Transfer of Ministries and Partnership

Should missionaries have the goal of transferring
their ministries to national control? If so what
facilitates and what inhibits the transfer of a
ministry? What are the advantages and disadvantages
of a transfer? When should expatriates and nationals
work together in an ongoing partnership? What are the
advantages and disadvantages of a partnership? This
book tackles these questions through a literature
review and interviews carried out in Argentina.
Finances, doctrine, missionary attitudes, missionary
concern about transferred ministries, mission agency
structure, and national church structure are treated
as they relate to ministry transfer and partnership.
The literature review and interview results reveal
the complexity of deciding between complete ministry
transfer and partnership. There are advantages to
each and neither is a perfect situation. This study
includes a checklist for those considering a transfer
and another checklist for those considering a
partnership. Expatriate missionaries and nationals
will find much food for thought in this volume. This
investigation should also be of interest to those
working cross-culturally in community development.

Autorentext

Steven L. Estes, D.Miss, School of Intercultural Studies, Biola
University, has served as a missionary to Argentina for 28 years
with WorldVenture. He works in church planting, teaches at the
Seminario Bautista Evangélica Argentina and tutors
distance-learning students of the seminary.

Klappentext

Should missionaries have the goal of transferring
their ministries to national control? If so what
facilitates and what inhibits the transfer of a
ministry? What are the advantages and disadvantages
of a transfer? When should expatriates and nationals
work together in an ongoing partnership? What are the
advantages and disadvantages of a partnership? This
book tackles these questions through a literature
review and interviews carried out in Argentina.
Finances, doctrine, missionary attitudes, missionary
concern about transferred ministries, mission agency
structure, and national church structure are treated
as they relate to ministry transfer and partnership.
The literature review and interview results reveal
the complexity of deciding between complete ministry
transfer and partnership. There are advantages to
each and neither is a perfect situation. This study
includes a checklist for those considering a transfer
and another checklist for those considering a
partnership. Expatriate missionaries and nationals
will find much food for thought in this volume. This
investigation should also be of interest to those
working cross-culturally in community development.