Effective Partnerships Need a Purpose. Experience shows that if ministries and churches come together just to form a partnership, it will fail. Effective Partnerships are Built on Trusting Relationships. There must be relationships among the partner agencies and churches. Developing such relationships, where there is openness, trust, and mutual concern, takes time and intentional effort.
Partnerships are more than coordination, planning, and strategy.
The heart of the Gospel is restored relationships and we must demonstrate this as well as preach it. Effective Partnerships are Made Up of Churches and Ministries with Clear Identities and Vision. It is important for the individual partner agencies to be clear about who they are and what they do best. If partner agencies do not have well-defined purpose and vision statements, they will have difficulty seeing where they contribute to the overall picture or how they benefit from any joint effort. Than How They are Different.