Freedom and Responsibility: Dissent and Covenant Clergy was developed by the Department of the Ordered Ministry as a foundational document for pastoral reflection and discussion.
The following information is provided only as a guideline for churches to assist them in the development of Freedom from Harassment policies. It should be contextualized to individual settings.
The central matter of “On Being A Healthy Pastor” is to clearly articulate components of ministerial health so that both ministers and those who care for them have the language to assess health.
These rules which govern ministers in the Evangelical Covenant Church were adopted in 2002 and were most recently revised in 2017.
All credentialed clergy must agree to abide by the Ethical Principles for Covenant Ministers. The Ethical Principles were approved by the Board of Ordered Ministry in June 2010.
