The Evangelical Covenant Church believes there are eight major areas where a local Covenant church can work to fulfill Christ’s mission of bring people the word of God. Here’s how Edgebrook Covenant Church works in those eight key areas:
Bible-Based Learning
- Worship/preaching
- Adult Sunday School and Inquirers’ Classes
- Children and Youth Sunday School
- Special emphases (weekend seminars, seasonal opportunities, etc.)
- Small Group opportunities
- Confirmation
- Vacation Bible School (one week in summer)
- Summer camping program – participating in Central Conference Camping Opportunities
Celebrative Worship
- Sunday morning – Communion on the first Sunday of the month (usually)
- Seasonal worship opportunities (Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter)
- Children’s Choir
- Youth worship
- Choir and worship ensembles
Targeted Mission and Service
- North Park Friendship Center food pantry – donations collected the first Sunday of the month
- Through our budget, special appeals and Deacon Board giving
- Covenant Women emphases – Minnesota Indian Reservation and Covenant Home in Chicago
- World Relief annual appeal
- Cornerstone Covenant Church – our North Lake County church plant
- Support of Edgebrook missionary families
- Short-term missions experience
- Support of locally impacting ministries, such as Emmaus and World Relief
Foundation of Prayer
- In all of our public assemblies “where two or three are gathered”
- Wednesday morning and Thursday evening Bible Studies and Prayer Meetings
- Covenant Week of Prayer (first week of the new year) and National Day of Prayer
- “Prayers of Edgebrook” weekly update sheets and Covenant Missionary Prayer Calendars
- Prayer chain ministry
- Special prayer seminars
- Covenant Home Altar and Covenant Companion publications
- Cornerstone Covenant Church – our North Lake County church plant
Visible Commitment to Evangelism
- Vacation Bible School
- Café Eutychus
- Evangelism workshops
- “Bringing My World to Christ” program for adults, youth, and children
- Cornerstone Covenant Church – our North Lake County church plant
- Our website
Visionary Leadership
- Board retreat
- “On the Call” training at the various levels of church involvement
- Encouragements to serve and lead
- Our website
Caring Fellowship
- Connection level: Sunday morning coffee time; all-church meals; Scrap N’ Chat’ choir and worship ensembles; Wednesday and Thursday Bible study; Men’s Fellowship; Covenant Women; Hi-League youth group; softball team
- Commitment level: Small Group meetings
- Diaconate Care Group ministry
- Our website
Whole-Life Stewardship and Discipleship
- Ministry opportunities within the congregation
- Financial sharing opportunities
- Stewardship emphases throughout the year
- Small groups for accountability
