Council Tree Covenant Church’s listening trip to the Wind River Reservation created space for deeper connection with the Northern Arapaho community, reshaping how they understand their own story and God’s work through patience, presence, and relationship.
In this first week of Advent, Abraham’s story invites us to encounter hope—to practice the courage to leave behind what’s familiar and trust God in uncertain places.
This story looks at how heightened immigration-enforcement activity is reshaping everyday church life, particularly in Latino communities. Through Covenant pastors’ experiences and congregations’ responses, we see the the steady, faithful ways our churches continue to show up for one another.
Participants in Highrock Covenant Church’s Theology Lab reflect on faith, evil, and suffering. Through honest, personal stories, they explore how the church can face pain with hope—learning not to explain it away but to bear it faithfully together.
The Covenant’s Leader Health and Development Team is made up of conference leaders who walk with pastors and chaplains so they don’t experience ministry alone. Through shared wisdom, encouragement, and practical support, they help leaders stay grounded in Christ and supported by community—because healthy leaders shape healthy churches.
As Domestic Violence Awareness month concludes, we highlight the impact of Covenant’s Safe Sanctuaries training, which equips pastors and congregants to recognize abuse within their pews, confront difficult biblical texts, and transform silence into sanctuary.
Jessica Springer, the Covenant’s new director of children and family ministry, reflects on her hope for helping families see everyday life as sacred. She envisions nurturing faith through listening, collaboration, and creativity in homes and congregations.
In this interview, Glenn Peterson shares why church planting begins with humility and dependence on the Spirit, what he learned in Canada, and how every church can engage as a plant, planting, or partner in God’s renewing work.
Sewa Fields shares how domestic abuse hid behind silence and misused theology, and how a friend’s belief helped her find freedom. She invites churches to believe disclosures, put safety first, speak up, and walk with survivors into healing and justice.
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we share a reflection from survivor leader Sunita on Isaiah 61:4. From the Covenant’s Week of Prayer resource and FREE, the anti-sex trafficking initiative, it invites prayer for survivors and those who accompany them toward healing.
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