Question 1

Where do I pay my dues, or request an exemption from dues?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

Sustaining Pastoral Excellence (SPE)

Accepted Answer

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/)

Question 3

Financial Coaching

Accepted Answer

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/)

Question 4

Midwinter Conference Scholarships

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 5

Minister's Care and Crisis Fund

Accepted Answer

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/)

Question 6

Catastrophe Assistance

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Counseling Consults & Referrals

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Freedom from Harassment/ Abuse

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 9

List of Covenant Resource Papers

Accepted Answer

Resource Paper on Immigraton

Question 10

Thriving in Ministry Cohorts and Coaching

Accepted Answer

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/)

Question 11

How do I check on my Good Standing, or know if I am eligible to vote at an Annual Meeting?

Accepted Answer

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)

Question 12

For Ministerium Members

Accepted Answer

• 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)

Question 13

Identity

Accepted Answer

• 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/)

Question 14

Who do I contact about credentialing questions or help accessing/using CovConnect?

Accepted Answer

ministry@covchurch.org

Question 15

Contact

Accepted Answer

• 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/)

Question 16

Associations

Accepted Answer

• 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)

Question 17

How do I access clergy support services?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

If I want to contact my Regional Ministerial Association leadership where can I go?

Accepted Answer

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)

Question 19

Financial Coaching

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Question 20

Midwinter Conference Scholarships

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Question 21

If I don’t know who to ask about something where can I go?

Accepted Answer

• 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.

Question 22

Minister's Care and Crisis Fund

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Question 23

Catastrope Assistance

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Question 24

Counseling & Consult Referrals

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Question 25

Freedom From Harassment and Abuse

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