137: Partnering for the Gospel (with Brian Delamont)

What does it mean for us to co-labor with God? How can we partner well with others? This episode concludes a four-part series unpacking TeachBeyond’s four core values – humility, excellence, love, and partnership – with Brian Delamont, TeachBeyond Executive Vice President. 

• TeachBeyond’s Core Value of Partnership: Understanding our role as co-laborers with God, we intentionally seek to partner with others to promote the work of transformation around the world. We commit to working together in unity and community as a family of faith.
• Genesis 2:15,19-20
• Courage and Calling by Gordon T. Smith
• “God invites us into His action of flourishing and fruitfulness as His creation… He invites us to join Him in his greater work, to see His Kingdom come.”
• Genesis 12:1-3
• Luke 9:1-2
• John 20:19-21
• “As the Father has sent the Son, so the Son sends us! What a high elevation of the Gospel call. It’s more than a task, or a mandate to travel and share good news, it is literally the giving of authority to be sent by the Son of God.”
• Matthew 28:16-20
• Mark 9:37-40
• Acts 2:5-11
• Acts 1:8
• “It takes a lot of intentionality to partner well.”
• Acts 15:7-9
• John 17:20-23
• “Partnership is not built on a foundation of similar likes or similar culture or similar views; it’s built on the love of God.”
• Episode 43: May They Be One with Brian Delamont
• 1 Corinthians 1:10-13
• “The cross is Christ’s unifying action for His body, the Church. It is the work of Christ that is the central unifying factor, not this messenger or that messenger.”
• “Koinonia”
• Acts 2:42
• 2 Corinthians 9:13
• 1 John 1:3,7
• “Missions exists because worship does not.” - John Piper
• Revelation 7:9-10
• “That’s the culmination of partnership - every tongue, tribe, nation, people [standing before the throne].”
• “We can’t have a value without an action.”

February Reflection: Who am I currently partnering with – or who is God prompting me to partner with – to see the Gospel have more influence?

What’s changing our lives:

• Keane: Playing sports in the backyard
• Heather: Navigating time zone difference with Australia
• Brian: Making music and learning to record again

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