The Constitution and Bylaws of the Evangelical Covenant Church and the Rules for the Ordered Ministry were most recently revised at the 140th Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, in June 2025.
With the Covenant Financial Leadership Initiative, we bring together open, curious, and credentialed Covenant Pastors to cultivate a culture of excellence that takes charge of their
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.
“Project Deborah” is an initiative of the Commission on Biblical Gender Equality, encouraging pastoral leaders to identify and encourage women in their ministry contexts with leadership gifts. Download this brochure or visit the Project Deborah webpage to learn more.
This paper seeks to treat singleness from a theological perspective as one faithful form of discipleship, alongside marriage, and to imagine how people who are
This resource seeks to foster a thoughtful conversation about how social media tools intersect with the vocation of ministry within the Evangelical Covenant Church. Download
This book by Arthur A.R. Nelson is an invaluable resource for pastors as they minister to individuals in times of pain and grief, and in times of significance and celebration.
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.
