DISCOVERY CLASS AND MEANING OF MEMBERSHIP
Welcome to the Discovery Class and Meaning of Membership! We are excited that you are interested in taking this next step in learning about our life together at First Covenant Church of Saint Paul. Each section below has a different resource for you as you go through this Discovery Class experience.
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The four buckets are a tool from Adam Hamilton's Making Sense of the Bible, Megan Larissa Good's The Bible Unwrapped and former First Covenant Pastor Bill Peterson. The buckets represent different interpretations and applications of Scripture.
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The article "Setting Boundaries or Finding Life?" by John Phalen is from the February 2011 edition of the Covenant Companion.
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Excerpts from the article entitled "Handing the Word of God Correctly: The Bible."
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The six affirmations of the Evangelical Covenant Church are:
- The Centrality of the Word
- The Necessity of New Birth (New Life)
- A Commitment to the Whole Mission of the Church
- The Church as a Fellowship of Believers
- A Conscious Dependence on the Holy Spirit
- The Reality of Freedom in Christ
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The article "Beyond Attendance: Why Membership Matters" by Mark Pattie was found in the September 2011 edition of the Covenant Companion.