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Statement of Faith Update – John Stumbo Video Blog No. 108

John invites Terry Smith, vice president for U.S. Church Ministries, to share a progress report on the updating of our Alliance Statement of Faith.

LIFE 2022 Week in Review

At LIFE 2022, students were challenged with the truth that Jesus is greater than everything. That includes our reputation, sex, fame, our plans, our issues, and more. Celebrate what God has done as you watch this week in review.

LIFE 2022 | Session 9 – Full Service

On Saturday evening, Megan Fate Marshman closed LIFE 2022 with a gospel message reminding students that Jesus loves us and lives in us. Our relationship with him is greater than everything, even our reputation.

LIFE 2022 | Session 8 – Full Service

On Saturday morning, U.S. Alliance president John Stumbo recalls his story of healing, reminding students that God is in our journeys and He can only be good.

LIFE 2022 | Session 7 – Full Service

On Friday evening, Heather Flies reminded students that our issues might affect us, but they don’t define us. What defines us is that the God of the universe created us with purpose and on purpose.

LIFE 2022 | Session 6 – Full Service

On Friday morning Rich Villodas taught LIFE students that sexual wholeness is the prayerful integration of our spirituality and sexuality. This integration results in deep, satisfying relationships with others.

All of Jesus: He Still Heals

In 2017, Bonnie was diagnosed with gastroparesis, an incurable disease which made it impossible for her to eat solid foods. During the healing service at Alliance Council 2021, she was surprised to feel her stomach moving as people prayed for her. And the next day, when she ate solid food without pain for the first…

Be Encouraged to Know – John Stumbo Video Blog No. 101

John invites some of our U.S. Alliance leaders to tell us about how God is moving in their communities.

The New Great Commission Fund: First Quarter Update

Alliance family, thank you for your giving and participation on this journey!

Year-End Offering 2021

This Christmas, you are invited to participate in The Alliance’s Year-End Offering. Today, nearly 3.3 billion people—42 percent of the world’s population—remain unreached with the good news of Jesus. From the beginning of our movement, God has drawn The Alliance to the hard-to-reach places, and He continues to call all of us to partner with…

Commingled Experiences – John Stumbo Video Blog No. 99

John reflects on the normalcy of having conflicting emotions while walking an unhindered life with Christ.

Demo Day Recap

Katlyn and Mayor Joe Begeny discuss demolition day at the future site of the Alliance National Office, and his hope for the city of Reynoldsburg.

Better Positioned for Missional Ministry – John Stumbo Video Blog No. 97

John explains the impact of the National Office move on our ability to fulfill the mission Jesus calls us to accomplish.

Thank You!

With tears of joy and gratitude, Alliance international workers convey how the Alliance family sustained them and advanced their work during COVID.

The Church in a Changing Culture (featuring Gary Friesen) – John Stumbo Video Blog No. 96

John invites C&MA Vice President Gary Friesen to offer insights on being the Church in today’s culture.

Council 2021 Recap

At Alliance Council 2021 our family met the Lord in many sacred spaces. Let's look back on our time together.

Sacred: Council 2021 – John Stumbo Video Blog No. 95

Sacred: Council 2021 – John Stumbo Video Blog No. 95

“The stories of how God met us at Alliance Council 2021 are rich and abundant,” John reports. Enjoy this video recap of a powerful, significant week.

What is Church? (Alliance Kids)

“They’re not just coming to church so they could be in heaven. Christians should go to church so they can actually know what God is like.”

All Nations

Speaking in their native tongues, 18 Alliance family members recite Scripture and express their heart for the lost.

Sacred Power (Senior Saints)

"The Spirit of God works, and He guides our way moment by moment."

Sacred Calling (Senior Saints)

“God led every step of the way in a very marvelous and sacred manner.”

Sacred Bride (Senior Saints)

“The Church matters to Him. That’s why He died for it.”

What is Sacred? (Senior Saints)

Some of The Alliance's longest serving workers explain what sacred means to them.

Sacred Calling

A poem by Sarah Bourns expresses the heart of The Alliance in seeking God’s justice for the vulnerable and overlooked.

Sacred Bride

Listen to a poem about how God still pursues the Church wholeheartedly regardless of how we run from Him.

Sacred Power

I cannot alone bear much fruit . . . but I can, in Him, burrow down deep roots.

Sacred Encounter

Here I am, Lord. I’ve come to meet with You. I don’t care how You come, Lord. Just . . . that . . . You do.

Thursday Business

Wednesday Business

Tuesday Business

Great Commission Day 2021: The Sending Church

Great Commission Day 2021: The Mission Field

Thailand field director Janice Quinlan describes her excitement in welcoming new Alliance GOers—Tub and Goi-Joi Yang and their family— to the field, thanks to the prayers and generosity of Alliance SENDers. An answer to the Thailand team's prayers, the Yangs are following God’s call to proclaim the good news in this spiritually desolate land.

A Pastoral Word for Leaders – John Stumbo Video Blog No. 94

This month, John takes us to a Bible hero, Jeremiah, whose honest story he prays will bring us some hope, perspective, strength, and encouragement during these uneasy times.

Hope and a Future for Urban Families

Ben Douglass and Faith Community Church are engaged in urban ministry in the heart of Columbus, Ohio. Their church and ministry center help meet the needs of transient, impoverished, and spiritually underserved adults and children. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the congregation dove head-first into serving kids during the school day.

Great Commission Day 2021: The Time is Now

Follow the journey of the Yangs—a recently appointed international worker family—and see how their struggles, adversities, and triumphs solidified God’s clear call to GO!

Polity Update – John Stumbo Video Blog No. 93

This month, John takes the opportunity to update us on the national conversation we’re having regarding men and women in leadership in The Alliance and to foreshadow what will be coming to Alliance Council 2021.

GO: Unfinished Journeys

This spring, through the 2021 Great Commission Day Offering, “GO: Unfinished Journeys,” you can send 40 new Alliance workers who will help establish a gospel presence where none yet exists.

Statement of Faith Revisions: Council 2021 – John Stumbo Video Blog No. 92

This month, John presents the newly revised Alliance Statement of Faith, which was recently approved by the C&MA Board of Directors and will be presented at Council 2021 in Nashville this May/June.

Refuge

When Congolese refugees were resettled to Missoula, Montana, to escape war, violence, and political upheaval in their homeland, the Missoula Alliance Church asked, “What do we do with these families?” God’s answer was clear: Here they are for you to love, learn from, grow with, and help shepherd.

Community First: Tacoma, WA

Where Will All of This Lead?

When C&MA founder, A.B. Simpson, told his wife, Maggie, that he was leaving his secure pastorate to start something new, she asked, “Where will all of this lead?” Over 140 years later, Simpson’s decision has led to global, exponential growth for the Kingdom.

A Prayer for Those Struggling to Pray

Crosstown: Ripples of Grace

Unfinished: In Us

Watch the full event for Church Planting Sunday 2021, Unfinished: In Us, here!

Caring in Chaos: ENVISION Miami

An ENVISION team weekly distributes four tons of food to 200–300 low-income students and their families, many of whom have lost their jobs due to COVID-19.