by Dave | Mar 9, 2016 | Missionary Care, New Wine: The future, The Way I See Things
When we use the term “partnership development,” do we really think at all about the development part? What exactly would we be developing? For some the answer would be a deeper level of relationship, and thus a deeper level of commitment (including increased giving).... 
by Dave | Mar 8, 2016 | Missionary Care, New Wine: The future, The Way I See Things
Partnership development is the term in vogue these days for what once was known as deputation. But are we using it honestly? Does it really represent what we’re trying to do? Is it a nice theory that is all but impossible to apply? It seems to me that, much of the... 
by Dave | Mar 3, 2016 | Missionary Care, New Wine: The future, The Way I See Things
I remember watching Westerns as a kid where the sheriff had to form a posse to chase down the bad guys. He deputized a group of men who rode with him to apprehend those dastardly dudes in black hats. It was exhilarating. My inner superhero yearned to be riding with... 
by Dave | Mar 2, 2016 | Missionary Care, New Wine: The future, The Way I See Things
Partnership is best represented in the relationship between the members of the Trinity. Although we in North America talk much about partnership, in reality we’re talking about sponsorship.* Do we really know what partnership is? What it means? Long before there were... 
by Dave | Mar 1, 2016 | Missionary Care, New Wine: The future, The Way I See Things
How many people does it take to raise a barn? Answer: all of them. Everyone working on the project in this photo was involved in partnership…including the ones you can’t see. Entire families—indeed, entire communities—come together for one express purpose: to build a... 
by Dave | Feb 25, 2016 | Fundraising, Missionary Care, New Wine: The future, The Way I See Things
Yesterday we started a discussion about the paradigm in which we conduct missions, missions fundraising, and missionary care. It was prompted by this quote from Ron Blue: Although we in North America talk much about partnership, in reality we’re talking about...