"The Lord is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness. The Lord is good to all, and His mercies are over all His works...And your godly ones shall bless You." Psalms 145:8-10
UPCOMING DISTRICT EVENTS
Calling ASC Churches and Pastors' Involvement as applies to your respective ministries! (Visit www.alliancesouthcentral.com
June 29-July 1 Compelled Conference 2023
Rio Life Community Church | 1112 S Rio Rico Rd, Mercedes, TX 78570
"The Lord of God compels us." [2 Cor 5:14]
This conference experience will challenge students to be "compelled" to love, grow, serve, and go. This is for the Youth Ages: (rising 6th) 7th Graders thru 12th Graders (graduating).
(Conference spaces are limited and fill up quickly! Registration's based on a first-come-first-serve basis. Once registration is full, late registrants will be added to a waiting list and will be contacted if a space becomes available)
July 1 (9:00am-3:00pm) Thriving Alliance Churches-Mission Mobilizer Training | Speaker: Rev. Jorge Cuevas | Houston, TX
SAVE-THE-DATE (Details will follow soon...)
July 20-22 Compelled Conference 2023 in El Paso Region
SAVE-THE-DATE (Details will follow soon...)
July 27-29 Compelled Conference 2023 in DFW Region
SAVE-THE-DATE (Details will follow soon...)
July 17-21 Kids Adventure Camp 2023
Twin Oaks Ranch, Buda, TX
It's time to plan for a fun-filled event for your "children's church" this summer while keeping them grounded in God's Word. This is for ages "going into 2nd grade to going into 8th grade" kids. You can contact Pastor Scott Robbins at 254-772-5501 | srobbins@alliancewaco.org for any questions. Registration is OPEN!
Sep 1-4 District Family Camp 2023
Pinecrest Camp and Conference Center, Ozone, AR
SAVE-THE-DATE!
Sep 16-17 ASC Relational Leadership Weekend (RLW) 2023
7000 Matlock Rd (ASC Facilities), Arlington, TX
RLW is an overnight retreat experience created by The LEAD Program and brought to you by Alliance South Central. This retreat is for Ordinands & Consecrants (but open to all ASC Churches) to grow in their relationship of themselves and those they lead. This retreat meets a requirement for Ordination/Consecration.
For Registration information (due on or before July 31, 2023), click link >>> TO REGISTER
Sep 18-20 ASC District Conference 2023
7000 Matlock Rd (ASC Facilities) in Arlington, TX
Conference Theme Reveal at our ASC Breakfast Council Reception
Registration opens in June (right after Council)!
Oct 18,19 & 25,26 Alliance Peacemaking (VIRTUAL) Training, Fall 2023
This is a Level 1 Training to be conducted by Rev. Mike Jared (Regional AP Director) in a two-hour per session on four consecutive scheduled nights -- from 6:00-8:00pm this Fall. This fulfills an ordination requirement to those who are in the ordination process and is open to all church leaders/members who may wish to benefit this training. Spots are limited only to 10-12 people. So don't delay!
Oct 27-29 Man Camp 2023 -- "Men of God, Men of Courage"
"Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love." (1 Cor 16:13-14) From Old Testament to New Testament, the Bible is full of stories of men who rose to the call of God upon their lives...and of those who fail as well. The same continues to this day. Our very own C&MA President, John Stumbo will lead us in challenging, encouraging, story-filled messages that assist us in rising to be the men God has called us to be.
Nov 3-5 Alliance Women's Fall Retreat 2023
ASC Women, we are excited to announce our upcoming Fall Retreat that will once again take place in Lakeview & Retreat Center, Waxahachie, TX. The theme for this year's retreat is, "DEEPLY ROOTED". Our weekend will consist of practical teaching that dives into the Word of God, helping us examine together the soil of our hearts and the roots that are growing us as Women of God. There will be worship, Bible teaching, and great fellowship and community. Bring a friend! All are welcome! (by Yvette Banda)
Update on Pastor Caleb Jordan's wife, Meghan (Arlington, TX):
Meghan is feeling better. Fever is down (as of Friday, 5/5). The hospital had advised her to get a full work up with the hematologist on account of her bloodwork, so we'll be starting that process this week. Thank you for your continued prayers! ~ from Pastor Caleb.
Prayer of Praise for the new congregation recently being adopted into the ASC Family -- Welcome, Regeneration Community Church, coming in as a church plant! Pray for Pastor Chae No and his leaders for a smooth process of transition.
