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.

SPE offers both learning cohort opportunities and individual and group grants for spiritual and vocational development. For general information, see this page.(https://covchurch.org/serve-clergy/sustaining-pastoral-excellence/)

For assistance with debt consolidation and counseling as well as individual and congregational financial planning and associated grants, go to Covenant Financial Leadership.(https://covchurch.org/financial-leadership/)

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.

This fund provides short-term financial assistance for credentialed clergy in crisis situations. See more information here.(https://covchurch.org/serve-clergy/ministers-crisis-fund/)

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.

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.

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.

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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.(https://covchurch.org/serve-clergy/thriving-in-ministry/)

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.(https://www.eccclergy.org/dues-good-standing)

• General Ministerium Info and Leadership (https://covchurch.org/who-we-are/structure/associations/ministerium/) • Ministerium Consitution & Bylaws (https://5f6832cb-8e73-41d0-a22f-80ef897c6afd.usrfiles.com/ugd/5f6832_c1234472607549ee8b56c8c055e0f0c2.pdf) • How to Maintain Good Standing (https://www.eccclergy.org/dues-good-standing) • Ministerium Constitution & Bylaws(https://5f6832cb-8e73-41d0-a22f-80ef897c6afd.usrfiles.com/ugd/5f6832_c1234472607549ee8b56c8c055e0f0c2.pdf)

• Covenant Identity (https://covchurch.org/who-we-are/identity/) • Covenant Affirmations (https://covchurch.org/resource/covenant-affirmations/) • Covenant Resolutions (https://covchurch.org/resolutions-2/) • Six-Fold Test for Multi-Ethnic Ministry (https://covchurch.org/resource/six-fold-test/) • Ethical Principles for Covenant Ministers (https://covchurch.org/resource/ethical-principles/) • Called and Gifted - A reaffirmation of the biblical basis for the full participation of women in the ministries of the church(https://covchurch.org/resource/called-and-gifted-material/)

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• To contact Covenant Serve Clergy team: ministry@covchurch.org • To contact Ministerium Officers: eccministerium@gmail.com • North Park Theological Seminary (https://www.northpark.edu/seminary/) • Center for Spiritual Direction (https://www.northpark.edu/seminary/seminary-centers/center-for-spiritual-direction/) • Covenant Benefits(https://covchurch.org/benefits/)

• Advocates for Covenant Clergy Women (https://www.covclergywomen.org)(ACCW) • Association of Covenant Spiritual Directors (https://eccacsd.org)(ACSD) • Ethnic Associations • African American Ministers Association (https://www.aamaecc.org)(AAMA) • Asociación Latina de la Iglesia Del Pacto Evangélico (https://www.alipe.org)(ALIPE) • Covenant Asian Pastors Association (https://www.ecccapa.org)(CAPA) • Indigenous Ministers Association (https://imaecc.org)(IMA)

Please visit the Covenant resource page from Serve Clergy.(https://covchurch.org/serve-clergy/#resources)

Please visit your Conference website, for more information: REGIONAL MINISTERIUM ASSOCIATIONS Alaska Conference(https://www.alaskacovenant.org/) Canada Conference (https://www.covchurch.ca/) Central Conference (https://www.centralconf.org/) East Coast Conference (https://eastcoastconf.org/) Great Lakes Conference (http://www.greatlakes.cc/) Midsouth Conference (http://www.midsouthcov.org/) Midwest Conference (https://midwestcovenant.org/) Northwest Conference (https://www.northwestconference.org/) Pacific Northwest Conference (http://pacnwc.org/) Pacific Southwest Conference (http://www.pswc.org/) Southeast Conference (http://southeastconf.org)

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• 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.

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