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Cross-cultural partnerships : navigating the complexities of money and mission / Mary T. Lederleitner ; foreword by Duane H. Elmer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lederleitner, Mary T., 1963-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Missions--Finance.
- Missions.
- International cooperation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (232 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Downers Grove, Illinois : InterVarsity Press, [2010]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Cross-cultural specialist Mary Lederleitner brings missiological and financial expertise to explain how global mission efforts can be funded with integrity, mutuality and transparency. Bringing together social science research, biblical principles and on-the-ground examples, she presents best practices for handling funding and finance.
- Contents:
- Is it "mine" or "ours"?
- Communication and harmony
- Other confusing issues
- The path to premature judgments
- Paternalism couched as accountability
- Common unintended consequences
- Biblical foundations for accountability
- Contextualizing accounting processes
- Fostering dignity and mutuality
- Building capacity and sustainability
- Choosing your method carefully
- Options if designated funds are misallocated
- Options if embezzlement or fraud occurs.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8308-7929-3
- OCLC:
- 908100057
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