By Stan Friedman
CASTLE ROCK, CO (March 7, 2012) – Paul Lessard, pastor of Castle Oaks Covenant Church, was stunned by what he saw in the envelope three pastors from another local congregation handed to him. Inside was a …
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Special Weekend Seeks Understanding, New Beginnings
By Stan Friedman
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (March 5, 2012) – Four Evangelical Covenant Church congregations came away from a recent Invitation to Racial Righteousness (I2RR) weekend with a better understanding about the role of race in each others’ lives and …
New Congo Partnership Tops February Most-Read List
CHICAGO, IL (March 5, 2012) – The launch of a historic partnership of the Evangelical Covenant Church and World Vision to benefit people in the Democratic Republic of Congo was the most-read Covenant News Service story in February.…
History Can Serve as Guide to the Future
By Stan Friedman
OMAHA, NE (March 1, 2012) – Lavern Holdeman remembers the fear and paranoia that gripped the world in October 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union played what is probably the most dangerous game of …
Winnetka Offering Stations of the Cross Walk
WILMETTE, IL (March 1, 2012) – The Stations of the Cross experience at Winnetka Covenant Church has been two years in the making, says Denise Johnson, the congregation member who initiated the devotional walk. …
Monday Deadline for Ministry Recommendations
CHICAGO, IL (February 29, 2012) – Monday is the deadline for submission of recommended names of potential candidates to serve as executive minister of the Department of the Ordered Ministry of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). Names can be submitted …
Meyer to Conclude Service at End of Year
CHICAGO, IL (February 29, 2012) – Donald L. Meyer will retire at the end of this year, concluding 15 years of service as executive minister of the Department of Communication of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC), it was announced today.…
A Paradox – Exactly What Is It?
LENEXA, KS (February 29, 2012) – Editor’s note: From time to time, we come across articles in church newsletters, individual blogs and other media that we believe may interest our readers. Today’s offering comes from Chris Logan, pastor of worship …
McKnight Book Named Resource of Year
VISTA, CA (February 29, 2012) – Outreach magazine has named Scot McKnight’s book The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited as “Resource of the Year” in the evangelism category. McKnight is the Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious …
Alexander: Mass Incarceration the New Jim Crow
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (February 27, 2012) – Few people paid attention to Michelle Alexander’s book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in an Age of Colorblindness, when it was released two years ago. Slowly but surely, however, …
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