.church, taxes & partnerships.
Partnerships are so important. Have you noticed that in life? I know that I am not the first one to say that but hopefully I have a perspective on them that you have not heard of. Now partnerships can be formal or informal, in this age partnerships can be very fluid. If you are from the church world you might know that denominations are falling to the wayside while networks are taking over. The great thing about networks is that every one that is involved can choose to be in or out, so the people that are there, want to be there. Another thing that is nice is that a group can be a part of multiple networks. There are many benefits from these partnerships, one being that you can partner with people who have a common goal, now every person in this group may not completely agree. In the church setting, a group of churches may want to reach the youth in the area so they partner, however these groups may disagree on some of their theology, yet can work together for the same purpose.
Now if you are in the business world you might be involved with partnerships, again some of them may be formal or others may be informal. Where I work we are involved in some informal partnerships and some formal partnerships. We are involved in some professional and tax associations of like minded people. Now again the companies may not agree on everything and how to do it, yet they have the same purpose.
Both churches and businesses have mainly the same reason for being involved in partnerships. To partner with others that have the same purpose and to make it easier for people to find somebody that has the same purpose that the partnership has.
In this world, if you are not partnered with others, you are bound to fail, while it may have worked in the past to be the lone wolf type of person, it does not work in a world that is so connected. With the advent of being able to communicate to the other side of the world in seconds, if one wants to be successful they must be connected to others that have the same purpose as them. So, who are you partnered with?
