultural workers, Jesse Pauly, Jenn Williamson, and Alessandro Di Leonardo discuss everything from faith and fear to finances and faux pas. Each episode will work off an outline based on Jenn’s dissertation entitled Missionary Effectiveness and Sustainability in the 21st century: A Missiology of WITH. In this first episode, the team begins by looking at the parable that we find in Luke 14.

Link to Jenn's Dissertation: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/dmin/365/

Summary:

In this episode, the hosts introduce the podcast and discuss Jenn's dissertation on missionary effectiveness and sustainability in the 21st century. They share their personal stories of being called into missions and explore the parable of the great banquet as a theological grounding for the concept of 'with' in missions. They discuss the challenges of taking the least important place and the importance of humility and learning in cross-cultural missions. They also highlight the role of the host in welcoming missionaries and the need for clear expectations and communication. The episode concludes with practical ideas for being more effective in missions and a preview of future episodes.

Takeaways

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the podcast and Jen's dissertation

01:22 Researching missionary effectiveness and sustainability in the 21st century

06:21 The parable of the great banquet and the concept of 'with'

08:09 The challenge of taking the least important place

10:46 The role of the host in welcoming missionaries

13:38 The importance of humility and learning in missions

16:01 The role of ignorance and expectations in cross-cultural missions

25:28 The complexities of cross-cultural work and the importance of self-evaluation

27:23 The practical implications of doing missions with

30:32 Practical ideas for being more effective in missions

35:24 Conclusion and future plans for the podcast