ChurchPlanting
How We Plant Churches
Pre-Assessment
Conversations with regional directors of church planting.
Discernment
Candidates and their spouses engage in a guided discernment process that carefully explores call, timing, spiritual gifts, emotional health, and the strategic viability of the proposed church project.
Covenant Agreement
Our agreement is based on the tested methodology of the “four-stage church plant launch.”
First Year
The agreement describes the plan for the first year of the church plant.
Are You Called?
The Evangelical Covenant Church invites you to discern your call to advance the kingdom of God by becoming a local church planter. Together, we seek to answer one primary question, “Is the living God calling you to plant a Covenant church right now?”
In our increasingly post-Christian era, 83 percent of Americans do not attend church. Nearly one-third of young people under 30 are religiously unaffiliated. Every year, more than 3,000 churches close their doors. A myriad of challenges from rapid demographic change to tepid evangelism render churches ineffective in communities across the country.
Our Stories
Getting to Know the New PSWC Superintendent: A Q&A with Bryan Murphy
The Companion sat down with Bryan Murphy over Zoom to ask about his call to ministry and what he has learned about the church. He was elected superintendent of the Pacific Southwest Conference at their annual meeting last month.
Getting to Know the New NWC Superintendent: A Q&A with Kara Stromberg
The Companion had a virtual sit-down with newly elected Northwest Conference superintendent Kara Stromberg to talk about her ministry history and where she senses the church is headed.
Week of May 15, 2022
A devotional guide written by Covenanters, the Covenant Home Altar invites us to take time in our day for God’s word, quiet meditation, and prayer.
Contact Church Planting
We can’t wait to hear about your vision for starting a new local church.
