Covenant Evangelical Free Church (Covenant EFC), Singapore Intentional Disciple Making Church (IDMC) - History - Mission - Philosophy of Ministry - Vision - Values - Vehicles

3. 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

4. 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

5. We began Intentional Disciple-Making Church (IDMC)
Conferences which continues to attract delegates from
over 20 countries worldwide.
HISTORY
2001

6. 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

7. 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

8. “We may think God wants
action of a certain kind
But God wants
people of a certain kind.”
C.S. LEWIS
PHILOSOPHY OF MINISTRY

9. PHILOSOPHY OF MINISTRY
A certain kind of PERSON who radically
committed to
a certain kind of PURPOSE who through
a certain kind of PROCESS reproduces
a certain kind of PRODUCT

10. PHILOSOPHY OF MINISTRY
Why do we do what we do?
A philosophy of ministry refers to the core
ministry VALUES and
how they determine the chief ministry VEHICLES
to realise the ministry VISION
VISION

11. VALUES
Truth
Community
Stewardship
Balance
Brokenness
Grace Growth
Godliness
VISIBLE VALUES
UNDERLYING VALUES

12. VALUES
Our 5 core values form the cornerstones of
our beliefs and actions:
TRUTH We value truth centered upon
the WORD of God
COMMUNITY We value community centered upon
the WORSHIP of God
STEWARDSHIP We value stewardship centered upon
the WILL of God
BALANCE We value balance centered upon the
WISDOM of God
BROKENNESS We value brokenness centered upon
the WORK of God

13. VEHICLES
Disciplemaking process and strategy:
SENDCHANGEWIN
WIN: The redemptive work of God
CHANGE: The transformational work of God
SEND: The multiplying work of God

14. VEHICLES
Love
Me
Multiply
Me
Transform
Me
Use
Me
Train
Me
Empower
Me
SENDCHANGEWIN

15. VEHICLES
Alpha Course
Connect Events
Community Blessings
Harvest Events
BLESS Strategy
Love
Me
Multiply
Me
Transform
Me
Use
Me
Train
Me
Empower
Me

16. VEHICLES
Breakthrough Weekends
Men’s Breaktrough Weekends
Women’s Breakthrough Weekends
Marriage Breakthrough Weekends
Love
Me
Multiply
Me
Transform
Me
Use
Me
Train
Me
Empower
Me

17. VEHICLES
Care Groups & SSTs
Pillar Ministries
Specialised Ministries
Love
Me
Multiply
Me
Transform
Me
Use
Me
Train
Me
Empower
Me

18. VEHICLES
Growing in Christ (personal nurture)
Spiritual Friends & Foundations (SFF)
Intentional Discipleship Training (IDT)
Specialised Ministries’ Equipping Courses
IDMC Institute (IDMCi) Internship Programmes
Love
Me
Multiply
Me
Transform
Me
Use
Me
Train
Me
Empower
Me

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. PROGRAM CONTENT
This 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

23. 12-month internship

24. 12-month core + 6-month missions elective
+ 6-month field attachment

25. 12-month core + emphasis

26. VEHICLES
Worship Services
Prayer & Praise
Dawn Prayers
Overnight Prayer
Silent Retreat
Love
Me
Multiply
Me
Transform
Me
Use
Me
Train
Me
Empower
Me

28. VEHICLES
Mentoring Investment
Strategic Mission Thrust
Ministry, Mission, Marketplace
The Next Generations (TNG)
Love
Me
Multiply
Me
Transform
Me
Use
Me
Train
Me
Empower
Me

29. Mission
Covenant 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

30. Mission
DISCIPLESHIP THROUGH MISSIONS
As 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 Mentoring
Members 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 Sending
Members 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.

31. Short Term Mission (STM) Trip

34. COMMUNITY
OUTREACH
CREATIVE ARTS
SEEKER GROUPS
NURTURE GROUPS

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