In his new role with Start and Strengthen Churches, Fil Nesta reflects on the challenges and resilience shaping bilingual church planting—highlighting the Latino church’s leadership, innovation, and witness as it navigates this moment and looks toward a hopeful future.
In communities across the country, Covenant churches are responding to changing immigration policies and enforcement through prayer, public witness, education, and tangible care—navigating this moment with courage and a deep commitment to their communities.
In honor of Black History Month, The Companion presents the following list of published Covenant authors of African American descent, highlighting both their localized ministry impact and their literary influence on the Covenant church as a whole.
For more than twenty-five years, Steve Burger helped the Covenant welcome children and families, reminding the church that children are not just the future—but full participants in the life of the Spirit today.
Amy Julia Becker invites people to reimagine the good life through her writing and speaking on disability, faith, and culture. She is the author of To Be Made
Wayne Park is the Chancellor of Fuller Texas, and Assistant Professor of Congregational and Marketplace Leadership. He will. be speaking on Thursday afternoon at Midwinter
Sophia Magallanes-Tsang is an Assistant Professor of Old Testament at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago.
Steph Williams O’Brien is the lead pastor of Mill City Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She directs the Ministry Scholars Program at Bethel University and hosts a popular leadership podcast, Lead Stories.
In the fourth week of Advent, Jacob’s place in Jesus’s lineage mirrors the unseen faithfulness of families rebuilding from displacement. This reflection invites us to notice how love endures through ordinary lives that carry hope forward into the next generation.
In this third week of Advent, Jotham’s leadership and Marie’s story from DR Congo reveal how joy grows through resilience. This reflection invites us to see joy as the quiet strength that helps communities stand again.
