Together in Ministry: Women and Men in Flourishing Partnerships
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Women and men are designed to work together in fulfilling God’s mission on earth. Yet God’s original intent for equal partnership has been so distorted that churches and organizations continually struggle to foster healthy mixed-gender ministry collaboration. Is it even possible to return to the Genesis ideal of co-laborers in today’s contexts?
Longtime ministry leader Rob Dixon knows it’s possible—though it takes intentionality, courage, and wisdom. Based on qualitative field research among ministry practitioners, Together in Ministry offers a prophetic roadmap for individuals and communities as they seek to develop flourishing ministry partnerships for women and men.
Organized around the key domains of inner life, community culture, and intentional practices, this model identifies ten key attributes of partnerships that are both personally satisfying and missionally effective. For each attribute Dixon presents research findings and biblical examples, along with benefits, barriers, and practical next steps. With plenty of real-life stories from ministry leaders and reflection questions in each chapter, Together in Ministry casts a compelling—and encouraging—vision for flourishing partnerships and equips teams and individuals with next steps for making that vision a reality.
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- Identifies ten key attributes of partnerships that are both personally satisfying and missionally effective
- Offers a prophetic roadmap for individuals and communities as they seek to develop flourishing ministry partnerships for women and men
- Casts a compelling—and encouraging—vision for flourishing partnerships
- Introduction
- The Together in Ministry Model
Section 1: Inner Life
- Authentic Learner’s Posture
- Shared Theological Conviction of Gender Equality
- Awareness of Gender Brokenness
Section 2: Community Culture
- Vision for Freely Shared Power
- Differences unto Mission
- Value for Holistic Friendships
- Corporate Sensitivity to Adverse Gender Dynamics
Section 3: Intentional Practices
- Abundant Communication
- Contextualized Boundaries
- Public Affirmation and Modeling
- Together in Ministry
- Title: Together in Ministry: Women and Men in Flourishing Partnerships
- Author: Robert Dixon
- Publisher: IVP Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Pages: 155
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Group ministry; Women in church work; Men in church work; Church personnel management; Man-woman relationships › Religious aspects--Christianity
- ISBNs: 9781514000717, 9781514000700, 1514000717, 1514000709
- Resource ID: LLS:TGTHRMPRTNRSHPS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:18:57Z