Contents 1. Setting the Scene Two leaflets describing the fluidity and complexity of local ecumenical partnership a. A limitless variety b. The stakeholders 2. Guidance notes for stakeholders Introductory leaflets targeted for specific stakeholders a. Core issues for denominational leaders and the Sponsoring Body b. Core issues for County Ecumenical Officers c. Core issues for external reviewers d. Core issues for LEPs and their leadership 3. Negotiating a review process a. Five key issues for the review process: Ownership, Intention, Affirmation and respect, Relevance and realism, Outcomes. b. Contacts within the denominations when a review is being negotiated c. Three basic patterns for review External Reviewers, Self-appraisal, Peer-group appraisal 4. Conducting a review a. Four questions during review b. Ten headings for self-appraisal – a checklist c. Self-appraisal - an eight-stage process 5. Acting on the review findings a. Taking things forward b. If the LEP is ending 6. Some underlying considerations a. Ways into a theology b. Overcoming ‘denominationalism’