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Embracing Mission Partnership in a Divided World: Insights from Ajith Fernando

Join us for a transformative luncheon focused on the challenges and opportunities within the global church. Ajith Fernando will explore how mission partnerships can bridge divides, highlighting contributions from both the Global South and Western contexts. Discover the importance of spiritual fellowship, the beauty of simplicity, and the need for relational engagement in ministry. Learn how we can respond to needs with heartfelt commitment rather than transactional support. This is a unique opportunity to rethink mission partnerships in today's divided world.

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Embracing Mission Partnership in a Divided World: Insights from Ajith Fernando

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  1. OMSC Pastors Luncheon MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN A DIVIDED WORLD CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE WORLD CHURCH Ajith Fernando

  2. MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN A DIVIDED WORLD DONOR-RECEIVER DISTINCTION IS BROKEN

  3. MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN A DIVIDED WORLD • What the Global South Can Offer • Belief in the Supernatural • The vibrancy of simple trust in God • The power of earnest prayer

  4. MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN A DIVIDED WORLD • What the Global South Can Offer • The beauty of simplicity • The beauty of long-term commitment • The beauty of respect for the aged/ parents • The beauty of inefficient lingering with each other

  5. MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN A DIVIDED WORLD • What the Global South Can Offer • A theology of suffering • How is strength made perfect in weakness • The importance of objective truth (not reacting to the tyranny of modernism)

  6. MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN A DIVIDED WORLD • What the Global South Can Offer • An unapologetic affirmation of the uniqueness of Christ • Integration—we are generalists who cannot afford specialists

  7. MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN A DIVIDED WORLD • What the Global South Can Offer • Theology from a church in springtime (to counteract the consumerism of a church in retreat)

  8. MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN A DIVIDED WORLD What the Western World Can Offer • Missionary legacy—they died for our salvation • Availability of qualified leaders

  9. MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN A DIVIDED WORLD What the Western World Can Offer • Technical scholarship and specialisation • Pragmatism and results orientation • Value of work

  10. MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN A DIVIDED WORLD What the Western World Can Offer • Planning and goal setting • Honest facing up to reality; principles of integrity • Dignity of the individual—equality and equal opportunity

  11. MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN A DIVIDED WORLD What the Western World Can Offer • Openness to let youth take responsibility • Funds and other resources

  12. MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN A DIVIDED WORLD RESPONDING TO NEED FROM THE HEART NOT THE HEAD

  13. MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN A DIVIDED WORLD NEED FOR RESPONSIBLE INVOLVEMENT BY “DONOR”

  14. MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN A DIVIDED WORLD POLITENESS IS RELUCTANT TO REJECT OFFERS OF HELP

  15. MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN A DIVIDED WORLD BOLD PIONEER SPIRIT CAN RESULT IN COMPETITION

  16. MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN A DIVIDED WORLD A GENERATION UNFRIENDLYTO BODY THEOLOGY

  17. MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN A DIVIDED WORLD • PARTNERSHIP REQUIRES • SPIRITUAL FELLOWSHIP • Especially in relational cultures • More than contracts

  18. MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN A DIVIDED WORLD

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