Deeper Life: Senior Retreat Deadline | March 1st

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This retreat is designed for the senior adults in your churches to make new friends, have wonderful times of fellowship, sing the great hymns of the past and enjoy delicious Amish cooking!

Please promote this to them as this will be your final reminder to register for this event.
Registration deadline is tomorrow, Friday, March 1st.

Deeper Life will take place March 20th-22nd, 2024, at the Carlisle Inn, 1357 Old Route 39, Sugarcreek, OH 44681. Terry Smith Vice President of Church Ministries at the National Office will be our retreat speaker this year.
To pay by credit card

click the link here.

Select your rooming option, how many people you are paying for and then click the “Add to Cart” button to continue. Fill out the registration form, then make your payment.
 

If you prefer to mail in your registration,
click this link to print off the registration form.

Select your rooming option, then make your check payable to Central District CMA, notating Senior Retreat on the memo line. Mail check and registration to: 
Linda Gray - 107 Northwood Drive, Dover, OH 44622

Upcoming District Trainings

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We have two district trainings available in March.
Don't forget to add them to your calendar, as they are quickly approaching!

Who should attend?
All are welcome! Pastors, Lay Leaders, Elders, Potential Leaders and anyone currently in the Consecration and Ordination process, as this fulfills one of the requirements.
 

Church Mobilization Training :

God has called his people to be on mission with him in this world. Church Mobilization Training is designed to equip leaders for greater kingdom advancement. You will learn the seven practices for a being a mobilized ministry as well as practical ways to enable the church to seek the transformation of one another and the spiritually lost world around them.

Click here to register now!
 

Saturday March 9th, 9:00am-4:00pm at the Central District Office (1231 High Street, Wadsworth, OH 44281).
 

Registration deadline is March 3rd.



Peacemaking Training - Level 1 :

Learn how to walk through conflict in a way that honors God and fosters transformation, forgiveness, and reconciliation. This is a one-day seminar for both leaders and laypeople.

Click here to register now!


Saturday, March 23rd from 9:00am-4:00pm at Whipple Heights Alliance Church, 4900 12th St NW, Canton, OH 44708
 
Registration deadline is March 18th.

Leadership Development Scholarship

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This needs-based scholarship fund will benefit people throughout the Central District who are participating in District-approved leadership development programs.

Applications for this scholarship are being accepted now and will
close at midnight on March 31, 2024.

Please ensure that your scholarship application AND the supervisor referral is submitted. After the application period closes, the scholarship committee will meet to grant scholarships on or before May 1st, 2024.
Scholarships will apply for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

To apply or see more information, click here!
 

Please reach out to our office with any questions.

Annual Reports Deadline Next Week

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2023 Annual Reports are due to be completed and filed by Thursday, February 29th, 2024.

At this time we have received just over half of our expected Annual Report submissions. Upon review we have noticed that some churches have opened the report but, many churches have not. With this report being comprehensive we encourage you to begin this sooner,
rather than later.

Please communicate with your annual report editors that this is a priority, as this is a National Office requirement and not optional.

Thank you to those who have already completed and submitted their annual report. We greatly appreciate you making this a priority and responding punctually.
 

Please contact our office with any questions that you may have.
Phone: 330.336.2911
Email: mkulton@cdcma.org

Peacemaking Training Level 2

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Peacemaking Training Level 2 will be held at Riverside Alliance Church in Akron,
Ohio Wednesday, May 22nd - Thursday May 23rd.
 

Please read below a brief description per the National Office.

Conflict Coaching

"If you are a Christian leader (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."
 

To see more information or register,

(Please note, you are required to have completed level 1 training prior to registering for this event. See below for upcoming date on level 1 training!)

click here!

Rise Up Simulcast

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Gather with friends in your living room and listen to 6 of our Central District sisters share about various aspects of Rising Up. You won’t want to miss this special, cozy morning of encouragement and challenge brought to you by Central District Alliance Women and Grace Church Women’s Ministry.

