OUR CORE VALUES

Lost people matter to God. He wants them found.
   In the formative years of our movement, the Holy Spirit instilled within A. B. Simpson
   a passion to reach people with no knowledge of Jesus Christ in his “Jerusalem” and
   around the world. That passion still lives in The Alliance today and is our first core
   value: Lost people matter to God. He wants them found.

Prayer is the primary work of God’s people.
   We believe that nothing of lasting value can be done unless it is bathed in prayer. So
   passionate in his belief that prayer is the undergirder of all ministry, Alliance founder
   A. B. Simpson was compelled to create a prayer league that would focus on the
   world’s evangelization. He believed that the Prayer Alliance would “prove to be the
   mightiest force in the spread of missions.” That force still drives The Alliance today.
   Prayer is the primary work of God’s people.

Everything we have belongs to God. We are only stewards.
   Everything we have belongs to God. We are only stewards. This core value is intrinsic
   to the nature and structure of The Alliance. As Scripture encourages us to remember,
   it’s not the amount of money we have or how much we give—it’s recognizing that
   everything we have comes from God (Luke 21:1–4). We teach and practice the
   blessing and effectiveness of the faith principle of giving. The issue is not how much
   to give but how much to keep.

Knowing and obeying God’s Word is fundamental to all true success.
   If The Alliance had a “life application” verse, it would be Matthew 28:19: “Therefore
   go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of
   the Son and of the Holy Spirit”—The Great Commission! But the next verse is equally
   important: “and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” Knowing
   and obeying God’s Word is fundamental to all true success.

Completing the Great Commission will require the mobilization of
every fully devoted disciple.
   In The Christian and Missionary Alliance the first priority of every minister,
   congregation, and believer is to work for the evangelization of the world. Healthy
   churches producing healthy disciples who are devoted to reaching lost people will
   hasten the completion of the Great Commission and the return of Jesus Christ.
   Completing the Great Commission will require the mobilization of every fully
   devoted disciple.

Without the Holy Spirit’s empowerment, we can accomplish nothing.
   The Apostle Paul said, “My message and my preaching were not with wise and
   persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith
   might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.” (1 Corinthians 2:4–5). Without
   the Holy Spirit’s empowerment, we can accomplish nothing. This is not only the fiber
   of our being as believers but also the sixth of our Alliance core values.

Achieving God’s purposes involves taking faith-filled risks.
   For more than a century, Alliance workers have braved harsh and dangerous
   territory, at great personal risk, to take the good news of Jesus to a lost world. These
   workers experienced our seventh Core Value—Achieving God’s purposes involves
   taking faith-filled risks. This always involves change. Because of the selfless
   dedication of Alliance workers who were willing to lay down their lives for the gospel,
   entire people groups now know Jesus.