How Covenant pastor and church planter Alex Song went from addiction and a Korean monastery to opening a community kitchen in Windsor, Ontario, where they feed neighbors, train teenagers, and create spaces of belonging.
Mission Springs and Covenant Point celebrate their 100th birthdays this year. From scrappy, faith-fueled beginnings, both ministries have become enduring places where generations of Covenant kids encounter God in creation, community, and a kind of holy foolishness.
Pastors often feel pressure to be impressive, to build something big enough to matter. Rev. David Swanson explores what happens when you stop trying—and discover the freedom that’s been there all along.
Drawing from motherhood, Scripture, and the Korean concept of shinbaram, Crystal Kang reflects on the Spirit’s surprising movement through truth-telling, resilience, and joy—often arriving through the voices and lives the world is most likely to overlook.
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.