Pray for these recently designated Greenhouse Churches in our district: that the Lord would bless and guide them to reproduce and plant a new congregation within 1 to 3 years ---
- C&MA Church of Stillwater in Oklahoma (Rev. John Chaffin)
- Redemption Point Alliance Church in McKinney, TX (Rev. Lindsey Alcosiba)
- 40 Church Movement in Austin, TX (Rev. Aaron Foor)
Prayers for Rev. Dr. Mark & Dr. Reatha Searing's Ministry with CMI
Reatha and I will be traveling to Ecuador June 20th through July 3rd. Our first commitment will be an Alliance Peacemaking Training on June 24th at the Manta Alliance Church. Then 2 Pastor Retreats the following week. July 3, Mark will travel to Lima, Peru to finish coordinating with the Lima Encounter Churches as they plan their 50th Anniversary celebration on October 23-30. Hundreds of C&MA Pastors and leaders from Latin American churches will be attending the events scheduled for that week. Thank you for keeping us in your prayers ~ Mark
ASC Breakfast Buffet Reception
We can't wait to be together as an Alliance South Central family at Council for our Breakfast Reception on May 30, Tuesday. Take note it starts at 7:00 am to 8:30 am only.
Rev. Dr. Mark & Dr. Reatha Searing's Mission Update at Council
Come by the "Lima Encounter With God" BOOTH at the C&MA Council! They are celebrating 50 years of impacting the large urban cities of Latin America with this book of Acts strategy which Reatha and I are involved with in Church Ministries International.
Mark your calendars --- National Great Commission Day is June 2, 2023. All gifts made on National GC Day will be matched up to $360,000!
This means Alliance churches can double their impact in launching gospel presence among the world's marginalized, displaced, and unreached by making a gift on June 2 at https://cmalliance.org/2023-great-commission-day/
The rest of this year’s campaign resources are made available in a digital format. These resources—which include printable bulletin inserts, video segments, promotional announcements, presentation slides, instructions for your church treasurer, and campaign graphics—will enable you to promote the offering during Sunday morning worship or through email, social media, and any other digital communications used by your church. Links to these digital resources can be found at cmalliance.org/gcday and have been emailed to your church.
If you are a newly licensed worker or that you have been licensed for awhile and has not attended Resonate, you should have gotten an invitation from the National Office to attend Resonate 2023 on July 31-August 3 at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center, Ohio. This New Worker's Forum is a REQUIRED Training for all C&MA Workers nationwide and your participation fulfills the ordination requirement for those who are in the process.
This year, we are happy to accommodate and make available ASL services, other language translations (by prior request only), counseling services, Orchard Alliance, and Alliance Benefits Consultation, and more! Please be encouraged to attend (regardless if you receive the invitation or not)
We are happy to announce that at General Council 2023, ACLD will be launching a new disciplemaking program. The name of this program is Project 2819: Developing Disciplemakers.
What is Project 2819?
Project 2819 is a subscription-based discipleship curriculum library. Subscribers will have access to an ever-growing library of disciple-making and leadership development curriculum, as well as other courses relevant to everyday life in the local church. Project 2819 is a ministry of the Alliance Center for Leadership Development of The Christian and Missionary Alliance.
What are the benefits?
Project 2819 will provide the local church with a video-driven discipleship and leadership curriculum along with handouts for in-depth discussions. The goal is to help the local church build the next generation of Spirit-driven leaders.
- Our curriculum will help move people toward becoming biblically grounded disciples who are making other disciples.
- Churches will have access to all course material for one low monthly fee. Individuals can sign up for select courses and start any time.
- From the Fourfold Gospel to the deeper life, all courses are designed for use within a C&MA context.
September is Multiplication Month
Multiplication is core to the mission of the Church. Planting churches has always been—and continues to be—the best way to win the lost, disciple them into loving, nurturing communities of faith, and develop them into winsome disciplemakers. This is how Christ’s Kingdom is multiplied on earth!
The Alliance is and has always been a church-planting movement, and church multiplication is vital to the fulfillment of our Acts 1:8 mandate and our All of Jesus for All the World vision. God is always opening new windows of opportunity to plant churches among marginalized, least-reached populations in our cities, suburbs, and rural areas. As His people, we seize opportunities to walk through the doors He opens.
This September, The Alliance will be celebrating Multiplication Month. Please plan now to designate one Sunday in September as Church Planting Sunday in your church. Later this year, the National Office Church Multiplication team will be sending digital resources to help you convey the importance of church planting to your congregation and explain how they can be a vital part of a multiplication movement. Stay tuned!
