Presbytery of Denver
Covenant Communities Formation Request
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| The Mission and Ministry Work Group of the Council of the
Presbytery of Denver will review your request to form a Covenant Community
based upon the following information.
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| Date of Request:
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| Name of Covenant Community:
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| Participating Churches (must include at least two):
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Objective: What is the objective of this Covenant Community? |
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Vital Congregations: Strength and health of churches in the Denver
Presbytery is vitally important. The Presbytery is interested in a structure
that focuses the resources and energies of the Presbytery on the vitality of
our congregations. How will this covenant community accomplish this?
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Interdependent Partnership: One of the unique characteristics of the
Presbyterian Church is its connectional nature. The Presbytery is interested in
a structure that nurtures and develops interdependent and mutual partnerships
throughout the church. The Presbytery is interested in development of strong
support and good communication between ministers, congregations, sessions, and
presbyter commissioners. How will the participating congregations work with one
another and grow their relationships?
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Caring Community: The Presbytery is interested in structure that will
foster caring and an open and diverse community. How will this covenant
community strengthen the participating congregations understanding of and
experience of being a caring community? What immediate needs and whose needs
will the partnership meet as well as how does this experience increase the
racial and ethnic ministries and participation in churches and throughout the
Presbytery?
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Responsive Mission: The Presbytery is interested in a structure that is
flexible enough for multiple expressions of mission. How were the needs for
this covenant community first identified? How will members of congregations
participating in this know that this project is making a difference in or
community and our world? How will that be measured?
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Leadership Development: The Presbytery encourages and equips leaders for
ministry and mission. Who are the identified leaders in this project? How did
the vision for this partnership develop among these leaders? How have sessions
and the pastor(s) of each congregation been involved in the project to date?
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Empowerment: The Presbytery supports a structure that delegates to those
committees, task forces and other entities closest to the point of action the
authority to make decisions and the power to act. How will those whose needs
are being addressed participate in the decision-making processes? Who in the
participating congregations will make a decision about the use of resources?
How will these decisions be determined?
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Participation with Presbytery of Denver: How have the participating
congregations been engaged with the Presbytery of Denver? Be specific
(membership in committees, participation in Assemblies, etc.) and what percent
of the annual budget of each congregation, participating in this covenant
community is given this year to Presbytery mission? If this is a global
partnership, please describe the connection with the Presbyterian organization
in that country and or the PCUSA connection that is present in that region.
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If there is other information that is pertinent to this request that you would
like the committee to consider, please describe or attach that information.
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Session Signature
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| We,
, Covenant
Community understand and agree to provide the Ministry and Mission Work Group
with an annual report of our work by January 31st of each year and understand
that the future renewal and/or budget requests will not be considered until
these reports are received.
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