Partnerships
A partnership is about your school (plus a few others) pulling together the manpower to start a new movement in another part of the world. Partnerships are designed to pioneer new campus ministries on strategic universities around the world with the vision to see a movement led by nationals.
A U.S. campus (or several campuses) joins with a receiving country to pioneer a new work on a university location. It is an agreement to work in cooperation to establish a new ministry – and help fulfil the Great Commission in that country.
The stages of a partnership are International Summer Projects (1-4 years), STINT Teams (1-5 years), and International Campus Staff (a resident team for a minimum of 5 years), National Staff (Nationals who join staff and take over the ministry), and eventually it becomes a Partnering Nation (a ministry that is sending laborers to another location.)
International Summer Project teams and STINT teams are strategic in launching the ministry. This helps build vision for American staff and students who may become a part of the resident team. The U.S. end of the of the partnership is fulfilled when a resident team is established, but there is always a maintained connection of encouragement and support for the international campus staff team as they build national leaders who will carry the vision to reach their nation and the world.
For example, the Crusade ministries at the University of Kentucky and East Carolina University have joined forces to start a new ministry in a city in Russia. A few years ago they sent the initial summer project team to that location. Next, they established their first STINT team – including the leaders who are now international campus staff (planning on staying at least 5 years). Already they have some good student leaders and are hopeful that their first national leaders will choose to join them soon. This is our dream for the entire world.