Each AWF Quadrennial prepares a declaration to be approved at the general assembly. This statement is commonly called a manifesto or declaration. Every manifesto in the history of the AWF has responded to ministerial positions or challenges of different kinds. In general, it has sought to highlight the importance of evangelization, the Alliance ethos and, above all, the missionary character of the denomination. The obvious question, with any document of this nature, is, “what is it for?” For what purpose is a manifesto useful in a fraternity whose regulations are not binding on the national churches? The answer is that the manifesto is prepared by the AWF to foster the development of global unity in achieving goals of relevance to us all.
As members of the Alliance World Fellowship, we once again affirm our belief in and commitment to Christ, the revelation of God (John 1:18), who Himself is the all-sufficient Savior, Sanctifier, Healer, and Coming King (1 Cor. 1:30).
Having been commissioned by the Lord Jesus Christ himself, who breathed the words ‘Go’ into the very core of our hearts, we commit ourselves at the beginning of this new decade, to once again being a global missionary movement, especially to the least-reached peoples of the earth.