Accompaniment

Walking and working together, we seek to accompany our companions. Accompaniment is defined as walking together in a solidarity that practices interdependence and mutuality. The ELCA lives out accompaniment in relationships with global companions, striving to share God’s love and participate in God’s mission together:

• Mutually: All of us have gifts to support God’s mission. There is no mission to, only mission with and among.

• Inclusively: We seek to build relationships across boundaries that exclude and divide.

• Vulnerably: Just as Jesus became vulnerable to us, we open ourselves to others.

• Empowering: We seek to identify and correct imbalances of power, which may mean recognizing and letting go of our own.

• Sustainably: To ensure local ministries last for a long time, we seek to embed mission in ongoing relationships and communities.