COLUMN: Partnering helps us meet the needs of the community

Partnering as a part of social development networking is vital to what we do here in Columbia to develop our resources better. Combining our resources to meet human need in the name of Jesus has become a lifestyle of service to the people in our city. We have the potential to link up and tag team with like-minded agencies and churches whose chief goal is to aid in the development of God’s creations who are struggling to function during this uncertain economy. “In this way we are like the various parts of a human body. Each part gets its meaning from the body as a whole, not the other way around. The body we’re talking about is Christ’s body of chosen people. Each of us finds our meaning and functions as a part of his body.” The Message Romans 12:4.