PARTNERSHIP

PARTNERSHIP

1. Christianity is all about relationship and   partnership. Church is a community of Royal Priests, chosen not for private empire building but for serving corporately to usher in the Kingdom of God and reign here on earth. (1Pet. 2:9; 1John 4:7; Daniel 7:18,27)

2. The Father, Son and the Holy Spirit are our model of true partnership. (John 14:10; Math.12:28)

3. Partnership between Yeshua, Peter and John resulted in great catch of fishes. Being of one accord, the disciples saturated Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and beyond with house churches. (Luke 5:7; Acts 5:28; 5:12; 16:5)

4. The demonic kingdom of the evil principalities, powers, rulers of darkness, and the host of demons, cannot be dislodged by celebrity preachers, lone rangers or loose cannons. Only the corporate church, flying in formation, praying in unity, can destroy enemy strongholds. (Matt. 16:18-19; 12:25; Eph. 2:2; 3:10; 6:12)

5. The church is the earthly Body of Christ, having many organs, all of which must work in harmony with each other if the Body is to remain healthy and fully functional. Malfunction of any organ can lead to multi-organ failure and eventually to death. (Rom. 12:4-5; 1 Cor. 12:12-27)

6. Partnership of Paul, Timothy, Titus and others not only saturated the Gentile world, with churches but also equipped new generational leaders.(2Cor.8:23; Acts 17:6)

7. The nations can be healed only through corporate repentance, intercession, supplication and thanksgiving. (2 Chron. 7:14; 1 Tim. 1:1-4)

8. One of the best models of partnership: First, Yeshua broke down the wall of separation between Jews and Gentiles in Samaria. Then Philip preached, cast out demons, healed the sick and baptized. Later Peter and John planted the church. (Eph. 2:14; John 4:9; Acts 8:5-8; 14-16) 

9. Partnership prevents arrogance by creating interdependence, humility, mutual submission, transparency and accountability, to honor and encourage those who are involved in Kingdom expansion. (1 Cor. 16:16; Eph. 5:21; Rom. 12:10, 16; 13:8; 14:19)

10. There are many kinds of partnerships: financial, mentoring, nurturing, prayer, and others. Partnerships help us share our resources with each other to finish the task of making disciples of the nations, and to remain supportive during persecution, sickness and other crises. (Acts 2:44-45; 4:34-35; 1 Cor. 16:15-16)

11. Single leadership can lead to lopsided development and eventually to attrition. Multiple leadership consisting of Fivefold Ministry Equippers is a free gift of the Lord to His church for the equipping of the saints so that His Body remains united and edified. (Eph. 4:11-13)

12. To prove worthy of our calling as Christians we must endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, for we are one Body, having one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism and one God the Father. To each one has been given the task of planting apostolic gardens and together we must finish the task of planting his kingdom on earth, so that the Gentiles will also have an inheritance with the saints, standing before His throne, worshiping him. (Eph. 4:1-7; Acts 26:17,18; Rev. 7:9,10)