A subsidized internship experience is available through the Commission on Town and Country Ministries for a seminarian who accepts an internship to a rural or small town Covenant church. Continue Reading »
Posts tagged ‘Clergy’
Quentin “Dusty” Larson Internship Application
Letters of Call – Pastors and Staff
Churches may use these documents when calling a pastor or staff member. These documents are a useful resource for pastoral search committees and can be used as sample job descriptions.
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All God’s People: An Exploration of the Call of Women to Pastoral Ministry
This study approaches the issue of women in ministry with a wide-angle lens instead of with a laser focused on particular passages of scripture, though it is certainly biblically solid. Phelan challenges the presuppositions people often bring to the interpretation of scripture, from culture to translation to science. Continue Reading »
CO-OP: Coaching of Pastors
The purpose of CO-OP is to assist Covenant pastors in developing the skills necessary to lead their church to its full kingdom potential through pastor coaching. CO-OP helps the pastor lead strategically and organizationally. Through coaching, the pastor receives guidance on how to turn vision into reality.
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A Biblical & Theological Basis for Women in Ministry, Occasional Paper
This eight-page paper was written ten years after the Evangelical Covenant Church voted to ordain women (in 1976), in order to put the arguments on paper. It is a very quick tour of women in the Bible, and the passage that affirm their ministry and value. The paper treats the “problem” texts briefly, discusses the issues of submission, authority, and doctrine. All in all, this paper serves as a quick review reminder for those who have studied this issue more deeply. For those unfamiliar with the Bible, the many references without much explanation may be difficult to fully appreciate. Continue Reading »
Constitution and Bylaws of the Covenant Ministerium
The Constitution and Bylaws of the Covenant Ministerium was approved at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
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Divorce and Remarriage: A Policy Statement
This is a restatement of the Covenant policy on divorce and remarriage, and is intended to be a guide for Covenant pastors and laity in dealing with this issue.
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A Study on Baptism
This collection of articles (from The Covenant Quarterly, Nov. 1995-Feb 1996) is a continuation of the dialogue on baptism in the Covenant. Continue Reading »
Women in Ministry
In eight sessions, this study examines the biblical support to make a case for the full participation of women in every aspect of ministry. It explains what the issue is from the perspective of a fully-convinced scholar taking on the historic objections to women in ministry. Continue Reading »
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