Stories, resource materials, and connections to strategic Kingdom networks available on this site repeat Jesus' theme in many different way. When real, lasting, Kingdom partnerships and networks are launched, things change. Not just trivial things but important, often life-changing things. Through effective partnerships and networks—  Read more »

With 60% of the world’s population either not being able to read or choosing not to read, mission strategists believe that achieving the great commission without using "oral" methods would not be possible. Thus the Orality movement was born—and networks and partnerships are playing a key role in the growth of this movement.   Read more »

The ministry horizon is filled with struggling and marginally-productive solo ventures trying to hold on and win attention. With all their commitment, who can fault these ministries' entrepreneurial dedication and energy, scraping together a ministry often on a shoestring and carving out a role they work on all by themselves?  Read more »

Reprinted by permission. Article reproduced from the March 12 issue of BusinessWeek by special permission, copyright © 2009 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

The next step, beyond corporate alliances and employee swapping, may be collaboration on infotech systems.

Companies have long formed alliances and joint ventures. Recently, they've come together to swap employees, a practice Google (GOOG) and Procter & Gamble (PG) have experimented with to share expertise.  Read more »

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My dad was the first one who taught me the power of partnerships. Dad was a businessman who built a whole business on the philosophy that said, “These machines will run 24 hours a day, six days a week. I do not care what the label is in the filler. What is important is the trust we build, the value we add. Then together we all will profit. Son, it’s not about our label.” The result: Years later, Johanna Farms was the largest private label producer of milk and juice products on the East Coast.  Read more »

Reprinted by permission of author and Outcomes Magazine (Aug/Sept 2008 issue), a publication of Christian Leadership Alliance 

Christian Unity is the Key to God's Fullest Blessing and Provision  Read more »

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In [Partnership-Ready Churches, Part 1] we presented 10 characteristics of a partnership-ready church. This article continues that topic with suggestions as to how to help a church prepare for partnership and indicators for readiness for an additional partnership. We also interview a pastor and a missionary facilitator to get their perspective on church readiness.

Ways to Prepare a Church for Partnership  Read more »

Excerpt reprinted with author's permission from Well Connected: Releasing Power, Restoring Hope Through Kingdom Partnerships (Authentic Media/World Vision, 2006)  Read more »