Rooted in Ephesians 4:10-13, cohorts are available for Alliance workers and spouses to grow in development as Kingdom workers.
Each cohort focuses on five values that can help build your church as a disciple-making community:
INTENTIONAL - a clear path for development in a specific area
RELATIONAL - to learn and grow with other brothers and sisters
COMPETENCY-FOCUSED - to gain knowledge and develop ministry skills
TRANSFORMATIONAL - to center on becoming more like Jesus
TRANSFERABLE - to reproduce in your local church or ministry
Four cohorts are available for the first half of 2025.
sign up by Jan 2. MORE vocational cohorts will be offered Fall 2025.
DEVELOPMENT AREA: PERSONAL
Heart and Habits of a Fruitful Life
January - June 2025
Fruitful disciples have hearts that are captivated by the glory of God and the gospel and have habits that act as a trellis for fruitfulness with Jesus. They also understand the organic and organizational aspects of being fruitful and how their bent toward one or the other can benefit their life and ministry. This cohort will help you root your life and work in the glory of God and the gospel and equip you to build a trellis of habits that maximize your bent toward the organizational or the organic in ways that will contribute to greater fruitfulness.
DEVELOPMENT AREA: RELATIONAL
Friendship In Ministry
January - June 2025
According to the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, half of all pastors say they are often lonely and another 21% say they are sometimes lonely. Feelings of loneliness can steal joy from ministry and make people serving in ministry vulnerable to discouragement and distraction. Like Jesus, we all need 3-4 people in our inner circle to encourage us and share our burdens. This cohort is designed to build trust and care among workers in the same region to encourage and equip them to grow in loving others.
DEVELOPMENT AREA: RELATIONAL
Marriage: Growing as Disciples Together
January - Spring
How often do ministry couples get to invest in their own marriage relationship? This marriage cohort is designed to help ministry couples become more deeply rooted in the gospel and live as disciples of Jesus together in a way that strengthens their marriage with joy and mission. It is for ministry couples who want to grow in their marriage relationship in the safety of a facilitator-led group of other ministry couples.
DEVELOPMENT AREA: VOCATIONAL
Building an Evangelism Culture in Your Church
February 2025-December 2026
This cohort will help you build an evangelism culture in your church that leads to new disciples being made. This is a two-year cohort in partnership with the Church Evangelism Institute (CEI) at the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College. Throughout the two years, participants will grow in leadership skills to navigate changing the culture of their church so that people know the joy and faith-growing opportunity of being on mission with Jesus in their everyday lives.
