Posts tagged ‘Local Church’

Free Webinar Thursday on Church Intern Programs

CHICAGO, IL (September 20, 2011) – A free webinar on developing an internship program within churches will be hosted by the Center for Youth Ministry Studies at North Park University. Continue Reading »

2011 Pastoral Compensation Report Now Available

CHICAGO, IL (September 20, 2011) – The 2011 edition of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) Pastoral Compensation Report is now available on the Covenant website, offering a wide range of resources and guidelines for use by local Covenant churches in establishing compensation levels for pastoral staff. Continue Reading »

Briefs: Megachurch Reflection, February Sankofa

Smaller Ministries the Focus, Not ‘Mega’ Growth

IRVINE, CA (September 16, 2011) – OCWeekly features a cover story on David Gibbons, pastor of Newsong Church, and his decision to switch the direction of the ministry when it was on its way to becoming a megachurch. Continue Reading »

Church Closing Plants Seed for New Beginning

PORTLAND, OR (September 9, 2011) – Community Covenant Church concluded its ministry August 21 after nearly 80 years of faithful service, but did so with an eye to the future. Continue Reading »

Banking a Different Kind of Growth through a Dollar a Day

FLORISSANT, MO (September 1, 2011) – Young adults at Christ Covenant Church are growing their savings and learning about career development through the congregation’s Dollar A Day Savings initiative. Continue Reading »

One Church Rebuilds in Ethiopia, Thanks to U.S. Congregations

GAMBELA, ETHIOPIA (August 31, 2011) – In 2006, a flood destroyed a church in the Ethiopia Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church of South Sudan. The church was especially vulnerable to the high waters because, like many other buildings, it was constructed of wood and mud with an iron-sheet roof. Continue Reading »

News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines

Soccer Player’s Injury Leads Him to Mission Trip

MANCHESTER, CT (August 31, 2011) – Josh Valentine was the captain of the Manchester High School soccer team when an injury ended his season, yet it turned out to impact not only his life, but also children in Tijuana, Mexico. Continue Reading »

Book Offers Insights for Doing Benevolence Well

By Stan Friedman

HICKORY, NC (August 19, 2011) – With apologies to the writer of Ecclesiastes, “Of the making of books and articles about compassion, mercy, and justice, there is no end.” Yet most might as well be titled Ditto because their content varies little from one to another. Continue Reading »

Taking Former Kansas Parsonage for a Ride

LINDSBORG, KS (August 16, 2011) – The former parsonage of the Lindsborg Covenant Church was hauled through town this morning as movers transported the building to a new location. Continue Reading »

Briefs: Old Building Burned, Haiti Volunteers Needed

SALEM, SD (August 12, 2011) – The Salem Volunteer Fire Department conducted a controlled burn of the former Evangelical Covenant Church building early Sunday morning. Continue Reading »