November 2, 2011
4:35
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Derwin, a former NFL player, is pastor of a multiethnic, multigenerational, mission-shaped community called Transformation Church (C&MA) in Indian Land, South Carolina. He also serves as president of One Heart at a Time Ministries. Derwin and his wife, Vicky, have two children.
Alliance Core Values – Session 2 (Luke 19:10)
November 2011
United States
6:42
In the formative years of our movement, the Holy Spirit instilled within A. B. Simpson a passion to reach people who had no knowledge of Jesus Christ in his “Jerusalem” and around the world. That passion still lives in The Alliance today and is our first core value: Lost people matter to God. He wants them found.
Alliance Core Values – Session 6 (Testimony)
November 2011
United States
2:47
Jason serves as director for the Alliance Youth Office for the U.S. C&MA. He is a national speaker and film documentarian. He and his wife, Calu, have two sons.
November 2009
Vietnam
7:17
Tim Ziemer tells the story of his father's ultimate sacrifice as a missionary in Vietnam. Produced in 2009.
November 2017
United States
1:14
Evelyn Mangham remembers Matthew 25 and the level of service to which Christ's followers must strive.
Alliance Core Values – Session 2 INTRO (Luke 19:10)
November 2011
United States
3:06
This introductory clip can be used to start each session or provide a sneak peak of the next session in the series. In the formative years of our movement, the Holy Spirit instilled within A. B. Simpson a passion to reach people who had no knowledge of Jesus Christ in his “Jerusalem” and around the world. That passion still lives in The Alliance today and is our first core value: Lost people matter to God. He wants them found.
Alliance Core Values – Session 8: (Hebrews 11:6)
November 2011
United States
6:22
For more than a century, Alliance workers have braved harsh and dangerous territory, at great personal risk—even unto death—to take the good news of Jesus to a lost world. Because of the selfless dedication of these workers, entire people groups now know Jesus. Achieving God’s purposes means taking faith-filled risks. This always involves change.
Alliance Core Values – Session 7 (Testimony)
November 2011
United States
4:43
Ron is dean of Alliance Theological Seminary in Nyack, New York. His wife, Wanda, is director for Spiritual Formation at Nyack College. They have four children.
Alliance Core Values – Session 6 INTRO (Matthew 28:19)
November 2011
United States
3:14
This introductory clip can be used to start each session or provide a sneak peak of the next session in the series. In The Christian and Missionary Alliance, the first priority of every minister, congregation, and believer is to work for the evangelization of the world. Healthy churches producing healthy disciples who are devoted to reaching lost people will hasten the completion of the Great Commission and the return of Jesus Christ. Completing the Great Commission will require the mobilization of every fully devoted disciple.
Thursday, July 7 – evening session
July 2016
United States
5:15
Micah Bournes performs an original poem that reminds us of the part we play in the corrupt society that we live in.
November 2006
United States
3:28
Art Lohman tells the encounter that ultimately led to Brian Smith's conversion. Produced in 2006.
December 2017
Africa
1:00
“There’s something in me that stirs and says, ‘I can’t have been given all this for me,’” says Dr. Jerry, veterinarian and Alliance layperson.
March 2017
United States
0:54
John Stumbo reminds us that the Alliance provides ways for us to serve refugees and lost people if we will seek the Lord.
March 2017
Dominican Republic
1:00
Alliance workers in the Dominican Republic explain how the Lord encouraged them to leave their jobs and pursue missions.
March 2017
France
0:58
A former Buddhist shares his testimony of how God's love brought him from a place of nothingness to a place of joy.
June 2016
Burkina Faso
:50
Alliance workers in the Kenedougou region of Burkina Faso celebrate God's faithfulness in multiplying His church.
Missions Emphasis 2016-2017
July 2016
North and Central Asia
4:10
Alliance workers in Nepal are partnering with believers to prepare the way for the gospel of hope by providing relief after a devastating earthquake, creating vocational and educational alternatives to the rampant human trafficking, and introducing suffering people to a loving, comforting Savior. Learn more on our Prepare The Way Web page!
Session 3: John Soper
June 2016
United States
1:03:08
John Soper speaks about the vine of Christ, reminding us to abide in Him in order to bear good fruit.
October 2014
United States
3:18
Together, we’re engaged in history’s most significant work . . . preparing the way for Christ’s return by bringing the gospel to the earth’s least-reached places—the greatest headline of all. The Alliance Year-End Offering will enable Alliance workers—here in the United States and around the world—to expand their ministries and establish long-term communities of faith in the world’s most hopeless places.
June 2016
North America
:48
Children's disciplemaking specialist Melissa MacDonald encourages us to see children as part of the serving and worshipping church.
Session 4: Tim Meier
June 2016
United States
34:13
Tim Meier challenges us to reevaluate our involvement with the Holy Spirit.
Fourfold Gospel – Session 4 (James 5:14–15)
November 2011
United States
12:51
“Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven” (James 5:14–15). This promise remains true today. The power to heal comes from Christ alone. We seek His healing and wholeness first and foremost to glorify Him.
Fourfold Gospel – Session 1 INTRO (Series Overview)
November 2011
United States
1:48
This 5-part study is ideal for new member classes, Sunday school curriculum, and small group study. The deeper life principles of the “Fourfold Gospel” enable us to live victoriously over sin, persevere through life’s trials, and be all God created us to be.
March 2018
United States
12:40
John addresses the word “complexity” this month, specific to the increasing complexities of life and ministry that are converging upon the church and its leaders. He notes how Jesus entered a complex political environment, well aware of the complexities of spiritual warfare, and was able to avoid wrong conversations. To provide perspective on how to live in our complex world, John unpacks Matthew 10, where Jesus says, “. . . be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.”
August 2017
United States
31:48
Rooted in 1 Peter 2:4-12, these verses address Jewish believers who are now scattered around the Roman empire as “sojourners and exiles.”
Alliance Core Values – Session 2 (Luke 19:10)
November 2011
United States
6:42
In the formative years of our movement, the Holy Spirit instilled within A. B. Simpson a passion to reach people who had no knowledge of Jesus Christ in his “Jerusalem” and around the world. That passion still lives in The Alliance today and is our first core value: Lost people matter to God. He wants them found.
Alliance Core Values – Session 7 (1 Corinthians 2:4–5)
November 2011
United States
3:27
This introductory clip can be used to start each session or provide a sneak peak of the next session in the series. The Apostle Paul said, “My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.” We believe this is the fiber of our being. Without the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, we can accomplish nothing.
Alliance Core Values – Session 8 INTRO (Hebrews 11:6)
November 2011
United States
3:57
This introductory clip can be used to start each session or provide a sneak peak of the next session in the series. For more than a century, Alliance workers have braved harsh and dangerous territory, at great personal risk—even unto death—to take the good news of Jesus to a lost world. Because of the selfless dedication of these workers, entire people groups now know Jesus. Achieving God’s purposes means taking faith-filled risks. This always involves change.
Alliance Core Values – Session 8: (Hebrews 11:6)
November 2011
United States
6:22
For more than a century, Alliance workers have braved harsh and dangerous territory, at great personal risk—even unto death—to take the good news of Jesus to a lost world. Because of the selfless dedication of these workers, entire people groups now know Jesus. Achieving God’s purposes means taking faith-filled risks. This always involves change.
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