{"id":310,"date":"2012-05-17T19:58:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-18T00:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/sander\/?p=310"},"modified":"2012-05-17T19:58:53","modified_gmt":"2012-05-18T00:58:53","slug":"boards-and-the-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/sander\/2012\/05\/17\/boards-and-the-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Boards and the Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2012\/05\/IMG_6945.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-311\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2012\/05\/IMG_6945-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In November we wrote about preparing people to \u201creceive the gift\u201d as a form of describing an aspect of missiology that we are involved in here in Colombia.\u00a0 But, we are not alone in this preparation\u2014we partner with the Covenant in Colombia, especially on a national level.\u00a0 That is why Gary found himself this week sitting in his 18<sup>th<\/sup> board meeting of a national Colombia Covenant organization this year (this doesn\u2019t count the number of regional or local board meetings that we have attended or have participated in).\u00a0 One aspect of Colombia Covenant missionary partnership is the role that the Mission plays on national boards.\u00a0 Because of our vision and purpose to accompany the Colombia Covenant in its ministries and vision, our Mission has been invited to have a seat on the national boards \u2013 Education Foundation CEMPEC, Women Ministries, Executive Board, Covenant Social Ministries.\u00a0 Gary and Mary Lou end up being the ones who sit on these boards.\u00a0 Gary found himself taking an evaluative look at the Mission\u2019s role in sitting on these boards this past week as it takes up time and energy and budget monies to be present for these meetings.\u00a0 How does sitting on a national board fulfill our vision to \u201cwalk alongside of the Covenant leadership and people\u201d and \u201cprepare them to receive the gift\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>To start with, Gary and Mary Lou, along with Cathy Campobello, are \u201cLong-term missionaries\u201d.\u00a0 All of us have more than 20 years experience working with the Covenant of Colombia.\u00a0 That doesn\u2019t mean that we \u201cknow it all\u201d or that we have \u201cseen it all\u201d.\u00a0 We are surprised often by what occurs here in Colombia.\u00a0 It does mean, however, that on all of the current boards where the Mission sits, we are the members of the board with the most years of experience in working with the Covenant.\u00a0 That gives us a special challenge to continue \u201caccompanying\u201d and \u201cwalking alongside\u201d without taking over the lead or making a power-play in a decision because we have \u201cseen\u201d it before, or we have \u201cbeen there\u201d before, or we \u201cknow what\u2019s going to happen.\u201d\u00a0 We try to remind ourselves that just because a previous circumstance or decision took place in past years that doesn\u2019t mean that in this occasion the result or the path is already determined if the same decision is made.\u00a0 The players are different than before, the world is definitely different than before, and the Covenant of Colombia has grown, matured and adapted to the different players and transitioning world.\u00a0 Our Mission, we hope, has done the same\u2014grown, matured and adapted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2012\/05\/IMG_7280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-312\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2012\/05\/IMG_7280-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So, sitting through the various meetings is well worth the time and effort because it provides us with another opportunity on a national level to walk 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