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.