Official Worker License Questionnaire
 The granting of official worker status within the Mid-Atlantic District of the C&MA is taken with great care and concern. This process is not automatic nor routine. Our District Licensing, Ordination and Consecration Council (LO&CC) works hard to ensure that high standards are set and maintained for all official workers.
To help with the renewal process regarding your license as an official worker for the upcoming year (2019), please complete the annual license questionnaire by
November 15, 2018.
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IMPORTANT Missions Message
From Rev. Ira Towns
Reminder!
Please do not publicly display the International Workers sheet distributed at Conference.
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 During District Conference, Gary Friesen from the national office, made a presentation on church legal updates.
This material will be sent to official workers via email and will also be available on our
website under Resources/Official Worker & Church Resources. Due to the sensitive information on some of the material, the page is password protected. The password has been provided to official workers in earlier communications.
If you are an official worker and do not have the password, please call the District Office.
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Thank you to the churches that have already sent in their newsletter and social media information to the District Office!
We know that many churches use newsletters or social media to share updates.
If your church distributes a newsletter and/or has social media accounts where updates like faith promises, baptisms, prayer requests, praises, events, etc. are shared, we would love to hear from you! Please send the sign-up information for the newsletter and the URL for your social media accounts to Yenory Orozco (
yorozco@cmamad.org
).
We would like to share this information with the churches in our district so that the district family can come together to rejoice, pray and be inspired by how God is extending the Kingdom through our churches.
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Alliance Council 2019
May 28-June 2, 2019
Join the Alliance family as we gather in Orlando, FL to celebrate what God is doing in our midst and seek His heart as we move Beyond.
Our very own,
Jen Ashby, will be speaking at Alliance Council 2019. Jen serves as the executive director of ministries at Derwood Alliance Church in Rockville, MD.
On Friday, May 31, 2019, Jen will be speaking at one of the seminars.
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 The Christian and Missionary Alliance legacy for missions (domestic and abroad) has generations of history, much of which we will never know of this side of eternity. It is even more exciting though, whenever we can participate or facilitate in expanding the gospel during our own lifetime. John and Betty Arnold, currently missionaries in Burkina Faso, have worked many years in this field and can relate fascinating experiences battling for the gospel in this otherwise spiritually dark and hostile country. One of these stories started in 1996 with the miraculous beginnings of a church in Kovio (Ko-v-o) when four young men came to Christ. The village witch doctor afterwards falsely accused one of these men for the recent death of a young girl and incited the village to kill him in response. Two villagers followed through while the young man was sleeping only to see him walking the next morning. Through this and other circumstances related here,the village started coming to Christ.
The original Kovio church of 100 now has over 1000 Christians and needs our help. They have outgrown their existing church facilities and began construction of a larger building to enable the church to meet together. The walls are standing, but they need a $50,000 roof structure to hold it together.
What can I do?
The Kovio roof installation needs to be funded by the end of 2018 so they can construct it in January to ensure the existing walls survive the rains. To help, please contribute by marking your gifts as "Kovio Church Roof Project" so that your church can forward them to the national office in time to start building.
Below you will find two versions of the Kovio Church History.
The word document is included in case our local churches want to modify for their purposes. The PDF is an example of how it could be printed and triple folded as a bulletin insert.
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Earlier this year, we closed a church and there were many items left over. Office furniture, folding chairs, Awana programs, etc.
If you are interested in any of these items or want more information, please contact Ira Towns at
itowns@cmamad.org.
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Fresh Start Revitalization
Fresh Start is the process of restarting and strengthening churches that have a heritage of making an impact over the years. The 12-marker strategy of Fresh Start invests the people and assets of any church finding itself on the backside of the church life-cycle. The goal is to reverse the declining trend and build in a fresh vision for the future.
When: April 2-3, 2019
Where: First Alliance Church, Silver Spring MD
For more information and to register, please click here.
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LIFE is a gathering of the next generation Alliance family to experience God and expand His kingdom locally and globally.
We seek to
GLORIFY
God in worship, word, and community;
EXPOSE
God's heart for the lost;
INTRODUCE
Jesus Christ into the whole life of each student; and
INSPIRE
students to join the global Alliance family.
July 9-13, 2019
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EquippingU is designed to equip Alliance pastors and leaders to live spiritually healthy lives and lead healthy churches. EquippingU features three equipping programs led by experienced practitioners and gifted communicators from inside and outside The Alliance:
- EquippingU LIVE for small group learning
- EquippingU PODCAST for individual learning
- EquippingU PRE-COUNCIL for learning and growing together with the greater Alliance family
"I plan to engage in this event and would be willing to cluster with other pastors for discussion and accountability." -
Rev.
