A Covenant Resource Paper is a teaching document approved by the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church to provide context and clarity for Covenant churches on critical issues of concern in matters of faith, doctrine and conduct. A Covenant Resource Paper seeks to apply biblical teaching to critical issues in the context of the historical character and ongoing missional identity of the Evangelical Covenant Church. A Covenant Resource Paper exists to inform discipleship and practice in the life of Covenant people without rising to the level of creed, confession, or binding doctrine.