Peacemaking Training: Level 2

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"Conflict is inevitable; how we handle it is not. God expects us to handle our conflicts differently than the world does. 
Alliance Peacemaking teaches how He wants
us to deal with conflict."

If you are a Christian leader (consecrated and ordained or lay), you are already coaching. This two-day live seminar equips you to coach better from a biblical standpoint to help other people see and resolve their conflict from a godly perspective. Certified conflict coaches become resources for their churches.


Please note:You must complete level 1 training to participate in this event.

This training will be held at Riverside Alliance Church, May 22nd-23rd.
( 2433 S Main St, Akron, OH 44319)
The cost to attend is $300.

Click here to register now!

Please reach out to our office with any questions you may have.
330.336.2911 or mkulton@cdcma.org

Global Leadership Summit

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Stow Alliance Fellowship is inviting people from the Central District to participate in the Global Leadership Summit.

The Global Leadership Summit (GLS) is one of the premier leadership conferences in the world. It is held live in Chicago each year and live streamed to multiple locations around the United States and the world.
This year Stow Alliance Fellowship is a host site.
(4460 Stow Rd, Stow, OH 44224)

The event takes place on August 8th - 9th, from 9am-5pm each day.
 
The GLS is comprised of a variety of leaders from different sectors of commerce, business, government and ministry.

You can view this year's GLS leader list here!

Tickets are still at the Early Bird rate of $179.  

They can be purchased here!

Regional Partnerships For Prayer

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Open to all licensed workers, staff, and other church leaders.

Make plans to join one of our final Regional Partnerships in
April for PRAYER, 9:30am - 11:30am.
 
April 18 | Northview Alliance (Wooster)
April 23 | Zanesville Alliance 

West Virginia | A regional prayer gathering date will be scheduled for late spring/summer.
 
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."
Philippians 4:6
 
Regional Partnerships typically focus on disciplemaking discipleship (DMD). However, based on comments from Fall 2023, we will invest time to pray for each other and for The Alliance.
Philippians 4:2-9 will serve as our prayer outline.
 
Click here to sign up!

(Lunch will be provided for those who can stay or go out together.)
 
'The Lord is near.'
Philippians 4:5b

Alliance Women Spring Event

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Saturday, April 20th; 9:00am-1:30pm at Elkins Alliance Church
(1499 Parsons Rd, Montrose, WV 26283)

Read below a brief message on behalf of our Alliance Women Team:

"We’ll be unpacking Acts 1:8 and discovering what it means to be Christ’s witnesses here, there, and everywhere. Hands-on verse mapping, interactive devotional time, worship, lunch, and an International Worker guest will be part of our time together. We plan to conclude by 1:30pm. This is a free event and a great opportunity for a road trip with your sisters in Christ. We will receive an offering to bless our International Workers and cover expenses.
Please bring a crock pot of soup per car/van full of ladies."
 
Please contact Rayna Strong (raynastrong@gmail.com)
with any questions you may have.

Peacemaking Training: Level 2

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"Conflict is inevitable; how we handle it is not. God expects us to handle our conflicts differently than the world does.
Alliance Peacemaking teaches how He wants
us to deal with conflict."

If you are a Christian leader (consecrated and ordained or lay), you are already coaching. This two-day live seminar equips you to coach better from a biblical standpoint to help other people see and resolve their conflict from a godly perspective. Certified conflict coaches become resources for their churches.

Please note: You must complete level 1 training to participate in this event.

This training will be held at Riverside Alliance Church, May 22nd-23rd.
( 2433 S Main St, Akron, OH 44319)
The cost to attend is $300.

Click here to register now!

Please reach out to our office with any questions you may have.
330.336.2911 or mkulton@cdcma.org

Alliance Women Spring Event

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Saturday, April 20th; 9:00am-1:30pm at Elkins Alliance Church
(1499 Parsons Rd, Montrose, WV 26283)

Read below a brief message on behalf of our Alliance Women Team:

"We’ll be unpacking Acts 1:8 and discovering what it means to be Christ’s witnesses here, there, and everywhere. Hands-on verse mapping, interactive devotional time, worship, lunch, and an International Worker guest will be part of our time together. We plan to conclude by 1:30pm. This is a free event and a great opportunity for a road trip with your sisters in Christ. We will receive an offering to bless our International Workers and cover expenses.
Please bring a crock pot of soup per car/van full of ladies."
 
