New Growth for a Changing Church
Pat Stark reflects on what is changing in Covenant church planting and why this moment calls for renewed imagination rooted in local churches and the Spirit’s leading.
Pat Stark reflects on what is changing in Covenant church planting and why this moment calls for renewed imagination rooted in local churches and the Spirit’s leading.
As the Evangelical Covenant Church marks fifty years since voting to ordain women, six women speaking at Gather 2026 share stories of ministry, leadership, persistence, and discernment across generations and contexts throughout the life of the Covenant.
Peter Sung reflects on Jonah, violence, and the gospel call to move from righteous anger toward the ministry of reconciliation.
A father and daughter reflect on his cancer journey and the caregivers who became family in life’s most vulnerable moments.
A daughter travels home to keep vigil at her mother’s bedside, bearing witness to her final days and the faith that shaped her life.
Amy Julia Becker invites the church to move beyond inclusion toward true belonging, reimagining community through the lens of disability and the gospel’s call to mutuality, dignity, and life together.
A moment of grief during the Artemis II mission reveals that even at the farthest distance from Earth, human emotion remains—reminding us to honor and make space for what we feel.
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.
Covenant theological educators around the world are adapting how they teach Scripture to fit vastly different cultural and educational contexts — and finding that effective ministry training looks different everywhere.
A bass guitar belonging to a grieving teenager decades ago makes an impossible journey home, becoming a marker of healing for two pastors still carrying wounds from their shared past.
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