Expectations of the Partnering Church

PartnerA Partnering Church is Expected to…

  1. Make a long-term commitment (minimum of 3-5 years) to work with missionaries with the shared goal of seeing a self-sustaining church planting movement among your chosen people group.
  2. Employ strategies consistent with missiological principles that will ensure church reproduction in the African context without creating dependency on outside resources.
  3. Plant Baptist churches. While partnerships can be developed with other Christian organizations, new churches should be Baptist in doctrine and practice.
  4. Form a Leadership Team that will keep a compelling vision before the church and enlist the involvement of the entire body. The Leadership Team will be responsible for building a prayer network; coordinating and training short-term mission teams; and evaluating and reporting progress to the church and the missionary team with whom they are working.
  5. In cooperation with the existing missionary team, develop and implement a plan for reaching the people group.
  6. Train and regularly send teams to work in West Africa (ideally at least 4-6 times per year).
  7. Become self-facilitating. While on-field missionaries will provide assistance for initial teams, the church is expected to become increasingly responsible for logistical arrangements such as local transportation, housing, meals, currency exchange, translators, etc.