It's becoming harder for leaders to navigate the legal and cultural issues their ministries face. Many activists and government officials are pushing laws and policies that would prevent ministries from operating according to their biblical beliefs. That’s why we created an affordable legal membership program that provides direct access to experienced religious freedom attorneys, so you can get back to focusing on what matters most: serving people and sharing the Gospel.
“If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together” (1 Corinthians 12:26). Unite with thousands of like-minded churches and ministries around the country to defend religious freedom now and for future generations.
With nearly 30 years of experience advocating for religious freedom, playing a role in 70+ victories at the U.S. Supreme Court, and an almost 80%-win rate overall, ADF has a proven track record of success. We want to use our expertise to serve your ministry as it seeks to advance the Gospel.
Send your ministry’s governing documents, policies, employment documents, and more to ADF attorneys. We’ll review these documents and discuss recommendations tailored to protect your ministry’s religious freedom.
Reach out to our attorneys whenever you have legal questions about your ministry’s religious freedom. If you aren’t sure if your legal question has religious freedom implications, you are still free to reach out to us.
Stay on top of trending news and laws impacting ministries. Gain access to helpful and understandable articles, legal guides, and webinars that describe vital religious freedom legal concepts, summarize important Supreme Court decisions, guide you through creating governing documents and employment policies, and so much more.
Your ministry, and ministries like yours, can have the legal representation you need when facing a religious liberty threat. We can represent your ministry in court at no additional cost to you if it’s necessary and appropriate to do so.
“If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together” (1 Corinthians 12:26). Unite with thousands of like-minded churches and ministries around the country to defend religious freedom now and for future generations.
With nearly 30 years of experience advocating for religious freedom, playing a role in 66+ victories at the U.S. Supreme Court, and an almost 80%-win rate overall, ADF has a proven track record of success. We want to use our expertise to serve your ministry as it seeks to advance the Gospel.
Send your ministry’s governing documents, policies, employment documents, and more to ADF attorneys. We’ll review these documents and discuss recommendations tailored to protect your ministry’s religious freedom.
Reach out to our attorneys whenever you have legal questions about your ministry’s religious freedom. If you aren’t sure if your legal question has religious freedom implications, you are still free to reach out to us.
Stay on top of trending news and laws impacting ministries. Gain access to helpful and understandable articles, legal guides, and webinars that describe vital religious freedom legal concepts, summarize important Supreme Court decisions, guide you through creating governing documents and employment policies, and so much more.
Your ministry, and ministries like yours, can have the legal representation you need when facing a religious liberty threat. We can represent your ministry in court at no additional cost to you if it’s necessary and appropriate to do so.
Every ministry has a purpose, and every ministry should have access to the legal help it needs so that it can continue operating freely and spreading the Gospel confidently.
But most ministries don’t have the resources to take on legal challenges alone. Even a minor legal dispute can be expensive and distract from your mission, diverting your ministry’s financial resources away from its Gospel-centered work.
Alliance Defending Freedom created the ADF Ministry Alliance to solve that problem.
The ADF Ministry Alliance is a membership program providing access to experienced religious freedom attorneys for ministries with budgets of all sizes.
Please select a ministry type below to see pricing options. Pricing varies based on the complexity and diversity of religious freedom legal issues within a ministry type.
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Click “JOIN TODAY” and fill out an application. Our team will quickly review your application and ensure we can help your ministry.
An attorney from our team can provide a comprehensive religious liberty review of your ministry's documents and answer any questions you have.
We'll work together to better protect your ministry from religious liberty legal challenges.
ADF Ministry Alliance members must be generally aligned with much of our statement of faith and precisely aligned with some aspects. The alliance comprises a wide variety of ministry types, but all hold the same fundamental truths.
This statement is essential for all ministries to read andagree with before becoming members. Click here to read the statement.
In general, ADF Ministry Alliance provides religious freedom legal help for churches and ministries. To better understand the types of legal matters we help with, click here to see our scope of services.
ADF has the soleauthority to determine whether a request for advice or representation fallswithin the scope of services offered.
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 Ministry Alliance members-only website containing the most up-to-date expert religious liberty resources.
No. The ADF Ministry Alliance is not an insurance program, and Alliance Defending Freedom is not an insurance company. ADF will typically represent ADF Ministry Alliance members 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 Ministry Alliance members.
We offer the ability to pay for your membership via Credit Card or ACH.
If you have more than one ministry that you’d like included in your membership, you will have the opportunity to note that on the application. Sum the total annual revenue for all ministries you’d like included to determine your membership fee.
The complexity and diversity of religious freedom legal issues are usually greater for institutions of higher education compared to other ministry types. As a result, ADF attorneys devote considerably more time to ensuring your institution is legally prepared for the religious freedom threats it could face to the greatest extent possible.
Yes! Please email us at MinistryAlliance@adflegal.org 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.
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 Ministry Alliance membership doesn’t guarantee legal representation in every situation or lawsuit. ADF has the sole authority to determine whether a request for advice or representation falls within the scope of services offered or can otherwise be accepted by the ADF Ministry Alliance.
