Video #2: What is Faithful Friendship & Interdependent Partnership
Here we unpack this alternative phrase for traditional mission partnerships. Christian community depends on personal relationships. In today’s world of instant communication, short attention spans, and material development mistaken as mission, the sacrificial practices of friendship stand as evidence of God’s love for all people. Despite the dangers of unreflective paternalism, friendship remains the proof and the promise of Christianity as a multicultural, worldwide religion.
- Describe dependency in your own words.
- What are the signs of unhealthy dependency?
- What is the difference between self-induced and other-induced-dependency?
- How do you guard against dependency?
- How are partnership and friendship different?
