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Sankofa: Join Us on the Bus
Hear from leaders and participants, as well as Sankofa veteran Nilwona Nowlin, who walks us through the journeyand shares her reflections after years of getting on the bus. For more information visit
We Are a Multiethnic Mosaic
Mary Chung March outlinesour history of becoming a multiethnic mosaic, growing from our roots as a Swedish immigrant church. And Steve Wong, pastor of the first Asian American church plant in the Cov
We Seek Racial Righteousness
Covenant historian Hauna Ondrey and Dominique Gilliard join us to talk about the end of the 1960s, the Black Manifesto, the Covenants unique response to this call to white churches and synagoguesand
We Make Affirmations
In the Covenant we identify as non-creedal, meaning we do not adhere to a specific creed. But non-creedal does not mean we are without theology. The six Covenant affirmations address the question, Wh
Women Are Called and Gifted
As a denomination, we voted to ordain women in ministry in 1976. In this episode, we talk with Evelyn Johnson, a woman of many firsts, including the first woman elected to lead a department at Covenan
Who Were the Moravians (And How Did They Influence the Covenant)?
Covenant pastor and historian Jonathan Wilson shares an overview of Moravianism and how this movement impacted the Covenant. And Sally Carlson, associate pastor of Shoreline Covenant Church, tells us
We Are Indigenous Mission Friends
Curtis Ivanoff talks about our long history in Alaska, where the Covenant has been engaged since our very earliest days when the church in Sweden sent people to share the gospel of Jesus. Its a compl
We Seek God’s Glory and Neighbor’s Good
Harold Spooner talks about our long history serving marginalized people, beginning with our early childrens home and hospital and continuing our mission to love mercy and do justice. And Todd Slechta
We are People of the Book
Michelle Sanchez, executive minister of Make and Deepen Disciples, helps us unpack our identity as people who love Scripture. And Garth Bolinder, superintendent of the Midsouth Conference, shares his
We Are Evangelical
Covenant historian Kurt Peterson talks about how the Covenant became "big tent" evangelical, including members from across the theological spectrum, in the years leading up to World War II. And Dennis