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Dr. Nathan Hitchcock 7/14/25 Dr. Nathan Hitchcock 7/14/25

Covenant of the Ordained

This dialog about the Covenant of the Ordained captures a conversation between two leaders in Pathways.

Thomas Cellilli 7/13/25 Thomas Cellilli 7/13/25

Healthy Learning Covenant

As a 17-year old kid who had recently felt God’s call into ministry, I remember sitting at a Mexican restaurant in Omaha, across the table from my pastor.

Rev. Lin Van Hofwegen 7/12/25 Rev. Lin Van Hofwegen 7/12/25

Healthy Living Covenant

Pastors in the Alliance promise to stay healthy in their living. They make a plan to invest in their relationship with the Lord. They express how they will nurture…

Dr. Nathan Hitchcock 7/7/25 Dr. Nathan Hitchcock 7/7/25

The Three Covenants

When someone gets ordained as a Minister in the Alliance, that pastor signs three covenants: the Healthy Living Covenant, the Healthy Learning Covenant, and the Covenant of the Ordained.

Dr. Nathan Hitchcock 2/26/25 Dr. Nathan Hitchcock 2/26/25

Number 100! Meet Ordained Pastor Brandon Schipper

The Alliance recently celebrated its 100th pastor being ordained through Pathways. That’s noteworthy, as the Alliance’s innovative ordination process got launched just a

Bruce Bugbee, RIGHT4 Ministry 1/13/25 Bruce Bugbee, RIGHT4 Ministry 1/13/25

Programs vs Values

Are you aware of and using your spiritual gifts like we are commanded to do in 1 Corinthians 12.1? Have you taken a gifts test or two… or more?

Josh Wierenga 10/14/24 Josh Wierenga 10/14/24

Navigating Church Communications

For many pastors in small churches, one word often describes their experience with church communications: overwhelming. The landscape is filled with countless options, each claiming...

Craig Gilbert 8/19/24 Craig Gilbert 8/19/24

Welcome to Change – The New Normal

One thing hasn’t changed and never will….we know who brings us tomorrow, and the next day, and the next. We know who created our world and everything in it.

Tony De La Rosa 8/8/24 Tony De La Rosa 8/8/24

Pray – Listen –Obey

There is a simplicity to prayer that many fail to grasp, it is just talking to God. For many the ways we are taught or have experienced have been formal…

By Bruce Bugbee and Don Cousins 6/14/24 By Bruce Bugbee and Don Cousins 6/14/24

The Leadership Gift and Equipping Gifts

As you think about this vital distinction between (a) the spiritual gift of leadership and (b) those who have a leadership effect through an equipping gift, here are a few more important considerations:

By Bruce Bugbee and Don Cousins 5/30/24 By Bruce Bugbee and Don Cousins 5/30/24

Leading Successfully without the Gift of Leadership

There are many in leadership positions who do not have the spiritual gift of leadership? Are they in the wrong role? Have we understood the nature of biblical leadership?