Ross Halbersma, New Hope in Winchester, VA.
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LEAD Cohorts Forming for January 2019 Launch
LEAD is a two-and-a-half year leadership journey that fulfills all educational requirements for accreditation in the Mid-Atlantic District and will set you on a path to be a leader in your local church and the kingdom of God. We would like you to consider whether or not LEAD might be a good option for you and we wanted to let you know that LEAD provides a local, effective, approved and transformational means for acquiring the basic ministry skills needed to radically reorient one's life to intentionally and aggressively advance the kingdom. We believe LEAD would be a great fit to give you the tools you need to gain strength as a leader.
To watch a video explaining the heart and soul of The LEAD Program, visit their Facebook page.
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Open Enrollment is Coming Soon!
Curtis Farmer, Director for Alliance Benefits
With Open Enrollment just around the corner, we want to provide you with the new 2019 rates and plan details as you prepare for the coming year. Visit our website at www.alliancebenefits.org for more information.
God has been incredibly faithful in allowing the Alliance Health Plan to care for so many of our members. We are committed to making the plan a great alternative to other plans in the marketplace and to serving our Alliance family well. We welcome the opportunity to partner with you in 2019 and look forward to hearing from you!
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Final Review Proofreading
 Hunter Ann Legg is the founder and owner of Final Review Proofreading, a business that provides professional, affordable, and accurate proofreading services. A professional proofreader for over eight years, she is an editor for the D.Min program at Asbury Theological Seminary, as well as an editor for Seedbed publishing.
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November 13
Missions Mobilization Team
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November 22-23
Thanksgiving
OFFICE CLOSED
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November 27
LO&CC
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November 30- December 2
Life On Life (Cohort 2)
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District Church Plants Updates
Praise:
Alan, our Silver Spring MD Vietnamese planter, will soon launch another church via a Wednesday evening small group in Arlington, VA.
Eddy, our Fredericksburg Haitian planter, will soon begin a Saturday evening small group in Richmond, VA.
For 3 months in a row we've had someone give their life to Christ in a church plant!
Prayer Request:
Giving to increase to the $14k we need each month.
For The River's Nov. 8-11 outreach in the Wilkins Ave. neighborhood (a center for drug and sex trafficking).
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Veterans Day 2018
Sunday, November 11, 2018, marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ultimately concluded "the War to End All Wars" (a.k.a. World War I). Today the holiday is known as Veterans Day, a time to thank all veterans who have served the United States of America.
On behalf of federal chaplains representing The Christian and Missionary Alliance, we would like to encourage our churches to take time during your services to honor and thank Alliance veterans for their military service, acknowledging that they have sacrificed for their country and done their duty toward the cause of freedom. Resources, including a bulletin insert, poster, social media graphics, a letter to veterans, and a prayer, will soon be made available at
https://cmalliance.org.
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Pastor Preview at Summit Grove 2019
Summit Grove is partnering with Reverend John Fretz and Walk Thru The Bible for a Pastor Preview being held
May 9, 2019.
Pastors can sign up by selecting "register now" beside Summit Grove Camp with the link below!
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Snow Tubing Youth Retreat
Summit Grove is gearing up for it's annual Snow Tubing Youth Retreat held February 8-10, 2019.
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Follow Us on
Instagram
We are excited to announce that the District Office is using Instagram!
We want to communicate better with the district family through a variety of platforms.
We will be posting encouraging thoughts, event reminders, etc.
Click on the picture to follow us!
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Impact Summit 2019
January 11-12, 2019
Registration:
$149 (Through January 1)
Late/Onsite Registration: $199
Location:
Living Faith Alliance Church
1987 S. Lincoln Avenue
Vineland, NJ 08361
Contact: Caleb Howard, Family Ministries Coordinator at Living Faith Alliance Church
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National Office Job Opening
Trips Coordinator & Marketing Communications
Click Here for information about a job opening at the National Office in Colorado Springs.
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cmallianceKIDsTraining
Kids Ministry Volunteers and Parents, Join Melissa McDonald for a one-day cmallianceKIDS training event hosted at
First Alliance Church in Silver Spring on April 13th, 2019.
More information will be provided soon!
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Personnel and Church Updates
Personnel Updates:
- Jon Smith - Chaplain. Joined the district family. You might have met him at District Conference.
Church Closures:
Church Location Changes:
New Church Plants:
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Fair Share and Church Planting Update
September 2018
Fair Share (YTD):
Budget: $93,928.23
Received: $94,141.93
Surplus: $213.70
Church Planting (YTD):
Budget: $43,750.00
Received: $74,207.95
Surplus: $30,457.95
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