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intentional discipleship

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The ECC teaches us that as disciples of Jesus, we’re on a continuing journey of being transformed by the Holy Spirit into Christ’s likeness, experiencing and expressing love for God and others.

We’ve developed FREE planning resources for the adult spiritual journey designed to…

  • Equip God’s people for works of service
  • Build up the body of Christ
  • Foster unity in the community of faith
  • Grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ
  • Become rooted and grounded in love; and
  • Attain to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ

Check out this FREE “Make and Deepen Disciples” resource and explore topics of intentional discipleship on:

  • Small Groups
  • Mentoring and Coaching
  • Teaching and Learning
  • Prayer

To view and download resources, click here!



Call-in Cafe: Mission and Ministry, For God’s Glory and Neighbor’s Good

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On April 18, 2013, Tune for the next Call-in Cafe “Mission and Ministry, For God’s Glory and Neighbor’s Good“.

Register for the discussion here at 11:00 am, Central Daylight Time or Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada): 1-877-668-4493 Access code: 622 935 280

Many churches today seek to bring Christ to specific Ministry and Mission opportunities in their communities, as well as on the other side of the world. For the April Call-in Cafe we invited some local church leaders to share their experience with this call to action in Jesus’ name. If you are exploring Mission and Ministry opportunities for your church or have experiences to share, we encourage you to join us for this Call-in Cafe.

Something to consider:

As you read the following quotation from the Covenant Resource Paper on Compassion, Mercy and Justice (June, 2011) ask yourself, “How is this concern incorporated into the life of your church?”

As a community of faith centered on and actively engaged with the Bible, the Evangelical Covenant Church has a long and significant history of ministries of compassion, mercy, and justice. In recent years our engagement in these ministries has increased, deepened, and broadened. This focus reflects our deepening conviction that to be faithful to the Bible, the Covenant Church must work to live out the great commandment in all its ramifications. When asked by a teacher of the law, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” Jesus answered, “The most important one…is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these” (Mark 12:28-31). Along with Luke 4:18-19, this text provides clarity about the foundation for ministries of compassion, mercy, and justice and intimately links love for God with love for neighbor. This perspective, reflecting the historic foundations and character of the Covenant, is inscribed succinctly in stone at the base of the first building erected at North Park University: “For God and Humanity.”

 



Reminder: Call-in Cafe, Thursday, March 21st

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Tune in Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 11:00 am (CST)

for the next Call-in Cafe – Adult Ministry

 

Mentoring/Coaching, A Friend for the Christian Journey

Judy Peterson, Campus Pastor at North Park University will be the guest presenter this month.

Mentoring is an important part of University Ministries at North Park University. Judy helps students learn about mentoring and then supports them as they put their training into practice. She feels strongly about the importance and effectiveness of mentoring in the spiritual formation of Christians. Because the university setting is quite different from the church, we will intentionally include time to discuss possible adaptations for your setting.

Register for the discussion here.*To connect to the audio portion with a landline or cell phone: (US/Canada): (877) 668-4493 (Call-in toll number (US/Canada)) Access code: 624 400 743  



Call-in Cafe – Mentoring/Coaching, March 21st

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Tune in Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 11:00 am (CST)

for the next Call-in Cafe – Adult Ministry

 

Mentoring/Coaching, A Friend for the Christian Journey

Judy Peterson, Campus Pastor at North Park University will be the guest presenter this month.

Mentoring is an important part of University Ministries at North Park University. Judy helps students learn about mentoring and then supports them as they put their training into practice. She feels strongly about the importance and effectiveness of mentoring in the spiritual formation of Christians. Because the university setting is quite different from the church, we will intentionally include time to discuss possible adaptations for your setting.  

Register for the discussion here.*To connect to the audio portion with a landline or cell phone: (US/Canada): (877) 668-4493 (Call-in toll number (US/Canada)) Access code: 624 400 743  



Call-in Cafe – Small Group Ministries

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Tune in Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 11:00 am (CST)

for the next Call-in Cafe – Adult Ministry

 

The next Call-in Cafe will focus on Small Group Ministries in the church. We will review the Intentional Discipleship Ministry Survey and identify several ways to strengthen this important ministry. We encourage participants to bring their ideas and questions to share with others.

Register for the discussion here.*To connect to the audio portion with a landline or cell phone: (US/Canada): (650) 479-3208 (Call-in toll number (US/Canada)) Access code: 623 157 572  

 

Insights from the Adult Ministry Survey Related to Small Groups

When we began developing the Intentional Discipleship website we surveyed Covenant churches to discover how they support and encourage the Christian formation of adults. We emailed this survey to all pastors of Covenant churches (approximately 700), and we received 228 responses.  The responses represent all sizes of churches and all parts of the United States and Canada.

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Triennial XIV Video is here!

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We invite you to come enjoy the beautiful diversity of the women of the Covenant. We are multi-generational, multi-cultural, multi-vocational, multi-expressional! Rooted in Jesus Christ!

