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(See also: PARTNERSHIP) GENERAL NETWORKING CITYWIDE MISSIONS NETWORKING STUDENT MISSIONS NETWORKING GENERAL NETWORKING/ALL KINDS POWER OF CONNECTING THE NETWORK FOR STRATEGIC MISSIONS ARTICLES A SURVEY OF KINGDOM COLLABORATION by Phill Butler It's said that all cultures have both idealized and realized values. These values represent the way things ought to be and the way they really are. The distance between what we dream about, hope for, and expect – and the way things really are can create tension, disappointment, sometimes disillusionment, and, occasionally rebellion. Near the top of the list of Christian idealized values is the vision Jesus gives His followers in John 17:21-23 – “That they may all be one as you and I are one, so that the world may know that you have sent me....” Psalm 133 suggests that God’s power and refreshment are found as His people live and work in unity. (Read more) MOBILIZATION: THE KEY TO WORLD EVANGELIZATION by Steve Shadrach Mobilizers are those who channel key resources, training and vision for world evangelization to the Body of Christ. It has been said, that to improperly appreciate and support the role of the mobilizer is to seriously hinder the functions of the goer, sender, and welcomer." (Read more) BEING A MISSIONS MOBILIZER by George Verwer If we are going to see the world evangelised we are going to have to see some major steps forward in the mobilisation of the whole church. I believe that every believer should be involved in this great task. (Read more) LET'S PARTNER WITH NETWORKS by Ellen Livingood Early missions networks brought together field workers from various organizations working in a country or region. While some of these field-based networks have come and gone, a number continue to flourish. jost now include nationals; a few are entirely or aljost entirely directed by nationals. Some have grown to include churches in sending countries,but jost primarily connect those residing on site. (Read more) NETWORK WEAVERS: CHARACTERISTICS by aboutus.org
THE CREDIBILITY FACTOR by Francis Frangipane (added 3.30.08) Knowing Christ has called for unity in His church, many leaders today are re-examining the legitimacy of division in the church. Today's heroes are not isolating themselves from other churches; rather, they are working with others to repair the breaches, seeking to build the citywide church on the foundation of Christ alone. Yet, our traditions of division have taken on the garments of orthodoxy; they appear biblical, but they are not. The various divisions in the history of the church were stages in restoration meant to preserve truth, not isolate it. BOOKS GREAT CONNECTIONS: SMALL TALK AND NETWORKING FOR BUSINESSPEOPLE by Anne Baber & Lynne Waymon (book notes) Though this was written for business people, this book contains many communications and relational skills truths applicable to networking within the Body of Christ. top CITYWIDE MISSIONS NETWORKING HELP YOUR CITY TO BLESS THE NATIONS Go Connect's pages on how every mission activist can play a part in seeing the churches and campuses of your city blessed with mission vision, mobilization and networking. CITYWIDE MISSION NETWORKS LIST Go Connect's listing of recognized mission networks across the USA. To varying degrees Go Connect is interacting with and servicing many of these networks, and stands available to do so for any network or yet-to-be network in the planning stages, looking for assistance. SELECT EXAMPLES OF CITYWIDE NETWORKS Here's a window into how some citywide mission networks are functioning as well as how some of them are making use of Go Gonnect's services. CITYWIDE MISSION EVENTS Call them Missions Fest, Missions Connexion, Missions Expo or whatever the name, these events all target local church leadership involvement as well as exist to provide a broad exposure to missions for the entire Body of Christ throughout their cities. ARTICLES HOW TO FOMENT A CITY-WIDE MISSION MOVEMENT: LESSONS FROM SINGAPORE by Michael Jaffarian (Note: For the more extensive and original article from Global Missiology, April 2004, click here) I believe in the value of city-wide or regional mission centers. If the question is, “How can we foment a vital city-wide or regional missions movement?,” the short answer is, “Organize and develop an effective city-wide or regional cooperative missions center”. (Read more) BUILDING A STRONG WEB OF RELATIONSHIPS by David Mays A spider’s web is an amazing natural phenomenon. In order to construct a web, the spider releases its silk and waits for the wind to blow it to a firm place where it sticks, providing the web’s foundation. Slowly and methodically the spider constructs an intricate web that is both incredibly light and amazingly strong. Its tensile strength (the amount of longitudinal stress that a substance can tolerate without being torn apart) can be five times that of steel. By connecting independent, disconnected points with its silk, a spider creates a net that provides food. (Read more) FIVE YEARS OF SUCCESS: MISSION FEST NORTHWEST HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE by Bill McLeod Here's a great testimony of how God used the annual citywide mission event in one city to inpsire the birthing of another in Portland, Oregon. POWERPOINT CITY & REGIONAL MISSION NETWORKS by Blake McDaniel (ACMC) A great powerpoint on the networking done under Blake's ministry with ACMC. Progress as well as philosophy and steps to take in developing a citywide mission network top STUDENT MISSIONS NETWORKING NETWORKING AMONG STUDENTS top [back to Mission Resource directory] |