What Is Christian & Missionary Alliance?

OUR PASSION -The Great Commission

Jesus commissioned His followers to “go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). This command expresses the heart of the Father–to reconcile lost people to Himself. Captured by Jesus' love for us, we desire others to enjoy the same genuine relationship with Christ. Our driving passion -why we exist- is to know Christ and complete His Commission. This compels us to reach our own communities with the good news of Jesus. But the Alliance family doesn't stop in our own cities. Reaching the lost is a cause for which we are willing to go, quite literally, to the ends of the earth.

 

OUR CALLING - The Greatest Commandment

Jesus instructed His followers to "'Love the Lord God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind... Love your neighbor as yourself '" (Matthew 22:37-39) Love is not optional for Christians. We who have experienced the great love of the Father want to share His love with others. Today, the Alliance is caring for the refugee, the sick, and the lost through relief work, clinics, schools and acts of compassion. This gives us the opportunity to share the message of Christ's saving love. We make it a priority to establish churches so that those who come to Christ will have the support and discipleship of a church family. Love in action–word matched by deed–this is the Alliance.

 

OUR FAMILY - Diverse and United

If you were to visit ten Alliance churches across the country (or around the world), you would find each one refreshingly distinct. Diverse ethnicities and worship styles characterize our fellowship. In a unique way our diversity serves to unite the Alliance family as we choose to focus on Christ and matters of eternal significance. We agree on the basic beliefs of Christianity and are thoroughly grounded in God's Word. We celebrate our multifaceted fellowship as an expression of God's wonderfully creative nature.

SO WHAT IS THE CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE?

The Alliance is.... People Embracing Christ - Every two minutes someone comes to faith in Jesus through Alliance ministries- more than 200,000 a year. Every year thousands of future church leaders are being equipped for ministry in 120 theological schools worldwide. The Alliance is.... People Serving Christ - Over half of our more than 800 U.S. missionaries serve in the 10/40 Window or among unreached peoples. Dozens of trained missionary associates and workers are engaged in compassion and relief ministries among some of the world's neediest people.

The Alliance is.... People Worshipping Christ - More than 400,000 believers worship in 28 languages in 2,000 U.S. C&MA churches every week. Across the world, 3.5 million people gather in 20,000 Alliance churches and church groups. In 81 countries, our Alliance family is making disciples, planting churches, reaching neighbors, and sending workers.

 

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