COVID-19 Resources for Churches

Please visit the Central Conference COVID-19 Response page which has resources listed for local Covenant churches to use during this time. Resources were updated on March 15, 2021.

For Pastors

Personal Care

• Spiritual Direction – Contact Bob Tenglin, Central Conference Spiritual Director Network Coordinator
• Counseling and Therapy Resources
• Clergy and Clergy Family Well-being
• National Clergy Renewal Program
• Pastor Safety Protocol Guidelines
• Central Conference Pulpit Supply List
• Sustaining Pastoral Excellence and/or learn about individual and group grants
• Financial Leadership for Pastors (created by the Evangelical Covenant Church).
• Central Conference Chaplains Point Person – Contact Melanie Tornquist
• Mutual Ministries Committee/Pastoral Relations Committee Suggested Guidelines

Caring for the Congregation

• Violence and Abuse (Project AVA)
• Counseling and Therapy Resources
• Disability Ministry

Clergy Clusters

• District Gatherings
• Youth Ministry
• Children Ministry
• Women Clergy

Contact Jill Lind, Director of Congregational Care for the Central Conference

Women Clergy

• Resources for Women in Leadership

For Congregations

Congregational Care

• Samples of Relational/Behavioral Covenants
• Disability Ministry
• Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care
• Membership Materials
• Faith-Based Response to Epidemics
• Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers (Plan, Prepare and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019)

Facilities 

• National Covenant Properties
• Building a Building Committee
• Example of Facilities Use/Rental Agreement

Financial Resources 

• Financial Leadership
• NPU Academy of Church Leadership
• Online Giving Platforms

Fundraising and Grants

• Covenant Children’s Ministries (grants)
• Covenant World Relief (grants)
• Love Mercy Do Justice (grants)
• Sustaining Pastoral Excellence (individual and group grants)
• Covenant Stewardship Resources

Lay Leadership

• Pulpit Supply List
• Academy of Church Leadership
• Central Conference LEAD Initiative – Contact Jill Lind, Director of Congregational Care for the Central Conference
• The Agenda of 3’s
• Mutual Ministries Committee/Pastoral Relations Committee Suggested Guidelines

Legal Issues

• Christian Legal Society

Pastoral Searches

• The Pastoral Search Journey (book) by John Vonhof
• So You’re on the Search Committee (booklet) by Bunty Ketcham
• Pastor Compensation Calculator

Organizational Structures

• Church Safety for Children
• Guidelines for a Freedom from Harassment Policy
• Suggested Guidelines for Church Governance Change

Outreach

• MissionInsite (demographic information) – contact Central Conference Office for more information
• B.L.E.S.S. (Evangelism resource)
• Bread for the World

Spiritual Formation

• Legacy
• Central Conference Youth Ministry – Contact Joel Brand, youth ministry network coordinator
• College Ministry
• Crescendo

Vitality

• Vitality Workshop Information – Contact Jill Lind, Director of Congregational Care for the Central Conference

Questions? Please contact the Central Conference office at info@centralconf.org or 773-267-3060.

These materials have been prepared for educational/informational purposes only, and are not intended to be a substitute for professional advice. Always seek the advice of your professional advisors with any questions or concerns you have regarding your specific situation.