Click here to join!

Suggested schedule:

  • 9:00am - Women gather and get comfy with coffee and tea - take time to get to know one another and pray together before we begin!

  • 9:30am - Simulcast begins—breaks and interaction times are interspersed throughout—have your journal, Bible and pen handy.

  • 12:00pm - Simulcast concludes.

Click here to see more details and other Central District Alliance Women's events!



Please contact Lori Turner (lturner@cdcma.org) or Jen Robinson (jen.robinson@gracecma.org) with any questions that you may have.

West Virginia Elder Retreat

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Serving as local church elders is a high calling, and serving together is the way the Lord has established elders to live out that calling. Serving as local church elders necessitates the ability to discern the Lord’s direction. Please join us for our 24 hour elder retreat to pursue practical equipping in plurality of eldership and leading with a sense of divine expectation and engagement.
 

We strongly encourage you to invite your elders to join this retreat.

West Virginia Elder Retreat will take place on Friday, March 22nd–Saturday, March 23rd, at Blackwater Falls State Park Lodge, 1584 Blackwater Lodge Road, Davis, WV 26260.

(Please note, this retreat offers an option to attend as a couple at an additional cost.)

Click here to register now!

Registration deadline is March 6th, 2024

Upcoming District Trainings

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We have several district trainings available in March. Don't forget to add them to your calendar, as they are quickly approaching!

Who should attend?
All are welcome! Pastors, Lay Leaders, Elders, Potential Leaders and anyone currently in the Consecration and Ordination process, as this fulfills one of the requirements.
 

Church Mobilization Training :

God has called his people to be on mission with him in this world. Church Mobilization Training is designed to equip leaders for greater kingdom advancement. You will learn the seven practices for a being a mobilized ministry as well as practical ways to enable the church to seek the transformation of one another and the spiritually lost world around them.

Click here to register now!
 

Saturday March 9th, 9:00am-4:00pm at the Central District Office (1231 High Street, Wadsworth, OH 44281).
 

Registration deadline is March 3rd.
 

Peacemaking Training - Level 1 :

Learn how to walk through conflict in a way that honors God and fosters transformation, forgiveness, and reconciliation. This is a one-day seminar for both leaders and laypeople.

Click here to register now!


Saturday, March 23rd from 9:00am-4:00pm at Whipple Heights Alliance Church, 4900 12th St NW, Canton, OH 44708
 

Registration deadline is March 18th.
 

Evangelism Training :
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.

Click here to register now!
 

Saturday, March 30th from 9:00am-4:00pm at the Central District Office (1231 High St., Wadsworth, OH 44281). 

Registration deadline is March 24th.

Deeper Life: Senior Retreat

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This retreat is designed for the senior adults in your churches to make new friends, have wonderful times of fellowship, sing the great hymns of the past and enjoy delicious Amish cooking!

Please promote this to them.
 

Deeper Life will take place March 20th-22nd, 2024, at the Carlisle Inn, 1357 Old Route 39, Sugarcreek, OH 44681. Terry Smith Vice President of Church Ministries at the National Office will be our retreat speaker this year.

To pay by credit card click the link here.
Select your rooming option, how many people you are paying for and then click the “Add to Cart” button to continue. Fill out the registration form, then make your payment.

If you prefer to mail in your registration, click this link to print off the registration form.
Select your rooming option, then make your check payable to Central District CMA, notating Senior Retreat on the memo line. Mail check and registration to: 
Linda Gray - 107 Northwood Drive, Dover, OH 44622

Registration deadline is Friday, March 1st.
 

For questions, contact Linda Gray at (614) 937-7989.

Next Conference

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The Next Conference is coming to Mansfield Alliance Church on March 16th from 9:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.


This conference, in partnership with Alliance Youth and Alliance Kids, is an affordable one-day equipping event that provides Jesus-centered ministry training for those who work with emerging generations and for student leaders.
 

