The findings pointed out to the missing PR summary of the detailed SP to be used by the general public or policy makers as well as the absence of key milestones in the SP, which could have made it time-bound and easy to monitor. There are disparities in church units in internalizing the SP making the degree of its integration variable among them. Despite these shortcomings, the team reported important achievements such as the establishing of DASSC Offices in most of the Church units and setting up a functioning financial system with separate DASSC accounts.

The Wholistic Ministry Group brought an important point into discussion as why the well proven Mission of the Church "serving the whole person", now tends to be so strictly separated from its development activities.

Following DR. Isaac's report, groups of participants were formed to discuss, agree or disagree on the findings and indicate missing gaps in the presentation. On the last day of the meeting, all participants were divided into five groups and assigned to come up with constructive critics and practical suggestions on the following selected topics: Wholistic Ministry, Structure, Programs, Partnership.

The Structure Group came up with a functioning, alternative flat structure, which can now avoid the conflict of dual loyalty under the current structure of EECMY-DASSC. According to the recommendation from the group, a number of Regional DASSC Cluster Offices will be established by neighbouring Church Units to coordinate the development activities of the member church units by bringing together the limited resources and capacities. It is expected that consolidated report of the mid-term review will outline concrete steps and recommendations.

The Group that dealt with Partnership relation has emphasized the need for dialogue, respect and attention for one another, as well as recognition of different views of development visions with openness. In addition, the group pointed out the need to improve the flow of resources, quality reporting and ways of standardizing fragmented demands of partners. They further recommended improving administration and management to ensure accountability, avoid delays and keep deadlines, enhance efficiency and produce best results through continuous training and follow up.

The Program Group brought forward, in how far documents like the SP, national government policies or global millennium goals are binding, to be simply duplicated and hand down to the grass root levels. Some people argued that these are generally formulated guidelines, where there are enough rooms to be adapted to the local conditions. The group recommended strongly to underline the importance of giving priority to the specific needs of the community and not stretch the capacities of the church units by duplicating uniform offices like the central DASSC. For instance, a geographic area with abundance of food or water should not open departments of water development or food security at all.

The Capacity Building Group has considered the issue both at central and Church Units level. the participants have reviewed the roles and activities, opportunities and limitations, as well as challenges faced at each level. Accordingly the group came up with the following:

	capacitate the Church Units to make them functional and efficient at all levels
	recruit the right professionals, place them at the right position and motivate through competitive pay, recognition as well as other proper incentives
	strengthen networking through regular exchange of information and enhance transparency

Lastly, in their respective closing speech, the President of EECMY and the Director of EECMY-DASSC appreciated their renewed commitment and thanked the participants for their invaluable inputs in a very constructive way and for the friendly atmosphere during the consultation.

In their concluding comments partners encouraged the church and the commission for what has been achieved so far, renewed their commitment to accompany the church in its vital services and also pointed out a hard work needed to overcome challenges still laying ahead.