Toxic or Healing Funds

by David Wesley

Money is often a major part of partnerships. When misused money can produce dependency and ultimately do more harm than good. Conversely, as I have described in A Common Mission, money can also provide unimaginable, lifesaving opportunities.

The following are some pointers for unhealthy as well as healthy uses of money.

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When Partnership Becomes Personal

Although they are still in the minority of transnational church partnerships, healthy patterns of congregational partnerships that focus on relationship are becoming more and more common. The following article written by a colleague and student at Nazarene Theological Seminary, Lynne Bollinger gives an interesting perspective of the relationship factor in partnerships: (see article at: When Partnership Becomes Personal )

Resources

Occasionally friends send me good resources that they have found related to short-term missions or partnerships. The following web-site is one of these. The core principles in this post are consistent with the five healthy practices of partnerships found in Common Mission. The video on this post is especially interesting: How to Get Long Term Impact from Short Mission Trips

Resources for Short-Term Mission and Congregational Partnership

The following link provides some useful resources for churches or organizations entering a partnership or engaging in short-term mission. A growing body of literature that comes out of reliable research and experience is providing useful resources for those who are engaging in mission near their home as well as mission across national boarders. If you are a mission pastor, a church leader or a coordinator for these type of activities I encourage you to look into these: Partnership Resources

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