These sixteen principles are taken from the Interdev training material on forming Strategic Evangelism Partnerships. Effective partnerships are built on trust, openness and mutual concern. Partnerships are more than coordination, planning, strategies and tactics. The heart of the Gospel is restored relationships. Serving everyone in a partnership is a lonely task.
Successful partnerships develop in order to accomplish a specific vision or task.
Partnership for partnership's sake is a sure recipe for failure. Though limited, these objectives must have clear Kingdom significance that captures the imagination and provides motivation for the group. Relevance to each partner ministry's vision and objective 6. Effective partnerships start by identifying needs among the people being reached or served. They do not start by trying to write a common theological statement.