International Partnership Review Process
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The UCC Pacific Northwest Conference’s Mission Committee uses this review
in evaluating the vitality of their overseas church partnerships.
Partnership
Review
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.
Assess and evaluate
What are we grateful for in this
partnership?
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?
Review
As individuals and as a committee, review
the following aspects of your Global Church Partnership:
- Global Church Partnership
Mission Statement
a. How have you lived
out the Mission Statement together
b. What obstacles do
you see that hinder the Mission Statement - Relationships
a. Are you
communicating with Global Ministries?
b. Is everything out in
the open?
c. Are your relationships
companionships? Paternalistic? Acts of solidarity? Creating dependency?
Liberating? Trusting? - Goals
a. What goals have you
accomplished
b. What goals are not
accomplished
c. What new goals
should be considered - Leadership
a. Who are the leaders
of this partnership?
b. How is the
region/conference staff involved
c. Are youth involved?
d. Is there rotation of
responsibilities?
e. Is there
“new-blood” in your Partnership Committee?
f. Is the Partnership
“personality-based” or does it have a structural foundation? - Opportunities
a. Focus on mutuality.
b. Be sure to consider
options for both directions. - Communication
a. How are you sharing
news and enthusiasm?
b. Are you using your
region/conference newsletter?
c. Are you using web
connections?
d. Are you visible at
region/conference events?
e. Are you sharing news
with Global Ministries? - Budgets
a. Share and review
partnership budgets for both partners.
b. Review the
parameters for giving.
c. Contact Global
Ministries Development Office regarding any financial projects.
d. Share partnership budgets
with Global Ministries - Projects
a. Identify areas of
interest that have arisen and those that require further investigation.
b. Are both Global
Ministries and the Partner denomination’s governing body and leadership aware of each project?
c. Whose project is it?
Whose priority is it? Who initiated it? Is it one-sided or shared? Who
energizes it?
d. Whom does the
project benefit: the giver, the receiver, or both?
e. Will the project
continue under new leadership? - Advocacy
a. What advocacy work
is underway?
b. What other advocacy
opportunities are there?
c. Be sure to consider
action going both directions.
d. Review page 11. - Education
opportunities – going both directions
a. What are you doing
to share the story with congregations in region/conference?
b. With the whole church?
Other Items to Review, Assess and Re-Negotiate: (list here or on a separate sheet of paper)