Thank you for your interest in the new members class at Community Covenant! This class provides a deeper dive into the church, its beliefs and ministries. Whether you are new to the church or a long-time attender, we’re glad you’re engaging with this content again. We’ll be looking at four themes of our church and life together: devotional, connectional, biblical and missional. This class will be a series of videos, readings and personal work which you can do at your own pace. At the end, we will have a couple of opportunities to connect in person via video conference if you are considering becoming a formal church member.
Session 1: Devotional: Your Spiritual Life (“Are you walking with Jesus?”)
- Watch this video on the spiritual life & your spiritual journey.
- Complete the activity described in the video. Hold onto your document, you will use it later as you connect in person.
Session 2: Connectional: God’s Movement & Us (“I am a companion of all who fear thee.”)
- Watch this video on the background and history of the movement/denomination of Community Covenant Church.
- Look below for a worksheet which can be filled out as you watch the video.
- Here is a link to the “family tree” document noted in the video. Answer the following questions.
- What is your story of relationship to a denomination (s), if any?
- Find the denomination(s) you mentioned on the church “family tree” (if its there). Did anything surprise you?
- When did you come to Community Covenant? Why did you come?
Session 3: Biblical: Our Beliefs & Affirmations (“Where is it written?”)
- Watch this video on theology and beliefs. (Here is the affirmation video link, if needed).
- Answer these questions when prompted:
- How have you seen the affirmations evident and alive in the life of this congregation?
- Where do you think our congregation needs to improve in relation to the Covenant Affirmations?
- Read this pamphlet on Covenant Distinctives.
Session 4: Missional: Our Ministries and Mission (“All that matters is faith active in love”)
- Watch this video about Community Covenant Church’s ministry. (Here is the link to the denominational video and here is a link to the Navigate video, if needed).
- Review the Community Covenant Church history.
- If you would like to continue with the membership process, please contact communitycovenantva@gmail.com.
Additional Links
Session 2:
Family Tree picture https://davidswanson.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/evangelical-covenant-church-family-tree.gif
Several web pages on Covenant History: https://covchurch.org/history/
Session 3:
Covenant distinctives pamphlet: https://covchurch.org/resources/covenant-distinctives/
Covenant Resolutions, statements on a variety of topics: https://covchurch.org/resolutions/
Affirmation summary video (watched during session): http://covchurch.tv/affirmations-overview/
Longer Affirmation Videos (click through to find each individual session): http://covchurch.tv/page/1/?s=affirmations
Session 4:
Link to denominational overview video (watched during session): http://covchurch.tv/2016-mission-and-ministry/
Link to Navigate/Congregational vitality video (watched during session): http://covchurch.tv/vitality-overview/
Session 2: Four Themes Worksheet
- We are a B__________________ church
What would the early Covenanters say? (question or verse)
It is seen in this historical movement:
- We are a D__________________ church
What would the early Covenanters say? (question or verse)
It is seen in this historical movement:
- We are a M__________________ church
What would the early Covenanters say? (question or verse)
It is seen in this historical movement:
- We are a C__________________ church
What would the early Covenanters say? (question or verse)
It is seen in this historical movement:
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