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How a collaborative partnership supports a tool shared cross-culturally

By Katherine Choi-Lee | In recent years, church revitalization among Protestant churches in Europe has become an important focus for mission work. Given the post-Christian, secular contexts among some of the most atheist countries in the world, church revitalization in Europe is hard work.

October 15, 2026

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Panoramic view of Prague's Old Town Square with historic buildings and the Church of Our Lady before. — “The Grand Old Town of Prague” by mendhak, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Summary: In recent years, church revitalization among Protestant churches in Europe has become an important focus for mission work. Given the post-Christian, secular contexts among some of the most atheist countries in the world, church revitalization in Europe is hard work. To overcome the challenges in Europe, mission work needs mutually supportive partnerships to be effective. This article reflects responses from nine interviewees involved in a leadership partnership team that implemented a US church revitalization tool, translated and contextualized for Europe. Analysis of the data identified four key processes for forming a collaborative leadership partnership.

By Katherine Choi-Lee

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