The UCC Pacific Northwest Conference\u2019s Mission Committee uses this review in evaluating the vitality of their overseas church partnerships.<\/p>\n
Partnership Review<\/strong><\/p>\n Regularly review your Global Church Partnership. Review both independently and with your Global Church Partner. The joint review might take the form of a conference call, email chat room, postal exchange or a face-to-face meeting.<\/p>\n Assess and evaluate <\/strong><\/p>\n What are we grateful for in this partnership? Review<\/strong><\/p>\n As individuals and as a committee, review the following aspects of your Global Church Partnership:<\/p>\n a.\u00a0 What are you doing to share the story with congregations in region\/conference?<\/ol>\n
What have you brought\/given to me\/us and me\/us to you? Where is Christ’s presence evident?
What do I\/we want to do next? What can I\/we do?<\/p>\n\n
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a.\u00a0 How have you lived out the Mission Statement together
b.\u00a0 What obstacles do you see that hinder the Mission Statement<\/li>\n
a.\u00a0 Are you communicating with Global Ministries?
b.\u00a0 Is everything out in the open?
c.\u00a0 Are your relationships companionships? Paternalistic? Acts of solidarity? Creating dependency? Liberating? Trusting?<\/li>\n
a.\u00a0 What goals have you accomplished
b.\u00a0 What goals are not accomplished
c.\u00a0 What new goals should be considered<\/li>\n
a.\u00a0 Who are the leaders of this partnership?
b.\u00a0 How is the region\/conference staff involved
c.\u00a0 Are youth involved?
d.\u00a0 Is there rotation of responsibilities?
e.\u00a0 Is there “new-blood” in your Partnership Committee?
f.\u00a0 Is the Partnership “personality-based” or does it have a structural foundation?<\/li>\n
a.\u00a0 Focus on mutuality.
b.\u00a0 Be sure to consider options for both directions.<\/li>\n
a.\u00a0 How are you sharing news and enthusiasm?
b.\u00a0 Are you using your region\/conference newsletter?
c.\u00a0 Are you using web connections?
d.\u00a0 Are you visible at region\/conference events?
e.\u00a0 Are you sharing news with Global Ministries?<\/li>\n
a.\u00a0 Share and review partnership budgets for both partners.
b.\u00a0 Review the parameters for giving.
c.\u00a0 Contact Global Ministries Development Office regarding any financial projects.
d.\u00a0 Share partnership budgets with Global Ministries<\/li>\n
a.\u00a0 Identify areas of interest that have arisen and those that require further investigation.
b.\u00a0 Are both Global Ministries and the Partner denomination’s governing body and leadership aware of each project?
c.\u00a0 Whose project is it? Whose priority is it? Who initiated it? Is it one-sided or shared? Who energizes it?
d.\u00a0 Whom does the project benefit: the giver, the receiver, or both?
e.\u00a0 Will the project continue under new leadership?<\/li>\n
a.\u00a0 What advocacy work is underway?
b.\u00a0 What other advocacy opportunities are there?
c.\u00a0 Be sure to consider action going both directions.
d.\u00a0 Review page 11.<\/li>\n