At a minimum,
giving should be based on what will enhance,
·Responsibility – but each
partner’s ability to meet their obligations as Christians,
·Reciprocity – each partner’s
ability to make distinctive and complementary contributions,
and
·Results – the ability to achieve
specific ministry outcomes.
Underwrite
100% of the ministry’s need.[3]
Managing Dependency: A Few Don’ts
If a healthy dependency is to be
preserved, there are certain things partners in the work of
the gospel should never do to each other. Here are seven
taboos that must be observed:
They don’t be fine goals and methods
unilaterally.
They don’t base their relationship on
a one way flow of resources.
They don’t all our money to become the
most highly valued resource.
We tend to put a
premium on our own resources rather than on the resources of our
non – western counterparts. In most cases, non – western
partners may rely on western partners for financial and
technological resources, but western partners are dependent on
the human resources, linguistic skills, colt role in sight, and
relevant lifestyle of its non – western partners.
They don’t fund the full cost of a
project without clear justification they don’t interfere in
the administration of the partner’s organization.
They don’t do for others what they can
better do for themselves.
They don’t
rely on “one – size – fits – all” policies.[4]
Dependency Checklist - 8 Ways to Inhibit Unhealthy
Dependency
The do we have a clear position on
dependency?
Have we discussed dependency with our
partners?
Can we stop the signs of a unhealthy
dependency?
Are the lines blurred between who is
the beneficiary and who is the benefactor?
Do our partners use methods that put a
premium on local resources?
And finding the season’s account for
dependency?
Is the relationship reciprocal?
Does each
partner make different but complementary contributions?[5]
[3] Rickett, Daniel. Building
Strategic Relationships: A Practical Guide to Partnering
With Non – Western Missions. Partners International:
Winepress Publishing, 2003. p. 27-29.
[4] Rickett, Daniel. Building
Strategic Relationships: A Practical Guide to Partnering
With Non – Western Missions. Partners International:
Winepress Publishing, 2003. p. 30-32.
[5] Rickett, Daniel. Building
Strategic Relationships: A Practical Guide to Partnering
With Non – Western Missions. Partners International:
Winepress Publishing, 2003. p. 33.
Global Ministry
Rom. 12:4-5 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.
