Contents

How to Read This Book - xvii

Acknowledgments -- xix

Introduction -- pg. 1

Part One: This Big Picture

1. Quickstart: An Overview of Partnership Principles & Benefits -- pg. 15

2. Why Partnership: What's the Motivation? -- pg. 21

3. Partnerships, Networks, Strategic Alliances: So Many Ideas - So Many Definitions! -- pg. 31

Part Two: The God Design

4. The God Design - Relationships: Wholeness, Unity, and Diversity -- pg. 47

5. The God Design - Spiritual Change: A Process Not an Event -- pg. 59

6. The God Design - Understanding Life-Change Decisions -- pg. 75

Part Three: Behind the Scenes

7. Vision: Partnership's Driving Force -- pg. 93

8. Prayer: Often Overlooked, Never Overdone -- pg. 101

9. On the Move: Partnership is a Process, Not an Event -- pg. 111

Part Four: On The Way

10. On the Way - Part One: Exploration -- pg. 121

11. On the Way - Part Two: Formation -- pg. 141

12. On the Move: Key Elements of Successful Partnership/Network Meetings -- pg. 167

13. On the Way - Part Three: Operation -- pg. 177

Part Five: Working it Out

14. The Partnership Facilitator: The Vision-Powered Servant Leader -- pg. 201

15. Building Hope: Meeting Expectations and Sharing Credit -- pg. 221

16. Form Follows Function: Effective Partnership Structures -- pg. 239

Part Six: Special Cases, Special Opportunities

17. Networks: International, Functional, and Geographic -- pg. 259

18. Partnership: The Special Challenge of Cities -- pg. 273

19. Partnership: Implications for Business and the Marketplace -- pg. 291

20. The Future of Partnership -- pg. 299

Appendix -- pg. 311

Roles of Partnership and Network Facilitator -- pg. 325

Notes -- pg. 329