Our Leadership
JourneyPartners enjoys the volunteer guidance of a Board of Directors as well as an Advisory Council. While members of the Board of Directors have decision-making authority for the organization, the wisdom and leadership of a diverse Advisory Council allow the organization to expand and enhance its ministry with the assistance of a professional, committed group of individuals representing a variety of skills and interests.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joann Davis, - Chairperson, Severna Park, MD Bonnie Dixon - Executive Director Emeritus, Franklinton, NC
Charles “Jolly” Davis - Treasurer, Severna Park, MD Eloise Ullman - Secretary, Annapolis, MD
Adam Dixon - Site/Facebook Design Lead, Bozeman, MT
Stan Belle Sr. - Site/Facebook Design Asst., Baltimore, MD
Prosper Maponga - Bindura, Zimbabwe
Danita Cauthen - Severna Park, MD
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Rebecca McKinley, Board Member Emeritus - Apex, NC
Annah Maponga - Bindura, Zimbabwe
Robbie Miller - Henrico, VA
Nathan Powers - Raleigh, NC
Margie Kelbel - Severna Park, MD
Peggy Roupp - Raleigh, NC Paul Irwin - Mechanicsville, VA Nancy Williams - Richmond, VA
Our Principles
Partnership is our context, accompanying and assisting our partners in a task or project. Our partners invite us to participate in a project, and we work under their supervision; their self-direction and self-determination at the core of our work together. As much as possible, we live among the people with whom we work and minister. JourneyPartners journeys are shaped as cross-cultural immersions:
We go as learners.
We go as students of culture, heritage and faith.
We go as receivers, as well as givers.
Criteria for Projects
JourneyPartners is a very small organization, with a very small operating budget. All our members, including the Executive Director, volunteer their services, so we try to maximize our resources for projects. These decisions are made with some of the following criteria in mind:
Is the project in keeping with the principles and objectives of JourneyPartners?
Which project(s) are most critical?
Which project(s) will benefit or impact the most people?
Will the project provide opportunity for US travelers to experience a cultural or mission immersion?
Will the project provide opportunity for the host community to become acquainted with the US travelers?
Can the project be accomplished as a true partnership? i.e., will the local community be able to provide resources (labor, materials, housing, food, etc.) to assist with the project?
Given our financial limitations, is the project within JourneyPartners’ financial reach?
Does the project enhance or expand the reach of JourneyPartners and its ministry goals (geographically, culturally, ecumenically, etc.)
Is this a "fundable" project?
Can we find U.S. partners willing to commit to this particular project, and to assist in raising funds?
There are also a few guidelines that we've made for ourselves through the years:
We do not purchase land, in the US or abroad.
We work with local agencies and institutions, or entire communities, rather than individuals, national conventions or "umbrella" organizations, or individual congregations.
While we work in the US and abroad alongside the faith community, increasingly we recognize the value of working with multiple institutions in local communities for a broader "ownership" of the project.
Our Partners
The organizational strength of JourneyPartners lies in the strong ties with congregations, organizations, and individuals across the country and around the world. Below is a listing of those who have participated in a JourneyPartners journey, and those who support our ministry through intentional prayer, financial contributions, in-kind donations, Jewels of Hope commitments, services, and countless other ways. Please consider joining the JourneyPartners team. For more information, contact us.
SUPPORTING PARTNERS
Alliance of Baptists — Raleigh, NC
Broadneck Baptist Church — Annapolis, MD
Broadview Church –Sunderland, MD
Ginter Park Baptist Church — Richmond, VA
Hope Manifest — Birmingham, AL
Millbrook Baptist Church- Raleigh, NC
Northside Drive Baptist Church — Atlanta, GA
Robert and Dee Leggett Foundation – Great Falls, VA
Williamsburg Baptist Church — Williamsburg, VA
Woodhaven Baptist Church — Apex, NC
Individuals numbering into the hundreds come from across the United States to offer support and participation with as many as 80 who have become part of ZimJourney Teams.