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ADF attorneys are dedicated to protecting the religious liberty of your church or ministry and helping you navigate the legal aspects of pursuing your mission. Members receive access to experienced legal counsel seeking to help in every way possible within ADF's scope of expertise.
Members gain access to a comprehensive library of educational resources focused on the legal and cultural matters affecting churches and ministries today.
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CMA connects you with a like-minded community of church and ministry leaders who share your commitment to religious freedom and a Gospel-centered mission.
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Your ministry’s governing documents could be your first line of defense in a legal dispute involving your religious liberty. But if they are outdated, incomplete, or unclear, they could leave your ministry vulnerable to legal scrutiny—and compromise your religious liberty protections.
As an ADF Church & Ministry Alliance member, you have access to the Religious Liberty Assessment—a tool designed to help churches and ministries identify gaps in their governing documents and take proactive steps to strengthen the legal foundation of their religious liberty.
An ADF attorney will review your core documents—such as your articles of incorporation, bylaws, constitution, and statement of faith—to ensure they clearly reflect your mission and better protect your ability to live it out.
ADF Church & Ministry Alliance is the simplest, most practical, and affordable way to help a church protect its religious freedoms. I urge you and your congregation to be a part of this partnership and assistance of devoted Christian attorneys who have and will continue to safeguard our traditions. ADF Church & Ministry Alliance helps churches get a peace of mind that comes by knowing ADF’s documents and practices are both up-to date and well positioned to safeguard the Church’s biblical standards."
Rev. Dr. Roger Paavola
District President, LCMS Mid-South District
We call those who defend us ‘advocates' - a word with deep meaning describing someone with the skill, experience, and will necessary to fight and win. ADF and their highly qualified attorneys embody everything it means to be a true advocate. We encourage all AACS member schools to join ADF’s Church & Ministry Alliance program. Their work for religious liberty, their will to win, and their track record of victories make partnership with them one of the best investments a ministry can make."
Jamison Coppola
Government Relations Director, American Association of Christian Schools
Without question, Alliance Defending Freedom is one of the most important organizations in America. I not only endorse their ministry, but am happy to serve on the faculty of their Blackstone Legal Academy program. They are the premier religious liberty advocacy organization in America and their Church & Ministry Alliance program is a trusted measure to ensure that churches are pursuing the necessary policies to protect their God-given liberties."
Dr. Andrew T. Walker
Associate Professor, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
ADF Church & Ministry Alliance members must be aligned with our statement of faith which consists of the Apostle’s Creed and a set of ADF Doctrinal Distinctives. The alliance comprises a wide variety of ministry types, but all hold these same fundamental truths.
This statement is essential for all churches and ministries to read and agree with before becoming members. Click here to read the statement.
The membership application gathers a small amount of information about you and your ministry that ensures you receive membership benefits. The member agreement also helps us verify that your ministry subscribes to the ADF statement of faith and is the first step toward obtaining access to the ADF Church & Ministry Alliance members-only website containing the most up-to-date expert religious liberty resources.
No. The ADF Church & Ministry Alliance is not an insurance program, and Alliance Defending Freedom is not an insurance company. ADF may represent ADF Church & Ministry Alliance members in pro-bono, limited scope representations upon request or in litigation related to protecting the religious liberty of the church or ministry. However, ADF cannot guarantee legal representation in every situation and does not provide casualty payments for a lawsuit. Any legal representation undertaken by ADF is without cost to ADF Church & Ministry Alliance members.
We offer the ability to pay for your membership via credit card or ACH.
If you have more than one ministry or a church that you’d like included in your membership, you will have the opportunity to note that on the application. A member from our team will reach out after you finish your application to help walk you through the next steps.
Yes! Please email us at [email protected] or call us at 1-833-233-2559, and we’d be happy to help.
Any detail of that relationship would only be publicized when a member gives ADF express permission to use their name and/or endorsement of the program in our media/marketing materials. But that is only done with full knowledge and consent of the member. Members can also opt in to a Member’s Directory, but this is also entirely voluntarily.
Upon submitting your membership application, please check your email for a notice from our team that will include a link to provide more details related to your request for legal help.
Please understand that signing up for an ADF Church & Ministry Alliance membership doesn’t guarantee legal representation. ADF may review your situation to determine if ADF can assist you with the current issue, but signing up for membership is not the same as retaining an attorney for legal services. ADF has the sole authority to determine if ADF can assist an organization with request for advice or representation.
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