Diverging from Postings’ usual practice of bringing you a complete article, this month and next we are providing a taste of the information compiled in the new manual, Your FOCUS on the World.

The Your FOCUS on the World manual is designed to:

• Lead churches to DISCOVER their missions potential, SELECT the right partners, and IMPLEMENT a successful, cross-cultural initiative (referred to as a FOCUS: First priority, Objectives oriented, Cooperative, Unleashed resources, Strategic).
• Help churches already involved in a global initiative to strengthen their partnerships and their church‟s excitement and involvement.
• Serve as a practical tool mobilizers can use to guide churches in expanding cross-cultural effectiveness.

In this issue, we have chosen highlights from chapter 10 on how to field a survey team. The manual is full of real-life stories of churches, and we begin with part of the story of Village Church. Next is a small section of the practical guidelines, and last, a sample from the list of potential questions a survey team could use to analyze on-the-ground opportunities.

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