By now, most of you have heard that some changes are coming to the way in which we (The Alliance) will be funding missions. Below are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions. For a more comprehensive treatment of the issue, see the Alliance GCF webpage. What is changing about the way in…
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Every church needs more leaders. The problem is there are only three ways to get more. 1. Buy them, by hiring them. 2. Steal them from other churches. 3. Train them up yourself (the most difficult of all). So how do we do this? The Bible tells us to take what we have learned and teach it to others, that…
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I attend and serve in a small rural Alliance church in Iowa. While our town looks very much like it was an inspiration for one of Norman Rockwell’s paintings, looks are deceiving. Drugs run rampant in our little town. Brokenness and trauma mark nearly every family and person in this town of 5,500 people. Our…
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This week, Lori and I got back into the swing of things in the Rocky Mountain District. We are thankful for a few months of sabbatical where we enjoyed a wonderful time away with the Lord, our family and our beautiful country. We had the privilege at Christmas to see most of our kids and grandchildren. We…
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