Component 2: Covenant Life Experiences
The second component
to the Covenant External Orientation Program consists of Covenant Life Experiences.
This requirement is designed to immerse the student in the life of the greater
Covenant church. Each year, events like the Midwinter Conference and the Annual
Meeting, in addition to functioning as business meetings, act as important
times for renewing and developing relationships with other Covenanters. Each
regional conference also has ministerium retreats and its own annual meeting.
At these times, the corporate church comes together for worship and for work.
Requirements
Covenant External Orientation Program students need to participate in
at least six Covenant Life Experiences. These experiences may occur any
time during one's enrollment. In addition, credit may be given for experiences
within three years prior to application. Students may use up to three
repetitions of experiences toward fulfillment of the six. Three experiences
are specifically required and three may be chosen in accordance with the
student's interests and ministry needs from the list of elective experiences.
Required
Experiences
Attendance at these three experiences is required because of their high value
in orienting the student to the Covenant Life.
1) The Annual Meeting, including the annual meeting of the Ministerium
2) The Midwinter Conference, this may include years when CEOP classes are
taken
3) Conference Ministerium Retreat
Elective
Experiences
4) Service on a Conference or Denominational board, commission, or approved
committee
5)
Conference Annual Meeting, including the Conference Ministerium Annual
Meeting
6) Mission/service project on a Covenant mission field
7) Service on staff of the denominational youth event, CHIC
8) Involvement in a course taught by North Park Theological Seminary faculty
9) Conference retreat designed by conference staff for purpose of Covenant
orientation
10) Youth Workers Connection
11) Worship Connection
12) Children and Family Ministry Connection
13) Pastor-in-residence program at North Park Theological Seminary
14) Covenant Women Triennial
15) Camp pastor at a Covenant Bible camp
16) Credit may be given for other Covenant Life Experiences not specifically
mentioned.
Receiving
Credit
After completing a Covenant Life Experience, students are responsible
to contact the Administrative Assistant for Covenant External Orientation
to report their progress. Periodically, the CEOP will send a student progress
report to each student. The report will include all the Covenant Life
Experiences recorded. Students then make additions and/or corrections
and return to the CEOP. The CEOP may require some proof of attendance
before granting credit, e.g., an Annual Meeting name tag.
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