Take This Partnership Challenge

“The Christian mission is epic, global, massive—and impossible, unless God’s people and his churches work as partners.”

Of all the people in the world, Christians should be the ones who most naturally work together. By the same token, of all the institutions in the world, you would expect churches to partner warmly and joyfully with one another. With humble excitement, local congregations, denominations, Christian ministries and Christian movements should seek to work in harmony for the sake of Jesus, our common Lord. The Christian mission is the most important calling in the history of the world. It is epic, global, massive and impossible unless God’s people and his churches work as partners.

But we simply don’t play well together. Christians, churches and pastors can be territorial, protective, selfish and shortsighted. With that in mind, here are five “dares” I would like to challenge pastors, churches and all followers of Jesus with. If you are willing to take these dares seriously, God will bless you and launch you into a new level of fruitfulness in ministry. Read More