Please contact Rayna Strong (raynastrong@gmail.com)
with any questions you may have.

Regional Partnerships For Prayer

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Open to all licensed workers, staff, and other church leaders.

Make plans to join one of our three Regional Partnerships in
April for PRAYER, 9:30am - 11:30am.
 
April 17 | Freshwater Community Church (Wadsworth)
April 18 | Northview Alliance (Wooster)
April 23 | Zanesville Alliance 

West Virginia | A regional prayer gathering date will be scheduled for late spring/summer.
 
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."
Philippians 4:6
 
Regional Partnerships typically focus on disciplemaking discipleship (DMD). However, based on comments from Fall 2023, we will invest time to pray for each other and for The Alliance.
Philippians 4:2-9 will serve as our prayer outline.
 
Click here to sign up!

(Lunch will be provided for those who can stay or go out together.)
 
'The Lord is near.'
Philippians 4:5b 

Peacemaking Training: Level 2

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"Conflict is inevitable; how we handle it is not. God expects us to handle our conflicts differently than the world does.
Alliance Peacemaking teaches how He wants
us to deal with conflict."

If you are a Christian leader (consecrated and ordained or lay), you are already coaching. This two-day live seminar equips you to coach better from a biblical standpoint to help other people see and resolve their conflict from a godly perspective. Certified conflict coaches become resources for their churches.

Please note: You must complete level 1 training to participate in this event.

This training will be held at Riverside Alliance Church, May 22nd-23rd.
( 2433 S Main St, Akron, OH 44319)
The cost to attend is $300.

Click here to register now!

Please reach out to our office with any questions you may have.
330.336.2911 or mkulton@cdcma.org

District Leadership Scholarship Deadline Extension

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The scholarship committee has approved an extended deadline for the
leadership scholarship application period.

The new deadline to apply is April 16th, 2024.

Please ensure that your application AND the supervisor referral is submitted before this time. This will be your final reminder to apply.

Click here for more information!

Click here to apply now!

Please reach out to our office with any questions you may have.

Evangelism Training Registration Deadline This Sunday, April 7th

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Hope Community Church
will be hosting an Evangelism Training on Saturday, April 13th, from 9am-4pm.

(3033 Middleton Rd, Hudson, OH 44236)

Join us for an interactive evangelism workshop which will explore the Biblical basis for evangelism, practical training in personal evangelism and missional living, and suggestions for evangelistic ministry in the local church. You will leave with resources to implement after this day-long workshop.

This will be your final reminder to register for this event,
as the deadline to sign up is Sunday, April 7th.

Please email Mariah Kulton (mkulton@cdcma.org)
if you would like to be registered for this event.

Regional Partnerships For Prayer

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Open to all licensed workers, staff, and other church leaders.

Make plans to join one of four Regional Partnerships in
April for PRAYER, 9:30am - 11:30am.
 
April 9 | Hope Alliance Bible Church (Maple Heights)
April 17 | Freshwater Community Church (Wadsworth)
April 18 | Northview Alliance (Wooster)
April 23 | Zanesville Alliance 

West Virginia | A regional prayer gathering date will be scheduled for late spring/summer.
 
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."
Philippians 4:6
 
Regional Partnerships typically focus on disciplemaking discipleship (DMD). However, based on comments from Fall 2023, we will invest time to pray for each other and for The Alliance.
Philippians 4:2-9 will serve as our prayer outline.
 
Click here to sign up!

(Lunch will be provided for those who can stay or go out together.)
 
'The Lord is near.'
Philippians 4:5b 

Peacemaking Training: Level 2

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"Conflict is inevitable; how we handle it is not. God expects us to handle our conflicts differently than the world does. Alliance Peacemaking teaches how
He wants us to deal with conflict."
If you are a Christian leader (consecrated and ordained or lay), you are already coaching. This two-day live seminar equips you to coach better from a biblical standpoint to help other people see and resolve their conflict from a godly perspective. Certified conflict coaches become resources for their churches.

