The Covenant Yearbook is an annual directory of Covenant entities with addresses and additional information. including Annual Meeting documents, Evangelical Covenant Church Constitution, rules for the Ordered Ministry, World Mission areas, the year’s necrology, ministerium minutes, and a directory of Covenant affiliations and institutions.
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.
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
Housing the Sacred reflects veteran Covenant pastor Glen Wiberg’s high understanding of the sermon and liturgy – the space created by language for the sacred, where people are transformed as they encounter God. Challenging pastors to approach the task of preaching with respect and humility, Wiberg offers insights into the creative and intellectual process of developing a sermon, including the various steps along with a sample of his own work.
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. This small volume is designed to be carried during visitation to hospital and home, and includes prayers for a multitude of unique pastoral situations, Scripture passages, and selected services from The Covenant Book of Worship.
Balcony Women was compiled by the Women’s History Commission of the Department of Women Ministries and was released at Triennial XIII. It highlights over sixty brief stories of women who have encouraged and inspired the “ordinary” and extraordinary women of the Covenant. Women from all over the Covenant have contributed to this publication giving thanks and recognition to the women who most influenced their walk of faith.
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.
This collection of articles is a continuation of the dialogue on women in ministry in the Covenant.
