Another Partnership Resource

Shared Strength is the name of a new book that is being offered by Compassion International and AERDO. Edited by Beth Birmingham from Eastern University and Scott Todd from Compassion, it is a compendium of ten papers that were given at an event held last summer in Colorado Springs. I had the privilege of being one of those invited to present a paper at that event, so my contribution shows up as Chapter 5: Servant Partnership—The Key to Success in Cross-Cultural Ministry Relationships.

Other chapters include one by my friend and former Partners staff member, Dan Rickett (Sisters in Service) on What’s In it for You and Stephan Bauman (World Relief) on Power Differentials in Partnerships: A Confession and a Call.

I’m excited to see more and more of this type of book emerge onto the marketplace which seems to be an indication that the mission world is truly grappling with some of the key, contemporary issues facing the dynamics of cross-cultural partnerships in our world today.

Shared Strength will be available from Amazon sometime towards the end of July.