Please note: You must complete level 1 training to participate in this event.

This training will be held at Riverside Alliance Church, May 22nd-23rd.
( 2433 S Main St, Akron, OH 44319)
The cost to attend is $300.

Click here to register now!

Please reach out to our office with any questions you may have.
330.336.2911 or mkulton@cdcma.org

Central District Church Planting Basics Training

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Central District Church Planting Basics Training will take place May 2nd-5th at Riverside Alliance Church.
 (2433 S Main St, Akron, OH 44319)
 
Please note: This event is not just for church planters.
 
This 3 and a half day event is designed to help church leadership teams get to an "Acts 4:32 place" where they can confidently say “they are one in heart and mind” about what the Lord has asked them to be and do in their ministry context.  It includes the development of shared values that characterize everything they do, a dive into their ministry context and how that impacts who they are and what they do, and finally, into the norms and practices of disciple making discipleship, engaging the lost, transformational body life and equipping for impact.

Click here to register!

Registration deadline is April 19th.

Please email (cdcma@cdcma.org) or call (330.336.2911)
our office with any questions you may have.

Sound Equipment For Sale

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Various pieces of (used) sound equipment are available for
purchase near Cleveland, OH.

Items available include:

  • (x2) EV QRX 212/75 Tops

  • (x2) EV QRX 218 Subs

  • (x2) EV SXA 250 Monitors

  • (x2) EV Q99

  • (x1) EV q1212

  • (x1) EV CP3000

  • Effects Rack with Case

Please contact Ken Hatfield for more information
or with any questions you may have.
His number is 440.263.5221, and his email address is chefken@teamhatfields.com.

Holy Week

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We pray that this Holy Week will be a blessed and grateful time spent with your loved ones, remembering the ultimate price paid for our sins, by our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Happy Resurrection Sunday from all of us at
the Central District Office!

In observance of Easter,
the Central District Office will be closed Monday, April 1st. 

Regular office hours will resume the following day (April 2nd).
Our regular office hours are: Monday-Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm.

Worker Prayer Updates

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Andy Winters:

Thank you for your continued prayers, Andy Winters (Cyndi), Pastor of Zanesville Alliance Church (Zanesville, OH), is doing wonderfully and recovering very well!

Andy has expressed great gratitude for the prayers and love he felt for him and his family. 

 

Manye Schmidt:

Tom (Envsion Cleveland) and Nicole Schmidt's son, Manye, was in a car accident last Friday. Manye suffered a traumatic life threatening brain injury, that has changed his life.  While it is not possible to know how he will recover, the family does know his recovery, and their support of it, will take years.


Please pray for God to do a miracle in his life. Pray for physical healing and restoration of his body, peace and strength for his family and loved ones, and wisdom for the medical team as they care for Manye.

Upcoming Deadlines

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District Leadership Development Scholarship

  • Application Deadline is March 31st at midnight.

Please ensure that your scholarship application AND the supervisor referral is submitted before this time. This will be your final reminder to apply.

Click here for more information!       Click here to apply now!

Please reach out to our office with any questions you may have.
 

Evangelism Training

  • Deadline to register is April 7th.

This Training will take place at Hope Community Church
on April 13th, 9:00am-4:00pm.
(3033 Middleton Rd, Hudson, OH 44236)

Please email Mariah Kulton (mkulton@cdcma.org)
if you would like to be registered for this event.

Peacemaking Training: Level 2

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"Conflict is inevitable; how we handle it is not. God expects us to handle our conflicts differently than the world does. Alliance Peacemaking teaches how
He wants us to deal with conflict."

If you are a Christian leader (consecrated and ordained or lay), you are already coaching. This two-day live seminar equips you to coach better from a biblical standpoint to help other people see and resolve their conflict from a godly perspective. Certified conflict coaches become resources for their churches.

Please note: You must complete level 1 training to participate in this event.

This training will be held at Riverside Alliance Church, May 22nd-23rd.
( 2433 S Main St, Akron, OH 44319)
The cost to attend is $300.

Click here to register now!

Please reach out to our office with any questions you may have.
330.336.2911 or mkulton@cdcma.org