Guidelines for the Licensing Paper
This paper is required for ministerial license application. Once approved, this license will endorse you as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Evangelical Covenant Church.
October 13, 2017
This paper is required for ministerial license application. Once approved, this license will endorse you as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Evangelical Covenant Church.
Credentialed ministers must request permission to serve in a non-Covenant setting. Download this form, complete it, and return it to your conference office.
These rules which govern ministers in the Evangelical Covenant Church were adopted in 2002 and were most recently revised in 2017.
Those who hold a bi-vocational ministry license (BVL) in the Evangelical Covenant Church are required to read four books annually from the reading list and submit a report with their license renewal. The report form may be used to complete the written report.
Those seeking ordination, commissioning, or transfer of ordination must complete this paper.
The purpose of Covenant Affirmations is to make clear the values and principles that have guided the Evangelical Covenant Church since its founding in 1885.
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.
This brochure outlines the requirements for receiving a ministerial license in the Evangelical Covenant Church and explains the steps involved in receiving a first-time license.
This brochure is as a brief guide to obtaining a permanent credential (ordination, commissioning, transfer of credential) in the Evangelical Covenant Church.
The Constitution and Bylaws of the Covenant Ministerium were most recently revised at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Covenant Ministerium.
