Orality

Two thirds of the world cannot or chooses not to read.  The communication of the Gospel to cultures which are primarily oral or to those that use oral methods over the written word encompasses the broad concept of Orality.

visionSynergy has been instrumental in serving several major networks and partnerships in this arena.   We continue to serve these networks through coaching leadership teams, helping train participants in the collaboration paradigm and acting as a sounding board as these entities continue to mature and develop.  Phill Butler and Bill Sunderland are currently leading several initiatives in this area.

For more information see Orality In India / communicating-in-oral-cultures or go to the following web sites.  www.oralbible.com;  www.oralstrategies.com;  www.siutraining.org

If you wish to donate to the visionSynergy efforts in this arena, click here to donate.

Staff Support

Phill Butler,  Executive Director – Phill travels extensively and is the intellectual engine behind the vision.  Currently, the majority of Phill’s time is being spent working with new staff, helping them to understand and learn collaboration skills while networking with global contacts.  If you wish to donate towards Phill’s travel and overhead expenses, click here.

Rev. David Hackett, Associate Director – Dave is our internet and communications savvy expert.  He is involved in major internet evangelism initiatives around the world and connects us into the wired generation.   If you wish to donate towards Dave’s travel and ministry expenses, click here.

Bill Sunderland, Associate Director – Bill brings his administrative and management skills to the table while also coaching a variety of global networks.  He is involved in a number of visionSynergy’s initiatives.  If you wish to donate towards Bill’s travel and overhead expenses, click here.

Michael McGill: Associate Director, Younger Leaders Initiative – Michael has extensive experience in developing global networks and has a burden to see emerging church leaders develop collaboration skills.  He is responsible for the Younger Leaders Inititative team, its strategic development and the tactical execution of this emphasis.  If you wish to donate towards Michael’s expenses, click here.

Younger Leader Initiative Info

The emerging leaders for the global church sorely lack training in the skills and theory needed to undertake ministry collaboratively.

visionSynergy is allocating almost 60% of its resources to the task of educating and replicating genNOW leaders in partnership and collaboration skills and process. Materials, courses, curriculum, delivery media – visionSynergy is producing all these and more to impact the world Church’s incoming leadership.

Opportunities: $5,000 provides a full course in a new distribution channel. $50,000 provides major support for the NextGen Coalition leadership (staff and travel). Click to give.

Islamic Initiatives

Over 60% of visionSynergy’s program budget (in 2009: $574,000) is devoted to our work with a wide variety of networks, partnerships and alliances, all collaborative in nature, that are sharing the gospel in the Islamic context.

Your contribution to visionSynergy, designated for “Islamic Initiatives”, will enable visionSynergy to provide vital counsel and direction to these groups to help them perform at their best.

Opportunities: $2,000 provides a network with several days of on-location visionSynergy staff counsel. $50,000 provides major support for on-going visionSynergy staff counsel to regional evangelism alliances. Click to give.

About Giving Opportunities

visionSynergy relies totally on contributions from kingdom-minded individuals, churches and foundations for its work in helping Christian ministries collaborate together successfully on strategic initiatives. Here are several giving opportunities that will tie your contributions directly into magnificent ways the work of Christ is being done in partnership in the world today.  visionSynergy is an IRS-registered 501(c)(3) non-profit and all donations are fully tax-deductible.  Please give generously.