Core Values

Core Values Promo
Core Values (Promotional Segment)
November 2011
United States
0:43
This eight-week study unpacks seven core values Jesus modeled to answer the question: "How, then, shall we live?"

Alliance Core Values: Series Introduction
Alliance Core Values – Session 1 (Proverbs 23:7)
November 2011
United States
8:19
The first C&MA|DNA series focused on the Fourfold Gospel—Jesus our Savior, Sanctifier, Healer, and Coming King—the heart of what we as Alliance people believe. This second part of the DNA series, entitled Alliance Core Values, will examine how these key beliefs shape the way we are to live.

Finding Lost People INTRO
Alliance Core Values – Session 2 INTRO (Luke 19:10)
November 2011
United States
3:06
This introductory clip can be used to start each session or provide a sneak peak of the next session in the series. In the formative years of our movement, the Holy Spirit instilled within A. B. Simpson a passion to reach people who had no knowledge of Jesus Christ in his “Jerusalem” and around the world. That passion still lives in The Alliance today and is our first core value: Lost people matter to God. He wants them found.

Finding Lost People
Alliance Core Values – Session 2 (Luke 19:10)
November 2011
United States
6:42
In the formative years of our movement, the Holy Spirit instilled within A. B. Simpson a passion to reach people who had no knowledge of Jesus Christ in his “Jerusalem” and around the world. That passion still lives in The Alliance today and is our first core value: Lost people matter to God. He wants them found.

Syna Lao Testimony
Alliance Core Values – Session 2 (Testimony)
November 2011
Cambodia
5:27
Syna and her husband, Soeuth, have served as church planters in Cambodia since 1995. Syna has a nursing degree, and Soeuth is a graduate of Nyack College and Alliance Theological Seminary.

Prayer: Our Primary Work INTRO
Alliance Core Values–Session 3 INTRO (Philippians 4:6-7)
November 2011
United States
3:13
This introductory clip can be used to start each session or provide a sneak peak of the next session in the series. We believe that nothing of lasting value can be done unless it is bathed in prayer. His passionate belief that prayer undergirds all ministry compelled Alliance founder A. B. Simpson to create a prayer league that would focus on the world’s evangelization. He believed that this Prayer Alliance would prove to be the “mightiest force in the spread of missions.” That force still drives The Alliance today. Prayer is the primary work of God’s people.

Prayer: Our Primary Work
Alliance Core Values – Session 3 (Philippians 4:6-7)
November 2011
United States
6:02
We believe that nothing of lasting value can be done unless it is bathed in prayer. His passionate belief that prayer undergirds all ministry compelled Alliance founder A. B. Simpson to create a prayer league that would focus on the world’s evangelization. He believed that this Prayer Alliance would prove to be the “mightiest force in the spread of missions.” That force still drives The Alliance today. Prayer is the primary work of God’s people.

Fred Hartley Testimony
Alliance Core Values – Session 3 Testimony
November 2011
United States
3:48
Fred Hartley is pastor of Lilburn Alliance Church in Lilburn, Georgia. Fred is also president of College of Prayer International, with 20,000 students in 63 campuses worldwide.

It’s All God’s INTRO
Alliance Core Values – Session 4 INTRO(1 Chronicles 29:14)
November 2011
United States
2:44
This introductory clip can be used to start each session or provide a sneak peak of the next session in the series. This core value is intrinsic to the nature and structure of The Alliance. Scripture encourages us to remember that the amount of money we have or how much we give is secondary to recognizing that everything we have belongs to God. We are His stewards.

It’s All God’s
Alliance Core Values – Session 4 (1 Chronicles 29:14)
November 2011
United States
5:45
This core value is intrinsic to the nature and structure of The Alliance. Scripture encourages us to remember that the amount of money we have or how much we give is secondary to recognizing that everything we have belongs to God. We are His stewards.

God’s Word: The Key to All Success INTRO
Alliance Core Values – Session 5: (Joshua 1:8)
November 2011
United States
3:14
This introductory clip can be used to start each session or provide a sneak peak of the next session in the series. The driving force of The Alliance has always been Jesus’ command from Matthew 28:19—the Great Commission: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” But the next verse is equally important: “and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you…” Knowing and obeying God’s Word is fundamental to all true success.

God’s Word: The Key to All Success
Alliance Core Values – Session 5 (Joshua 1:8)
November 2011
United States
6:21
The driving force of The Alliance has always been Jesus’ command from Matthew 28:19—the Great Commission: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” But the next verse is equally important: “and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you…” Knowing and obeying God’s Word is fundamental to all true success.

