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Strength for Those Who Lead

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.

Free to Live

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.

A New Voice in Youth and Young Adult Ministry

Meet Pete Sutton, the Covenant’s new director of youth and young adults. With a heart for mentoring and decades of ministry experience, Pete shares his story and his vision for helping young people grow in faith that lasts a lifetime.

The State of Christian Music: Is It a Real Thing?

What makes any music “Christian”? This piece questions the label itself, exploring how faith, culture, and commerce shape what we hear—and why it may be time to rethink our understanding of the genre.

Handshakes and Shovels

A brief exchange in 118°F Yuma highlights the value of labor. Mike Guerrero, retired Covenant pastor, reminds us that dignity can begin when we learn someone’s name.

Gather 2025: Following Jesus into a New Chapter

Last week, delegates and global leaders gathered to celebrate 140 years of the Evangelical Covenant Church. Together we shared powerful worship, heard stories of God’s faithfulness, welcomed new churches, and celebrated the commissioning, ordination, and consecration of new ministers and global personnel.

Evangelical Mascot: Lone Wolf or Lamb?

Exploring how lone-wolf fantasies can overshadow gospel community, this essay invites all believers to embrace Jesus’s humble, communal “way of the Lamb.”