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ANNUAL MEETING
(OMAHA 2019)
Post-Meeting Documents
Where do I pay my dues, or request an exemption from dues?
As clergy you pay dues to your Regional Ministerium Treasurer. Contact your Regional Ministerial (MA) Chair to ask about an exemption for dues. Check your conference site for contact info for these officers.
Sustaining Pastoral Excellence (SPE)
SPE offers both learning cohort opportunities and individual and group grants for spiritual and vocational development. For general information, see this page.
Financial Coaching
For assistance with debt consolidation and counseling as well as individual and congregational financial planning and associated grants, go to Covenant Financial Leadership.
Midwinter Conference Scholarships
Available to credentialed pastors who have served at least one year and who have met all elements of good standing, the application can be found on the Midwinter Conference registration site. Questions should be directed to Serve Clergy, 773-583-3211.
Minister's Care and Crisis Fund
This fund provides short-term financial assistance for credentialed clergy in crisis situations. See more information here.
Catastrophe Assistance
Serve Clergy also partners with Financial Leadership in a matching grant program to assist credentialed clergy facing a once-in-a-lifetime acute disaster. Contact the Serve Clergy team at 773-442-6584 for a confidential consult.
Counseling Consults & Referrals
Serve Clergy can assist in finding therapeutic resources in your geographic area. For guidance on seeking a mental health professional or a short list of potential providers, contact the Serve Clergy Team at 773-442-6584.
Freedom from Harassment/ Abuse
If you have experience harassment or abuse in your ministry context, your first call should be to your Superintendent’s office. Serve Clergy is also available for consultation, advocacy, and possible intervention. Contact the Serve Clergy Team at 773-442-6584.
List of Covenant Resource Papers
Resource Paper on Immigraton
Thriving in Ministry Cohorts and Coaching
Thanks to a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment, Thriving in Ministry is working in partnership with Covenant conferences, ministerium and associations to develop cohorts and initiatives to help combat stagnation, address isolation, and solidify and maintain collegial connections. See more here.
How do I check on my Good Standing, or know if I am eligible to vote at an Annual Meeting?
Members must maintain four requirements to be in Good Standing/eligible to vote. Contact your Regional Chair to be sure your dues have been received by May of that year. Check CovConnect to confirm your Vocational Growth Tool and profile are up to date. Lists of members currently in Good Standing are updated before the Ministerium Annual Business Meeting and maintained by the Department of Develop Leaders. For questions contact ministry@covchurch.org For more info on how to maintain good standing, check How to Maintain Good Standing.
For Ministerium Members
General Ministerium Info and Leadership
Ministerium Consitution & Bylaws
How to Maintain Good Standing
Ministerium Constitution & Bylaws
Identity
Covenant Identity
Covenant Affirmations
Covenant Resolutions
Six-Fold Test for Multi-Ethnic Ministry
Ethical Principles for Covenant Ministers
Called and Gifted - A reaffirmation of the biblical basis for the full participation of women in the ministries of the church
Who do I contact about credentialing questions or help accessing/using CovConnect?
ministry@covchurch.org
Contact
To contact Covenant Serve Clergy team: ministry@covchurch.org
To contact Ministerium Officers: eccministerium@gmail.com
North Park Theological Seminary
Center for Spiritual Direction
Covenant Benefits
Associations
Advocates for Covenant Clergy Women (ACCW)
Association of Covenant Spiritual Directors (ACSD)
Ethnic Associations
African American Ministers Association (AAMA)
Asociación Latina de la Iglesia Del Pacto Evangélico (ALIPE)
Covenant Asian Pastors Association (CAPA)
Indigenous Ministers Association (IMA)
How do I access clergy support services?
Please visit the Covenant resource page from Serve Clergy.
If I want to contact my Regional Ministerial Association leadership where can I go?
Please visit your Conference website, for more information:
REGIONAL MINISTERIUM ASSOCIATIONS
Alaska Conference
Canada Conference
Central Conference
East Coast Conference
Great Lakes Conference
Midsouth Conference
Midwest Conference
Northwest Conference
Pacific Northwest Conference
Pacific Southwest Conference
Southeast Conference
Financial Coaching
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Midwinter Conference Scholarships
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If I don’t know who to ask about something where can I go?
ministry@covchurch.org is the email for the department of Serve Clergy. You can start here for any questions regarding good standing, credentialing, the call process, etc.
Contact your regional Ministerium Chair for any personal needs or questions about dues, where to connect to access resources, etc.
eccministerium@gmail.com is the confidential email address for Covenant Ministerium Officers.
Minister's Care and Crisis Fund
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Catastrope Assistance
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Counseling & Consult Referrals
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Freedom From Harassment and Abuse
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