Church and Missions Partnerships with Randy Jumper

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Do you ever get frustrated with the church/agency relationship? Take a listen to today's episode as Dave talks with Missions Pastor, Randy Jumper from First North Little Rock Church. Randy unpacks what he calls, With-ing, a concept that does missions together and goes beyond partnership. He expounds on keeping the local church as the main driver of missions without the church having a self-centered, self-fulfilling missiological strategy. You'll learn why missionary re-entry training is more essential than ever and why mission agencies should consider hiring non-missionaries for agency leadership roles. Specifically, Dave asked Randy the following questions:

  1. In your article, you write that "The church views itself as a 'with-ing' partner rather than a sending partner." Can you explain that a little bit?

  2. What factors have influenced this shift to “with-ing"?

  3. Are there any negative implications of shifting from a sending mindset to a with-ing mindset?

  4. Randy, in your article, you mention some suggestions for denominational sending agencies. Can you share some of those with us?

  5. What are some ways missionaries can partner better with churches? 

  6. What are some suggestions for churches in partnering with missionaries and sending agencies?