Joel & Marissa Bidderman are missionaries who are passionate about prayer, worship, and social justice. Having been staff members at the International House of Prayer in Atlanta for 3 years, in 2008 they answered the Lord's call to work with White Mountain Apache teens in northeastern Arizona.

Joel is a worship leader, as well as an artist/singer/songwriter (www.joelbidderman.com), and Marissa is a talented vocalist. Joel and Marissa are currently serving on staff with Apache Youth Ministries where Joel is the Media Director for the ministry's Little Bluebird Studios (an economic development program), and Marissa is the bookkeeper and Director of Discipleship.

Joel and Marissa chose to join the ARC because they feel yoked with the ARC and its leaders in its values and beliefs, and they are excited to be connected as missionaries to an association of churches such as the ARC.

Visit Joel and Marissa's personal ministry website at: www.thirdfloorministries.org

Welcome to the ARC, Joel and Marissa!

The Alliance of Renewal Churches is happy to welcome Jack Aamot as a new member of the ARC. Jack was one of my (Mike Bradley) favorite teachers in Bible School. He lives in the Minneapolis area with his wife, Ruth. Jack writes:

"Who am I? A follower of Jesus Christ who is thoroughly enjoying this adventure of discipleship. I'm married to a beautiful younger blond (his wife of decades, Ruth) and enjoying growing older with her. We have three sons, two daughters and eight grandchildren. We enjoyed 14 years seeing many come to faith in Christ in Brazil, followed by parish ministry in Van Nuys, CA and Trinity Lutheran Church in southern Minneapolis. We then served for a decade with New Ventures, followed by a time of serving as Director for Lutheran Evangelistic Missions (LEC). I am retired now and preach and teach occasionally as well as being active with Ruth in our home church, Hosanna, in Lakeville, MN. We travel to Brazil each year to touch base with our son, Timothy, and other friends, as well as our daughter and family. God's call on my life at this stage is to be a servant to my wife who has become blind due to retinitus pigmentosa, and meet with men, both ordained and not ordained in an iron sharpens iron style of one to one relationship. I look to the ARC as a fellowship of like-minded followers of Christ with the call to win the lost, grow up the saved, and equip others for kingdom expansion."

Welcome to the ARC, Jack. We are blessed to come alongside of you and enjoy this adventure together. You can welcome Jack at: jaamot@msn.com .