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Are You #BLESSED?
Several years back, the hashtag #blessed really took off on social media. Certainly, there were well-meaning folks who tagged themselves #blessed. However, after a while, many began to identify the trend as annoying and slightly ridiculous. […]
New Tool Gives Churches Fresh Insight to Community
CHICAGO, IL (April 11, 2018) — MissionInsite, a ministry tool available for free to ECC congregations helps churches to better understand their contexts in a rapidly changing world and make informed ministry decisions. MissionInsite is a web-based tool designed to […]
Called to Order
Marisol Martínez has served as president of the Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of Mexico since 2014. She was the first short-term missionary the Mexican Covenant Church sent to Spain, where she served for three years. Upon her return to Mexico, she served on the ministry team of the Family Development Foundation in Monterrey. […]
Registration Open for Embrace Webinar with Greg Coles
Registration is now open for the next Embrace webinar, which will be a conversation with Greg Coles, author of Single Gay Christian: A Personal Journey of Faith and Sexual Identity. The webinar will be held from 12 to 1 p.m. […]
Companion Brings Home Eight EPA Awards
CHICAGO, IL (April 9, 2018) —The Covenant Companion received eight top awards, including three first-place honors, from the Evangelical Press Association (EPA). The awards for content published in 2017 were announced at EPA’s annual convention in Orlando, Florida, this past weekend. […]
Covenant Military Chaplain Organizes Large Army Marriage Retreat
HONOLULU, HI (April 6, 2018) – Covenant minister Lt. Col. John M. Grauer, U.S. Army Pacific deputy chaplain, hosted the Pacific’s largest marriage retreat for soldiers and their spouses last month. “Almost 200 people, including couples and their children, signed […]
Obituary: Gordon Christensen
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (April 6, 2018) – Retired Covenant missionary Gordon John Christensen, who wrote a three-volume New Testament commentary for Congolese Christians in Lingala, died this morning at the age of 92. He was born in Seattle, Washington, to […]
Five for Friday: Baseball and Religion, Death Documentary, and Earth’s Smartest Birds
What Baseball Can Learn from Religion Sometimes this type of articles can be a bit too clever, but this one is good. One might disagree with the author’s views on the designated hitter rule, but we can learn from his […]
Church Spotlight: Two Churches, One Home
There had been a stirring at Awaken Covenant Community in St. Paul, Minnesota, about refugee ministry. Associate pastor Jenna Daniels met with International Association for Refugees (IAFR) president Tom Albinson and his wife, Donna, both longtime Covenanters and current members at Awaken. […]
Voices: The Lorraine Motel
as i walk toward the balcony where my hero fell […]
Spooner First Recipient of MLK Award at Covenant Shores
The award was presented on behalf of the Diversity Awareness Partners (DAP) at Covenant Shores. […]