Together in Ministry, Rob Dixon
Together in Ministry, Rob Dixon
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Together in Ministry
Women and Men in Flourishing Partnerships

Author: Rob Dixon, Ruth Haley Barton

Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon

Unabridged: 5 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/28/2021


Synopsis

Women and men are designed to work together in fulfilling God's mission on earth. Yet God's original intent for equal partnership has been so distorted that churches and organizations continually struggle to foster healthy mixed-gender ministry collaboration. Is it even possible to return to the Genesis ideal of colaborers in today's contexts?

Longtime ministry leader Rob Dixon knows it's possible—though it takes intentionality, courage, and wisdom. Based on qualitative field research among ministry practitioners, Together in Ministry offers a prophetic roadmap for individuals and communities as they seek to develop flourishing ministry partnerships for women and men.

Organized around the key domains of inner life, community culture, and intentional practices, this model identifies ten key attributes of partnerships that are both personally satisfying and missionally effective. For each attribute Dixon presents research findings and biblical examples, along with benefits, barriers, and practical next steps. With plenty of real-life stories from ministry leaders and reflection questions in each chapter, Together in Ministry casts a compelling—and encouraging—vision for flourishing partnerships and equips teams and individuals with next steps for making that vision a reality.

About Rob Dixon

Rob Dixon is an associate regional ministry director with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA and has served in campus ministry for over twenty years. He is an adjunct professor at Fresno Pacific University and Fuller Theological Seminary and provides training on flourishing mixed-gender ministry partnerships for numerous organizations around the country.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Benjamin on November 15, 2022

Woah. Finished this 8 months to the day. A great read. Unapologetically egalitarian in its paring of theological robustness and practicality. A beautiful vision of how women and men can lead together toward a more Christlike future. May we all come to see the beauty and faithfulness of this vision.......more

Goodreads review by Bob on March 16, 2022

Summary: A field research-based approach to mixed-gender ministry collaboration identifying ten attributes for healthy partnerships. Rob Dixon is a field ministry director who works closely with a number of female ministry colleagues in a collegiate ministry (in the interest of full disclosure, we wo......more

Goodreads review by April on September 13, 2021

Together in Ministry is a practical and helpful resource for churches and other ministry organizations who seek to have flourishing partnerships between men and women. Each chapter contains questions to help a church or organization evaluate their mixed-gender ministry partnerships, which could make......more

Goodreads review by Amy on October 25, 2021

I have had the benefit of working and learning from the author. He is wise, pastoral and prophetic in this work. Love how his theology guides his praxis.......more

Goodreads review by Josh on December 31, 2021

At the beginning of Billy Graham’s ministry in the 1940s, he instituted what would become known as the “Billy Graham Rule.” The rule was simple: never be alone with a woman. The intentions were good, I’m sure, but the consequences of that rule, the patriarchal culture in which it was created, and th......more