Mennonite World Conference is creating spaces where Anabaptist-Mennonite fellowships can meet in mutuality. The increasing number of calls for MWC's services will likely lead to MWC developing more systems for doing its work. The churches in the South are trying to establish new kinds of partnerships with churches in the North. When this discussion is pushed further, it appears that many of these churches are really looking for additional ways to access resources that current partners are not making available to them.
Leadership is viewed differently in fellowships around the world.
Many current church leaders throughout the South have been influenced by a philosophy of centralization and a top-down style of leadership.