A Covenant Resource Paper is a teaching document designed to provide
context and clarity for Covenant churches on critical issues of concern
in matters of faith, doctrine and conduct, states an explanatory
document distributed last year. According to that declaration, resource
papers: • Seek to apply biblical teaching to critical issues
in the context of the historical character and ongoing missional
identity of the Evangelical Covenant Church. • Exist to
inform discipleship and practice in the life of Covenant people without
rising to the level of creed, confession, or binding doctrine.
• Provide a uniform way for the church as a whole to provide
communal discernment to those issues that are most critical in our
journey as people who follow Jesus Christ.
To learn more about the purpose of the papers as explained when the process was introduced last year, please read Covenant Resource Paper - Description.
Covenant Resource Paper: The Covenant Church and the Bible