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Embracing the World

 

As a denomination, we have added the tag line "embracing the world" to our signature. We pray in our Vision Prayer that we will be transformed by Christ, transforming the world. We are not the agents of transformation. Only Christ can transform, and all glory goes to him. Our part is to represent Christ, as Paul put it, to be his ambassadors, to plead with people to be reconciled to God. To do that, we must have depth of love even as God the Father has his infinite love towards the world.

Your church is not simply a local church. Your church is involved in rescuing children from prostitution, both here in Canada and in other countries; in bringing restoration in Haiti, in offering relief in Japan, and we are responding to the fire in Slave Lake and the floods in Manitoba and Quebec. You helped to send chaplains to New York City after 9/11 and workers to Waveland Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina. Recently, I was in Indonesia and met pastors from tribes who were led to Christ by Alliance workers eighty years ago. Vietnam is currently celebrating 100 years of the Gospel, the Gospel that was brought to them by Canadian Robert A. Jaffray and his co-workers. Your church is part of all of these stories.

I wish I could say we never fail. We do fail. Sometimes we lose heart, become distracted, become compassion consumers (looking for the latest thrilling disaster to work on or give to), or worse, retreat into ourselves. But God continues to call us out of ourselves, out of our local concerns, out into the world. Join us. Join the Alliance Churches in Canada in embracing the world.

Franklin Pyles
President

The Missionary: Cutlurally Sensitive or Arrogantly Imposing?February 01, 2001
As a family of churches we have committed to join together to share the love of God around the world.
You Will be Hated by All NationsOctober 01, 2001
Jesus warned us about the growth of persecution, not to frighten us, but to strengthen us.
Why Should We Work Together?June 01, 2002
Covenants are strong solemn promises that parties make to each other.
Remember Those Who Suffer for the FaithOctober 01, 2002
Their pain is Jesus' pain.
The EvacuationNovember 01, 2002
Our missionaries and their children look upon us as their lifeline.
Willing to Walk to EgyptDecember 01, 2002
The Church will follow Christ in suffering.
Spiritually Needy PlacesApril 01, 2006
We are the first responders to the places of least-reached peoples.
What is Happening in the World?December 01, 2005
Thank you for giving, praying, going.
On Being a Missionary FamilyFebruary 01, 2004
I would suggest that we think of ourselves as a missionary family of churches.
In the Face of ThreatsOctober 01, 2004
Please pray for the church around the world.
Walking with ChristFebruary 01, 2005
Let us be people who will change the world.
Seamless LinksFebruary 01, 2007
The growth of the church was a team effort.
The IncarnationDecember 01, 2006
...include in our celebration those who are exemplifying the incarnation
Avatar and Alliance MissionsMarch 01, 2010
The temptation to act from a sense of superiority is constantly with us.
A Thank You NoteFebruary 01, 2008
A special thank you from another country.
Missions? Why are we there?March 01, 2009
Why do we send people to hard, and sometimes dangerous places? Why do we continually ask you to stand behind them, to pray for them, to support them with your gifts?
Fulfilling our MandateDecember 01, 2009
we have a mandate to preach the Good News of the coming of Christ
Danger on Every HandJuly 01, 2010
Jesus pointed to signs of God's activity in saving the world
Eyes Wide OpenMarch 10, 2011
We Stand at a Crossroad
Embracing the WorldJune 13, 2011
Your church is not simply a local church.

  

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