The Joseph Factor Group Supports One Covenant Community

Dr. Anthony Bobo, Jr. recently attended the celebration and kickoff of the One Covenant Community, joining numerous partners who have come together to thank God for this growing collaboration. The gathering provided an opportunity to ensure that all partners were aligned, to reaffirm shared commitments, and to ground-truth several key components related to implementation.

The One Covenant Community project seeks to cultivate a thriving ecosystem of pastoral leadership across the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) by strengthening the full arc of vocational discernment, theological education, credentialing, and lifelong support. This work is being advanced through deep collaboration among Covenant institutions, conferences, congregations, and communities.

Dr. Bobo attended in support of the Influential Midtown Leadership Institute, a leadership development initiative that provides cohorts, onsite ministry exploration experiences, and certificate programs. The Institute’s focus areas include metropolitan missional ministry, reconciliation, biblical justice studies, multiethnic and reproducing church development, and community engagement and development.
The Influential Midtown Leadership Institute also offers a 13-month certificate program in multiethnic church planting. This program aligns directly with the goals of the One Covenant Community project, as participants who complete the certificate program are eligible for alternative credentialing within the ECC.

“Over five years ago, I worked with Influential, Midtown Church, and the ECC to develop a curriculum around multiethnic church planting,” reflected Dr. Bobo. “Here we are years later, and that dream is a reality — and beyond what we could ever have imagined.”

We are asking God’s blessings on the One Covenant Community project as it continues to develop and strengthen leaders for the work of ministry.