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.
A Covenant Resource Paper is a teaching document designed to provide context and clarity for Covenant churches on critical issues of concern in matters of faith, doctrine, and conduct.
Those seeking ordination, commissioning, or transfer of ordination must complete this paper.
The Resolution on Criminal Justice highlights injustice within the U.S. criminal justice system and invites Christians, Covenant churches, and the Evangelical Covenant Church to a Christ-like response. As we seek God’s kingdom in this world, God gives us a passion to seek justice and fair treatment for all our neighbors.
This paper was prepared by the Covenant Commission on Christian Action, Herbert K. Jacobsen, chairperson (1986-1991). It offers a definition of the Commission and provides a biblical and theological basis for social responsibility.
The Covenant Quarterly is the ministerial journal of the Evangelical Covenant Church. Published by North Park Theological Seminary through Covenant Publications, the Quarterly seeks to foster theological reflection on ministerial praxis in service to Evangelical Covenant Church pastors and the broader church.
These are guidelines for Covenant Ministers regarding Human Sexuality, along with additional resources for foundation and discussion as developed by the Department of the Ordered Ministry.
This paper on divorce and remarriage was written by Klyne Snodgrass, Paul Brandel Professor of New Testament at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, and originally presented at the Annual Meeting of the Ministerium of the Evangelical Covenant Church in Tacoma, Washington, in 1989. It was updated in 2008.
The Policy on Baptism in the Evangelical Covenant Church, approved by the Covenant Ministerium, was adopted by the 1998 Covenant Annual Meeting. A Theology of the Child is a brief paper written by John E. Phelan Jr. and Donald H. Madvig (1997). Covenant ministers must also read the two additional documents below before signing the Policy on Baptism.
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.
