Webinar: 40 Days of Prayer Week Four: The Power of God by The Alliance

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About This Webinar

Join us for a live 40 Days of Prayer gathering, hosted by Alliance pastors and leaders, on Wednesday, January 8 from 7:30–8:30 p.m. ET. The streamed gathering will be focused on Church Planting and Alliance Chaplain Ministries, with an emphasis on prayer.

Presenters

The Alliance

Dr. John Stumbo

President - The Alliance

Dr. John Stumbo is serving in his final year as president of The Christian and Missionary Alliance. He and his wife Joanna have been married for 42 years, have three grown children, and five grandchildren. A pastor and ultra-marathon runner, life suddenly changed for John in 2008 when a mysterious illness left him hospitalized for 77 days and unable to swallow for 18 months. After a true miracle occurred, John was able to reenter ministry. This story is chronicled in his book, An Honest Look at a Mysterious Journey. Dr. Stumbo has also authored other books including one on the churches of the New Testament: A Stained Beauty: Churches Ancient and Present. His newest book, Once upon a Time I was Young, is soon to be published in time for LIFE 2025 as John shares stories and devotional thoughts for youth.

Numerous changes were incorporated by the denomination during President Stumbo’s tenure. One of these was the relocation of the C&MA National Office from Colorado Springs to Reynoldsburg (Columbus), Ohio. Believing that the American church must reposition itself towards greater community engagement, the C&MA National Office has returned to the marketplace.

Dr. Stumbo is seeking to finish his tenure well and has given the Board of Directors a 23-item list of what he is working to complete in his final year. He’s confident that God is already preparing the next leader to take the “holy baton” that he’s been so honored to carry. Dr. Stumbo enjoys being active outdoors, especially if it includes his grandchildren. He is a board member of International Students, Inc. and the National Association of Evangelicals.

Rev. Ivan Marti

Assistant Vice President for Church Ministries - Church Planting & Leadership Development

Rev. Ivan Marti is a native of Puerto Rico and took on the role of Assistant Vice-President for Church Multiplication and Leadership Development of The Alliance (C&MA) in 2018. With over 30 years of licensed ministry, he has served in various leadership positions including as a bi-vocational church planting pastor, lead pastor, district extension director, DEXCOM member, and member of the Board of Directors of the C&MA. Besides his ministry work, he has gained over 30 years of experience in engineering, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. Ivan holds a B.S.E.E. and a graduate degree from the Alliance Theological Seminary. He resides in both Columbus and Orlando with his wife, Lizzette, and they have three sons. They are also proud grandparents to three boys and a girl.

Chaplain (COL) Kevin Pies

Director of Alliance Chaplain Ministries

Kevin is the Executive Director of the Alliance Chaplain Ministries for military and federal chaplains. He is a retired U.S. Army Chaplain Colonel, a graduate of Crown College (1982); Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in 1987 (MDiv); and an Army War College Fellow Graduate of the U.S. Institute of Peace (2014).

He served in assignments at the Pentagon, Carlisle Barracks PA, Germany, Belgium, Bosnia, Fort Carson CO, Fort Riley KS, along with a deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom I. He has also served as the Executive Officer and later Logistics and Facilities Officer at the Army Office of the Chief of Chaplains, Pentagon, and Command Chaplain for Space and Missile Defense Command, Peterson Air Force Base.

Kevin is a Montana native, married to Elisiane (Lisi) Indicatti-Pies, a Brazilian native.

Rev. Marcelo Realpe Jr

Church Planter - Staten Island, NY.

Marcelo was born in Mexico to Ecuadorian parents, spent most of his childhood in Guatemala, married a Puerto Rican, and resides in New Jersey. While working as an Operations Test Manager for United Parcel Service, he sought licensing from the Spanish Eastern District. He became the associate pastor and later the senior pastor in the Iglesia Alianza de Nutley in Nutley, NJ. After his ordination in 2022, he felt God was calling Him to a different task, and in 2024, he accepted the call to become bi-vocational once again to plant a church in New York for 2nd and 3rd-generation Hispanics.

To help him embark on this journey, Marcelo participated in two Alliance-sponsored initiatives: the Billy Graham Institute, which coached him on reaching unbelievers as a pastor, and Exponential and Catapult Ministries, where he developed a multiplication operating system for planting new churches. Marcelo also works as a bilingual fifth—and sixth-grade math teacher in the Newark public school system and in the guest services department at MetLife Stadium.
His favorite verses are Colossians 3:23-24, reminding him to work wholeheartedly for God. Marcelo views outreach as immersing oneself in a community to be Jesus among them, sharing love and gospel truths to introduce them to the Holy Spirit's transformative power.

Mr. Jonatan Martinez

Church Planter - San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Jonatan L. Martinez is part of Alliance Family for over 42 years. He and Marie, his wife, son Marcos, and daughter Mikala, continue to be part of the Alliance family. In 2022, the Puerto Rico District licensed him as an official worker. During Resonate 2023, the Lord confirmed that a church needed to be planted in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, and that he was the one called to do it.

Jonatan and Marie understand that God calls them to serve this community by inviting them into a deeper life of discipleship and spiritual formation. “We pray that the Lord allows us to minister to those who fall outside the norm—those marginalized for reasons as unique as their sexual orientation or philosophy of life.”

Chaplain (COL) David Bowlus

Command Chaplain, West Point Military Academy

Chaplain Bowlus commissioned into the U.S. Army in 1993 after graduating from the United States Military Academy. Initially serving as an Armor officer, he felt called to ministry while stationed in Korea. He resigned his commission in 1998 to attend Alliance Theological Seminary and returned to active duty as a chaplain in 2002. His roles have included assignments with the 75th Ranger Regiment, US Army Chaplain Center and School, 101st Airborne, US Special Operations Command, and US Forces Command. He currently serves as the USMA Chaplain at West Point, NY. Dr. Bowlus holds several advanced degrees and is married to Meridee and they have two children.

Mrs. Miriam Nelson

Alliance Chaplain Ministries - Life Coach and Spouse Ministry

Miriam recently relocated to Wiesbaden, Germany, in December 2024 with her husband, Chaplain (Captain) Jason Nelson, and their four children. Originally from Greensboro, NC, she grew up attending Westside Chapel (C&MA). Miriam holds a degree in Elementary Education from Nyack College (2003) and a Master’s in Clinical and Mental Health Counseling from Ashland Theological Seminary (2021).

Currently, she serves in the role of Pastoral Care (for Spouses) with Alliance Chaplain Ministries. The Nelsons have served with the Alliance since 2003. Miriam, Jason, and their four children will be headed to Wiesbaden Germany in 2025 where Jason will continue to serve full-time as an Army Chaplain.

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