It’s been a strange start to 2026. I set out to study successful discipleship initiatives, but ended up running across a lot of failed ones. A lot.

On a cold Sunday night in February, parents and teens walked into the sanctuary of Fellowship Reformed Church in Hudsonville, Michigan ready to learn and engage in a conversation that is becoming increasingly important: how to support teens who are struggling with mental health.

Four years ago, Thorn Creek Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois found itself at a crossroads. Nestled in a middle-class community outside of Chicago and yet…

A couple of weeks ago, we shared an email highlighting two churches impacted by the Iowa floods. As a follow-up, we’d like to tell another story of God’s provision.

n June 2024, devastating floods swept through northwestern Iowa. Just over a year later, the region is still in the process of recovery and rebuilding. Two Alliance churches, Faith Reformed Church in Rock Valley and Hope Church in Spencer, were directly…