What is Community Partnering?

  • An approach to developing community outreach programs.
  • A congregationally based neighborhood support ministry.
  • A focus that builds, sustains and strengthens relationships in the congregation and within the community.
  • An identification of the gifts, strengths, resources, and assets of congregations and communities.
  • A partnering between Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey and area congregations.

Community Partnering at Work

  • Community Partnering helps to train congregational teams in the development of relationships and partnerships with the people and organizations in the neighborhoods.
  • With on-going assistance from Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey, congregations design, develop, and nurture their own community ministries.
  • By working with their neighborhoods, congregations build upon local skills, resources, gifts, and talents to support their communities.
  • Congregational and Community Partnering relationships provide an opportunities for sharing information, resources, and training.
 

For more information about Community Partnering,
Contact Us or call 609.699.4133.

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Through the power of the Holy Spirit, and in response to God’s love as revealed in
the Gospel, the mission of Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey is to serve
those in New Jersey who hurt, who are in need, or who have limited choices.