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The Power of Alignment
Posted by
Bob Fetherlin
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08 September 2007
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This week Esther and I are visiting five local churches in Pennsylvania. While size, style, and philosophy of ministry vary, all are interested in local outreach and overseas missions. In a word, they desire to be "missional".
We've been talking about building deeper connections between their congregations and Alliance missions. The best way to start is nurturing a relationship with a missionary. There are also short term missions trips, partnerships, focused intercession, and financial investment.
It's possible to connect relationally with a missionary in Cambodia . . . take short term missions trips to Mexico . . . establish a partnership with Alliance work in Mali . . . pray for a ministry initiative in Ecuador . . . and give money to help with a project in Russia. But wouldn't it be more effective to align all of these?
What if a congregation was intentional about a relationship with a missionary in Cambodia, sent short term missions teams to help that missionary, built a partnership with Cambodia, prayed specifically for Cambodia and that missionary's efforts there, and focused its Great Commission Fund investment on the support and work of that missionary? Would there be power in this kind of alignment? Would this result in synergy?
YES! For help with the short term missions piece, talk to your missionary, go to www.cmalliance.org/stmo or contact Matt Peace at peacem@cmalliance.org. To explore a partnership, interact with your missionary or get in touch with Don Sappington at sappingtond@cmalliance.org. To exchange specific prayer concerns, get an e-mail connection going with your missionary. To invest financially in that missionary, give specifically to support him or her through the Great Commission Fund.
There is power in this kind of alignment! If you don't believe it, just try it. I'm convinced you'll feel a deeper, more satisfying connection with God and what He's doing through Alliance churches involved in Alliance missions.
We've been talking about building deeper connections between their congregations and Alliance missions. The best way to start is nurturing a relationship with a missionary. There are also short term missions trips, partnerships, focused intercession, and financial investment.
It's possible to connect relationally with a missionary in Cambodia . . . take short term missions trips to Mexico . . . establish a partnership with Alliance work in Mali . . . pray for a ministry initiative in Ecuador . . . and give money to help with a project in Russia. But wouldn't it be more effective to align all of these?
What if a congregation was intentional about a relationship with a missionary in Cambodia, sent short term missions teams to help that missionary, built a partnership with Cambodia, prayed specifically for Cambodia and that missionary's efforts there, and focused its Great Commission Fund investment on the support and work of that missionary? Would there be power in this kind of alignment? Would this result in synergy?
YES! For help with the short term missions piece, talk to your missionary, go to www.cmalliance.org/stmo or contact Matt Peace at peacem@cmalliance.org. To explore a partnership, interact with your missionary or get in touch with Don Sappington at sappingtond@cmalliance.org. To exchange specific prayer concerns, get an e-mail connection going with your missionary. To invest financially in that missionary, give specifically to support him or her through the Great Commission Fund.
There is power in this kind of alignment! If you don't believe it, just try it. I'm convinced you'll feel a deeper, more satisfying connection with God and what He's doing through Alliance churches involved in Alliance missions.
