Stories & Updates

Planting Communities of Hope in Times of Crises
Now more than ever is the time for us to strategically and determinedly plant more communities of hope, and that is Christ’s Church.

The Great Collaboration
To see the good news of our Savior, Sanctifier, Healer, and Coming King impact every street and segment of our district, it is going to take each church working together under the banner of Jesus.

What Bees Reveal About Church Multiplication
Last year Josh Grimes decided to take up a pandemic hobby of beekeeping. He began to see honeybee swarms have a few things to teach us about church planting.

A Church Planting Dream in Berwick
Get to know Brandon Glenn. As a church planting resident at Iron Mill Church, he is part of a two-year greenhouse program with a dream and goal of launching a new Alliance church in Berwick.

Rejoicing With 5 Church Planters
You’ll be encouraged by these five updates from pastors planting churches in Eastern PA. “We are praying for more Timothy's in 2022!”

How Did 2021 Grants Impact Our Region?
Together in 2021, our district granted $129,000 to pastors and churches. Now we want to report on how some of those funds were used to increase Gospel impact in our region.

12 Tips To Keep Your Church’s Finances Secure
Take this as a reminder that financial and online security is no joke. Start the year out right and follow these tips to secure your church’s online finances.

Texts To Celebrate From West Africa
Although the spiritual soil is often cementlike in West Africa, our international workers are beginning to see more openness among people of the majority religion. Praise Jesus for this story!

“Where’s Your Church?”
With a church plant in Thailand, Ed and Sue Danneker often received the question, “So, where’s your church?” Now 14 years later, the same church has seen a dream realized in their underreached community.

Pray through December with our International Workers
Let’s commit to pray together for the Christmas events our international workers have planned this December. Around the world, Christmas provides an opportunity to share about our Savior more openly and freely.

One Sister’s Story: Developing Relationships
As our district enters the third year of offering development tracks, God is renewing people in beautiful ways. Sharon shares the story of one pastor’s wife and her experience with relational cohorts.

A Doctor's Visit: Give Thanks
“Everything looks good,” the doctor said. One of our Eastern PA pastoral couples heard those unexpected words on November 16. Jesus is good.

Disciple-Making Rhythms: Developing in Multiplication
Making disciples cannot be left to chance. People in our churches need to experience Jesus in life-giving discipleship relationships. In 2022, you can join a development track focused on seeing a culture of discipleship grow in your church.

A Place of Dissatisfaction: Developing in Personal Transformation
Are you deeply hungry for renewed intimacy with God? Maybe, in this past season, you’ve found yourself exhausted and in a place of unsatisfied spiritual hunger. Perhaps this is the season for you to join the personal development track, Theodyssey, with Shawn Andrews.

His Sheep Hear His Voice: Developing in the Prophetic
A characteristic of being Jesus’ sheep is simply this: we hear His voice. To grow in hearing Jesus’ voice—the essence of prophetic ministry—two types of training are required.

"The Church Is Back" - The Story of a Church Plant
During some very full coffee shop Sundays, a vision for church planting was rebirthed. On September 19, Common Place Avenue was reborn, and Common Place Roxy had sent our her first group of church planters.

Courageously Addressing Culture
What can we possibly do or offer that could change the flow of strong cultural rivers in our churches? The reality is we have something in our possession that is sufficient to change the current of our culture.

What's Your Normal? - Why Culture Matters
What’s the normal in your church? If you’re longing to see Gospel seeds grow and multiply in and through your congregation, the place to start is to test the culture.

The Nickel Advice: Leadership That Embraces the Challenges of Change
Change means learning to say goodbye to what is in order to embrace what can be. In that, there are many reasons why leading towards change is challenging. Cue Episode 6 of the Essentials Podcast.

Beyond Titles: Leadership Development for the Local Church
Here are four ideas from Steve Grusendorf to consider as you look to develop leaders in your church.