Click here to register or see more information!
(Scroll down to find Ohio)

The cost is $25 for adults and $15 for teens, which includes lunch.

Please note: The time advertised on this graphic is incorrect; 9am-3:45pm is the correct time.

Upcoming District Trainings

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We have several District trainings available in March. Don't forget to add them to your calendar, as they are quickly approaching!

Who should attend?
All are welcome! Pastors, Lay Leaders, Elders, Potential Leaders and anyone currently in the Consecration and Ordination process, as this fulfills one of the requirements.


Church Mobilization Training :

God has called his people to be on mission with him in this world. Church Mobilization Training is designed to equip leaders for greater kingdom advancement. You will learn the seven practices for a being a mobilized ministry as well as practical ways to enable the church to seek the transformation of one another and the spiritually lost world around them.

Click here to register now!

Saturday March 9th, 9:00am-4:00pm at the Central District Office (1231 High Street, Wadsworth, OH 44281).

Registration deadline is March 3rd.


Peacemaking Training - Level 1 :

Learn how to walk through conflict in a way that honors God and fosters transformation, forgiveness, and reconciliation. This is a one-day seminar for both leaders and laypeople.

Click here to register now!

Saturday, March 23rd from 9:00am-4:00pm at Whipple Heights Alliance Church, 4900 12th St NW, Canton, OH 44708

Registration deadline is March 18th.


Evangelism Training :

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.

Click here to register now!


Saturday, March 30th from 9:00am-4:00pm at the Central District Office (1231 High St., Wadsworth, OH 44281).
 

Registration deadline is March 24th.

Lilly Grant Opportunities & Webinar

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Please read below for an opportunity provided through the National Office.


"The Lilly Foundation recently announced a new grant opportunity called Nurturing Children Through Prayer and Worship. You can find more information by clicking here! If awarded, this is a grant of up to $1.25 million. In The Alliance, we currently have five active grants from Lilly helping advance ministry on several fronts and we have a sixth in the works!

We would love as many people in our Alliance family to take advantage of these opportunities to receive help in financing Kingdom initiatives in your space as well. Our Development team has some expertise in this space: working with foundations, grant writing, etc. We would be happy to chat about the potential for you to receive one of these (or future) opportunities from Lilly as we continue to learn from one another and lean into what God is doing.

 

If you’re interested in coming to an introductory session on how to apply for this grant and to answer other questions related to working with foundations, please join us for a webinar on February 20th at 3 p.m. EST.
You can register by following this link.

Otherwise, we remain available for conversations. There are several districts who have already received funds and they would make great conversation partners for you as well."

Rise Up Simulcast

/

Gather with friends in your living room and listen to 6 of our Central District sisters share about various aspects of Rising Up. You won’t want to miss this special, cozy morning of encouragement and challenge brought to you by Central District Alliance Women and Grace Church Women’s Ministry.

Click here to see more details and other Central District Alliance Women's events!

Link will be available closer to the event date! Watch Facebook and our website for updates.


Suggested schedule:

  • 9:00am - Women gather and get comfy with coffee and tea - take time to get to know one another and pray together before we begin!

  • 9:30am - Simulcast begins—breaks and interaction times are interspersed throughout—have your journal, Bible and pen handy.

  • 12:00pm - Simulcast concludes.

 

Please contact Lori Turner (lturner@cdcma.org) or Jen Robinson (jen.robinson@gracecma.org) with any questions that you may have.

Leadership Development Scholarship

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This needs-based scholarship fund will benefit people throughout the Central District who are participating in District-approved leadership development programs.

Applications for this scholarship are being accepted now and will close at midnight on March 31, 2024.

Please ensure that your scholarship application AND the supervisor referral is submitted. After the application period closes, the scholarship committee will meet to grant scholarships on or before May 1st, 2024. Scholarships will apply for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

To apply or see more information, click here!
 