You are invite you to join us August 15-18, 2013. Triennial can be a joyful getaway, a soothing break, and a life-changing encounter. Or maybe all. But I know you will meet God and be changed by him.

To Register, click here!

Are you going?



Exciting Adults about Learning (part 2)

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The next Call-in Cafe will focus on Teaching/Learning Ministries in the church. We will explore the need for teaching/learning ministries as well as possible approaches for enhancing these ministries. We encourage participants to bring their ideas and questions to share with others.

Date:  January 17, 2013

Time:  11:00 a.m. CST

Topic: Call In Cafe Adult – Teaching/Learning, Do adult Christians still need to learn?
To register for this meeting:
1. Go to https://covchurch.webex.com/covchurch/j.php?ED=212540397&RG=1&UID=0&RT=MiM3
2. Register for the meeting
3. Once the host approves your request, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the meeting. 

The purpose of the teaching/learning ministry

Teaching/learning in the church helps the learner gain knowledge, increase attentiveness to God, and build relationships within the community of faith. By including these three outcomes in the teaching/learning ministries of the church, we help people grow as disciples.

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Exciting Adults about Learning (part 1)

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The next Call-in Cafe will focus on Teaching/Learning Ministries in the church. We will explore the need for teaching/learning ministries as well as possible approaches for enhancing these ministries. We encourage participants to bring their ideas and questions to share with others.

Date:  January 17, 2013

Time:  11:00 a.m. CST

Topic: Call In Cafe Adult – Teaching/Learning, Do adult Christians still need to learn?
To register for this meeting:
1. Go to https://covchurch.webex.com/covchurch/j.php?ED=212540397&RG=1&UID=0&RT=MiM3
2. Register for the meeting.
3. Once the host approves your request, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the meeting. 

 

Your Church Vision, Mission, and Purpose

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age (Matthew 28:19-20).

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Call-in Cafe – We invite you to join us next week

Post a Comment » Written on January 7th, 2013     
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 3:00 pm, CST – (Children’s ministry leaders)

“Unleash The Power Of Vision In Your Children and Family Ministry“

Register for the discussion here.*To connect to the audio portion with a landline or cell phone: (US/Canada): (650) 479-3208 (Call-in toll number (US/Canada)) Access code: 621 878 555

Create Vision In Your Children’s Ministry Team Members – Develop a reputation as a children’s pastor committed to the personal wellbeing and development of leaders as whole persons.  Team members need vision at several levels.  Vision for the children’s lives that will be transformed, vision to increase their own confidence and ability to lead, vision how their service fits into the bigger picture of God’s work in their life.

Patti Larson, former Christian Formation Pastor for 25 years, and currently living into a new calling as a Life Coach, will make a 15 minute presentation and then provide questions to stimulate discussion and sharing of ideas.

 

 

Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 11:00 am, CST – “Exciting Adults about Learning Again”

Register for the discussion here. *To connect to the audio portion with a landline or cell phone: (US/Canada): (650) 479-3208 (Call-in toll number (US/Canada)) Access code: 625 727 376

It appears that interest in educational ministries is waning, but does that mean adults know everything they need to know about the Christian life?  This Call In Cafe will consider recent data on learning ministries, discuss the need for Adult learning and possible approaches to enhancing this area of ministry. We invite you to join the conversation and bring your ideas and questions to share with others.

Presenter: Bruce Lawson

 

For information and to register, visit: blogs.covchurch.org/formation/call-in-cafe



Call-in Cafe – A Spiritual Journey into Christmas, December 11th

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On Tuesday, December 11, 11:00 am CST, Steve Burger will host this month’s Call-In Cafe discussion.

 
Take a moment to catch your breath, to rest and dwell with God. A gently guided journey into God’s presence.

Advent is meant to be a time of reflection, and joyfully celebrating the incarnation of God. But for those of us in the church it also becomes a time of increased ministry responsibilities. It is a good thing to both contemplate and develop means to help others enter into the presence of God, and experience the joy of Christ coming. But often it comes at the expense of a reflection time of our own.

Jesus, too felt both the joy and exhaustion of long days of ministry. It was at these times that he went away to pray. To spend some focused time with God. That’s what ‘A Spiritual Journey into Christmas” is meant to be. An hour long gently guided journey into God’s presence.

During our time together we will briefly enter into the community of like-minded pastors and leaders, then spend some time releasing, remembering and reflecting.

It will be a time of centering, and in the end for those who wish, sharing and celebrating.

You may even find this a helpful resource to take and offer to the leaders in your church setting. But most of all we hope you will find in it the refreshment, assurance, love and grace of moments spent with God.

 

Register for the discussion here.

*To connect to the audio portion with a landline or cell phone: (US/Canada): 

(650) 479-3208 (Call-in toll number (US/Canada)) Access code: 622 203 810 #

 



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