building strategic patnerships
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Heart and Soul Conference 2012TRANSCRIPT
Building Strategic Partnerships
The Revd. Canon Yemi Adedeji
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What is Partnership?
Partnership of any form is a voluntary collaborative agreement between two or more parties in which all participants agree to work together to achieve a common purpose or undertake a specific task and to share risks, responsibilities, resources, competencies and benefits.
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Why is Strategic partnership different?
A strategic partnership is a formal alliance between two or more ministries when each possesses one or more ministry leverage that will help the other party. It is a ministry position where one of the parties lack capacity for delivery or do not want to develop internally what it can benefit from the other party.
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The Rule of Engagement
"Never approach empty handed".
Always position yourself or your organisation from the position of specific competency.
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The Dynamics of Engagement
You must become a "PIMP".
P - Player
I - In
M - Management
P - Position
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The Theology of Strategy Partnership
Avoid Esau to Jacob strategy of engagement.
• Lack of understanding of the value of what you possess.
• Settling for immediate gratification at the expense of long term benefit.
• Not counting the cost of the relationship.
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Explore Joseph to Butler strategy of engagement.
• Clear understanding of what he has to offer.
• Clear demonstration of what he possesses.
• Clear message to the authority
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Types of Strategic Partnership
• Political
With Councillors, Mayors and the local MP’s
• Relational
With local schools, hospitals, Prisons and the Police.
• Collaboration
Local churches within the community. Homeless, Old people's home and Youth Movements.
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Leveraging in Strategic Partnerships(What do you have to offer?)
• Ministry outlets - Prayer ministry, music, hospitality, etc.• Part of a larger denominational body. • The number factor.• Professional and gifted people within the congregation.
Doctors, Fitness instructors, Legal Advisers, etc.• Generic Social initiatives within the church.
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• Media
Local Press, Generic media outlets, PR and key people of influence.
• Festivals and events
Participation and presence at National Christian festivals, civic and landmark ceremonies.
• Partnership
With notable Christian and charitable organisations.
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• Teachers in the church for the community, social workers in the church, community volunteers in the church, Street Pastors, etc.
• Resource or building facilities
• Building space, car park, venue for events and conferences.
• What success story is available?
• Document it, publicise it and shout it from the roof top.
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How to position your church for strategic partnership?
Research• Research the needs of your community.• Match the needs of the community with what you can offer. • Have a plan• Identify and approach key decision makers and gatekeepers.s
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Write, invite and visit
• Write, invite introduce yourself and visit your local Councillor, MP’s and the Mayor of your city.
• Write and request to become a Hospital Chaplin and offer yourself to help the local Police.
• Visit your local media house and invite the Editor for a meal.
• Offer your facilities for local council events or seminars.
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How to manage strategic meetings• Present your idea and focus more on what the other
party is open to benefit from you.
• Talk less on what you are going to receive but what you have to offer.
• If the potential partner is not keen, use the opportunity to affirm their vision but cement a personal relationship of benefit for the future.
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How to encourage others to be strategically positioned
• Encourage your members to be JPs if you live in the UK.
• Encourage your members to be politically active and vie for political offices.
• Encourage your members to be School Governors and make your self know to the schools around you
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Long term Benefit of Strategic Partnership
• Your church will become a governing church.• You will be actively involved in major decisions that affect
your community.• You will become a community and influencing church.• It will open opportunities for grants and gifts from various
donors. • Ultimately the holistic gospel will be preached to all.
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• Offer yourself as a member, Trustee, Director of different voluntary and local organisations.
• Attend meetings of Churches together in your area and volunteer yourself for leadership.
• Encourage your members to be local chaplains.
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Questions and Answers
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