covenant evangelical free church

We started Emmanuel Christian Fellowship (ECF) with just 17 members. The smallest of the Evangelical Free Church (EFC) churches. Without our own building, we worshipped in theatres, restaurants and members’ homes.

HISTORY

1978

Our numbers grew, we renamed Covenant Evangelical Free Church.

Covenant EFC is the largest EFC church in Singapore. Every week, we welcome 5,000 members and visitors at our two church buildings, Bukit Panjang Centre and Woodlands Centre.

HISTORY

1992

Today

We began Intentional Disciple-Making Church (IDMC)Conferences which continues to attract delegates from over 20 countries worldwide.

HISTORY

2001

Rev Edmund Chan launched the global alliance of Intentional Disciple-making Churches, comprising like-minded churches committed to making disciples of all nations.

HISTORY

2008

MISSION

Returning the Church to its disciple-making roots through authentic discipleship and intentional disciple-making so as to reproduce disciples of a certain kind and to multiply them to win the world for Christ!

To build an IDMC model so as to launch an IDMC movement so as to catalyse a multiplication of Intentional Disciple-making Churches to fulfill the Great Commission Mandate.

VISION

“We may think God wantsaction of a certain kindBut God wantspeople of a certain kind.”

C.S. LEWIS

PHILOSOPHY OF MINISTRY


A certain kind of PERSON who radicallycommitted to

a certain kind of PURPOSE who through

a certain kind of PROCESS reproduces

a certain kind of PRODUCT


Why do we do what we do?

A philosophy of ministry refers to the coreministry VALUES and

how they determine the chief ministry VEHICLES

to realise the ministry VISION

VISION

VALUES

Truth

CommunityStewardship

Balance

Brokenness

Grace Growth

Godliness

VISIBLE VALUES

UNDERLYING VALUES

VALUES

Our 5 core values form the cornerstones of our beliefs and actions:

TRUTH We value truth centered uponthe WORD of God

COMMUNITY We value community centered uponthe WORSHIP of God

STEWARDSHIP We value stewardship centered uponthe WILL of God

BALANCE We value balance centered upon the WISDOM of God

BROKENNESS We value brokenness centered uponthe WORK of God

VEHICLES

Disciplemaking process and strategy:

SENDCHANGEWIN

WIN: The redemptive work of GodCHANGE: The transformational work of GodSEND: The multiplying work of God

VEHICLES

LoveMe

MultiplyMe

TransformMe

UseMe

TrainMe

EmpowerMe

SENDCHANGEWIN

VEHICLES

Alpha Course

Connect Events

Community Blessings

Harvest Events

BLESS Strategy

LoveMe

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TransformMe

UseMe

TrainMe

EmpowerMe

VEHICLES

Breakthrough Weekends

Men’s Breaktrough Weekends

Women’s Breakthrough Weekends

Marriage Breakthrough Weekends

LoveMe

MultiplyMe

TransformMe

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TrainMe

EmpowerMe

VEHICLES

Care Groups & SSTs

Pillar Ministries

Specialised Ministries

LoveMe

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TransformMe

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TrainMe

EmpowerMe

VEHICLES

Growing in Christ (personal nurture)Spiritual Friends & Foundations (SFF)Intentional Discipleship Training (IDT)Specialised Ministries’ Equipping CoursesIDMC Institute (IDMCi) Internship Programmes

LoveMe

MultiplyMe

TransformMe

UseMe

TrainMe

EmpowerMe

Designed for believers to build a basic and foundational understanding of God’s redemptive plan and development through a growing love for God’s Word, obedience to God’s leading and a dependence on God’s grace, wisdom and power as we face the realities of life situations.PROGRAM CONTENT This 1-year pilgrimage includes:• Integrative discipleship process & transformational spiritual disciplines• Empowering small group community life• Plenary teaching with support resources• Delivered around 4 foundational 7-sessions modules: Following Christ & Basic Discipleship, Prayer Life & Spiritual Warfare, PDA Lifestyle & Conversations that Connect, Spiritual Freedom & Spiritual Nurture• Exposure to and guided involvement in Christian service.

Designed for maturing believers who want to grow deeper as disciples of Christ. IDT equips its participants eventually for enriched involvement and life-on-life investment in Covenant Groups (CGs).IDT focuses on transforming lives and shaping convictions through:• Inner Life Emphasis: Tutoring each disciple's perspectives and inner life

for growth and ministry.• Discipleship Core Curriculum: Undergoing an eightfold core-curriculum

on the fundamental aspects of discipleship and which is purposeful and practical for life change.

• Transformational Personal Disciplines: Growing personal capacity for fruitfulness, through spiritual disciplines of study, solitude, surrender & service, daily bible reading, journaling, scripture meditation and outreach.

PROGRAM CONTENTThis 2-year pilgrimage includes:• 3 semesters of inspirational modules: Word & Kingdom, Roots & Wings, Personal Leadership• Plenary teaching with support resources• Empowering small-group community life of same gender participants• Lifelong Bible study skills and Bible literacy, with Kingdom of God & Redemption story perspectives in reading the whole Bible• A rejuvenating quiet day of contemplative prayer – “Day with Jesus”• Participation in IDMC Conferences with post conference discussion• Enriching ministry application opportunities in the 4th module

12-month internship

12-month core + 6-month missions elective

+ 6-month field attachment

12-month core + emphasis

VEHICLES

Worship ServicesPrayer & PraiseDawn PrayersOvernight PrayerSilent Retreat

LoveMe

MultiplyMe

TransformMe

UseMe

TrainMe

EmpowerMe

VEHICLES

Mentoring Investment

Strategic Mission Thrust

Ministry, Mission, Marketplace

The Next Generations (TNG)

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TransformMe

UseMe

TrainMe

EmpowerMe

MissionCovenant Missions seek to glorify God by maximising our God-given resources to fulfil the biblical mission mandate to go and make disciples of all nations by multiplying healthy disciple making church plants (DCPs) to become self-governing, self-financing and self-propagating churches, focusing on Asia.

FIVE STRATEGIC THRUSTS FOR MISSIONS

• Home Missions

• Urban Missions

• Business Missions

• E-Missions

• The Next Generation (TNG) Missions

Mission

DISCIPLESHIP THROUGH MISSIONSAs a disciple-making church, we plan for Missions to be integrated into church life through three levels:• Level 1 Missions Adoption

All members and small groups are involved in short-term mission trips and regularly pray for an adopted region.

• Level 2 Missions MentoringMembers are selected for one-on-one development to identify missions calling, character, and commitment.Find out more about the Missions Mentoring Programme.

• Level 3 Missions SendingMembers are selected for internship programmes where they are sent out into the field through a church or agency. We believe that this process will aid our church in fulfilling God's plan of making disciples of all nations.

Short Term Mission (STM) Trip

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

CREATIVE ARTS

SEEKER GROUPS

NURTURE GROUPS

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