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The Gospel Partnership
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Why seek Mission Partnerships?

• The church exists by mission as a fire exists by
  burning (Emil Brunner)
• Therefore go and make disciples of all nations
  (Matthew 2819)
• The eye cannot say to the hand I dont need
  you (1 Corinthians 1221)

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Why seek Mission Partnerships?

• Love (2 Corinthians 32)
• Sacrifice (1 Thessalonians 28)
• Equality (2 Corinthians 813-15)
• Prayer (Romans 1530)
• Sending of funds (2 Corinthians 83-4)
• Sending of personnel (Acts 185 1 Cor 417)
• Mission sits on the agenda alongside a list of
  other items, vying for attention (Chester and
  Timmis, Total Church)

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Who to Partner with in Mission?

• Missions Partnership Strategy
• Synergy
• Existing interest, enthusiasm and commitment
• Employees or board members
• Opportunities for practical partnership
• Christ Centred holistic transformational ministry
• Seeking church partnership arrangements
• Stretching us outside our cultural comfort zones

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How do Mission Partnerships work?

• Acts 181-3
• Tent making partnership
• Philippians 13-11
• Prayer (3-4)
• Long term sustainability (5-6)
• Genuine loving relationship (7-8)
• Maturing understanding of mission (9-11)

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How do Mission Partnerships work?

• 2 Corinthians 8
• Grace, poverty and generosity (1-2)
• Active, urgent, pleading attitude (3-5)
• Sincerity of love (8-9) rather than obligation
• Accountability, order, strategy (6 16-24 10-12)

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Modern Mission Partnerships

• Church meeting
• Prayer
• Communication with partners
• Training
• Hosting mission events
• Practical involvement with mission
• Going the extra mile

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The Gospel Partnership