Please reach out to our office with any questions.

Church Mobilization Training Registration Open

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All are welcome! Pastors, Lay Leaders, Elders, Potential Leaders and anyone currently in the Ordination/Consecration Process, as this fulfills one of their requirements.

God has called his people to be on mission with him in this world. Church Mobilization Training is designed to equip leaders for greater kingdom advancement. You will learn the seven practices for a being a mobilized ministry as well as practical ways to enable the church to seek the transformation of one another and the spiritually lost world around them.

Join us Saturday, March 9th from 9:00am-4:00pm at the Central District Office.
(1231 High Street, Wadsworth, OH 44281)

Click here to register now!
 

Registration deadline is Sunday, March 3rd.

Senior Retreat Updated Registration Deadline

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This year's Senior Retreat has a new registration deadline; Friday, March 1st.
Please be sure to make the senior adults in your church aware of this change.

This retreat is designed for the senior adults in your churches,
please promote this to them.

The Deeper Life Retreat is planned with you in mind! We gather each year to learn how God is working in each of our lives. We make new friends, have wonderful times of fellowship, sing the great hymns of the past and enjoy delicious Amish cooking! Terry Smith Vice President of Church Ministries at the National Office will be our retreat speaker this year.

Deeper Life will take place March 20th-22nd, 2024, at the Carlisle Inn, 1357 Old Route 39, Sugarcreek, OH 44681.
 
To pay by credit card click the link here.
Select your rooming option, how many people you are paying for and then click the “Add to Cart” button to continue. Fill out the registration form, then make your payment.

If you prefer to mail in your registration, click this link to print off the registration form.
Select your rooming option, then make your check payable to Central District CMA, notating Senior Retreat on the memo line. Mail check and registration to: 
Linda Gray - 107 Northwood Drive, Dover, OH 44622
 

For questions, contact Linda Gray at (614) 937-7989.

West Virginia Elder Retreat

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Serving as local church elders is a high calling, and serving together is the way the Lord has established elders to live out that calling. Serving as local church elders necessitates the ability to discern the Lord’s direction. Please join us for our 24 hour elder retreat to pursue practical equipping in plurality of eldership and leading with a sense of divine expectation and engagement.

We strongly encourage you to invite your elders to join this retreat.

West Virginia Elder Retreat will take place on Friday, March 22nd–Saturday, March 23rd, at Blackwater Falls State Park Lodge, 1584 Blackwater Lodge Road, Davis, WV 26260.

(Please note, the West Virginia Retreat offers an option to attend as a couple at an additional cost.)

Click here to register now!

Registration deadline for the West Virginia Elder Retreat is March 6th, 2024. 

Leadership Development Scholarship

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The Central District is now accepting scholarship applications for education toward licensure or district initiatives.

This needs-based-scholarship was initiated by the District Executive Committee (DEXCOM) and approved by the 2023 District Conference.

Applications will be accepted now through March 31st, 2024.

Scholarships will be granted on or before May 1st, and will apply to programs beginning July 1st, or later.

To apply or see more information,

 

click here!

 

Please reach out to our office with any questions.

Envision Cleveland Residency Program

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“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few”
(Luke 10:2)


Therefore, Envision is not only committed to praying but to preparing those God is calling to go to the harvest fields across the globe. The newly revamped Envision residency program lays out a pathway for long-term service with Alliance Missions through its four specializations—CAMA, aXcess, marketplace ministries, and Envision. This unique opportunity combines hands-on experiences providing practical opportunities to gain and refine ministry skills, life on life discipleship helping embrace the pursuit of Christ and the whole life, and tailored educational classes strengthening the residents' candidacy and preparation for Alliance Missions service. Currently, it’s being offered at three Envision sites, Cleveland, Berlin, and Guinea, with more sites to come.

 

Check out weareenvision.com/residency to find out more and apply!