Derwin Gray Testimony
Alliance Core Values – Session 5 (Testimony)
November 2011
United States
4:35
Derwin, a former NFL player, is pastor of a multiethnic, multigenerational, mission-shaped community called Transformation Church (C&MA) in Indian Land, South Carolina. He also serves as president of One Heart at a Time Ministries. Derwin and his wife, Vicky, have two children.

Mobilizing Devoted Disciples INTRO
Alliance Core Values – Session 6 INTRO (Matthew 28:19)
November 2011
United States
3:14
This introductory clip can be used to start each session or provide a sneak peak of the next session in the series. In The Christian and Missionary Alliance, the first priority of every minister, congregation, and believer is to work for the evangelization of the world. Healthy churches producing healthy disciples who are devoted to reaching lost people will hasten the completion of the Great Commission and the return of Jesus Christ. Completing the Great Commission will require the mobilization of every fully devoted disciple.

Mobilizing Devoted Disciples
Alliance Core Values – Session 6: (Matthew 28:19)
November 2011
United States
6:27
In The Christian and Missionary Alliance, the first priority of every minister, congregation, and believer is to work for the evangelization of the world. Healthy churches producing healthy disciples who are devoted to reaching lost people will hasten the completion of the Great Commission and the return of Jesus Christ. Completing the Great Commission will require the mobilization of every fully devoted disciple.

Jason Ostrander Testimony
Alliance Core Values – Session 6 (Testimony)
November 2011
United States
2:47
Jason serves as director for the Alliance Youth Office for the U.S. C&MA. He is a national speaker and film documentarian. He and his wife, Calu, have two sons.

Holy Spirit Empowerment INTRO
Alliance Core Values – Session 7 (1 Corinthians 2:4–5)
November 2011
United States
3:27
This introductory clip can be used to start each session or provide a sneak peak of the next session in the series. The Apostle Paul said, “My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.” We believe this is the fiber of our being. Without the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, we can accomplish nothing.

Holy Spirit Empowerment
Alliance Core Values – Session 7 (1 Corinthians 2:4–5)
November 2011
United States
7:06
The Apostle Paul said, “My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.” We believe this is the fiber of our being. Without the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, we can accomplish nothing.

Ron Walborn Testimony
Alliance Core Values – Session 7 (Testimony)
November 2011
United States
4:43
Ron is dean of Alliance Theological Seminary in Nyack, New York. His wife, Wanda, is director for Spiritual Formation at Nyack College. They have four children.

Faith-Filled Risks INTRO
Alliance Core Values – Session 8 INTRO (Hebrews 11:6)
November 2011
United States
3:57
This introductory clip can be used to start each session or provide a sneak peak of the next session in the series. For more than a century, Alliance workers have braved harsh and dangerous territory, at great personal risk—even unto death—to take the good news of Jesus to a lost world. Because of the selfless dedication of these workers, entire people groups now know Jesus. Achieving God’s purposes means taking faith-filled risks. This always involves change.

Faith-Filled Risks
Alliance Core Values – Session 8: (Hebrews 11:6)
November 2011
United States
6:22
For more than a century, Alliance workers have braved harsh and dangerous territory, at great personal risk—even unto death—to take the good news of Jesus to a lost world. Because of the selfless dedication of these workers, entire people groups now know Jesus. Achieving God’s purposes means taking faith-filled risks. This always involves change.

Sami Dagher Testimony
Alliance Core Values – Session 8 (Testimony)
November 2011
United States
4:11
Sami Dagher is founder of the Alliance national churches in Lebanon and Baghdad, as well as a Bible school in the Nuba Mountains, Sudan. Currently, he is vice president of the Alliance national churches in Syria and Lebanon.

Lost and Found
Big Ideas Core Values - Session 1
March 2011
United States
5:45
One family adopted seven siblings who had been neglected and abused.

First Things First!
Big Ideas Core Values - Session 2
March 2011
United States
5:10
"Prayer is my best friend because if helps me through really tough situations," says Lexi, whose father had a brain tumor.

My Stuff or God’s Stuff: Sammy’s …
Alliance Core Values – Session 3
March 2011
Burkina Faso
4:45
"When God tells me to do something I want to do it no matter what, even if it's giving all of my money."

Obeying God = True Success
Big Ideas Core Values - Session 4
March 2011
Burkina Faso
4:26
"I could buy a doll with this money, but it would remind me of how I could have fed kids just like me."

All For One; One For All
Big Ideas Core Values - Session 5
March 2011
Africa
5:03
A four-year-old raised enough money to help build two churches in Africa.

Nothing Is Impossible!
Big Ideas Core Values - Session 6
March 2011
United States
4:07
A daughter's prayer results in her mother's healing.

Play It Safe or Take a Risk?
Big Ideas Core Values - Session 7
March 2011
Africa
3:34
"One guy pulled the door open, and he shoved a hand gun up against the side of my head."
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