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CAMPUS LIFECOMMUNITY GROWTH IN GRACECovenant Theological Seminary’s mission—“to glorify the triune God by training his servants to walk inGod’s grace, to minister God’s Word and to equip God’s people, all for God’s mission”—unfolds both outsideand inside the classroom. Growth in Christ-likeness (Rom. 8:29) takes place in the context of acorporate community of believers through meaningful relationships in formal and informal settings.Students are encouraged to participate as much as possible in the following campus-wide and small groupcommunity experiences.CHAPELChapel services take place from 10 to 10:45 a.m. every Tuesday and Friday during the regular schoolyear. Chapel is a regular time to gather for community-wide worship, prayer, and teaching. Professors,local pastors, or distinguished guests preach while students lead worship. Ordinarily, chapel is formattedas a worship service, but on occasion the time is used for topical presentations and information sharing ofa more informal nature. When chapel services are worship services, they include aspects of worship asrepresented in a variety of PCA churches. In a seminary setting with a limited time frame, not all of theelements of a formal worship service are included in every service. While the Seminary is not a localchurch, as the denominational seminary of the PCA it is under the oversight of a Board of Trustees madeup of PCA teaching and ruling elders.COVENANT GROUPSCovenant Groups form at the beginning of each fall and spring semester and meet weekly throughoutthe academic year. In each group, students and a faculty and/or staff member share testimonies of praise,personal needs, and struggles with the purpose of encouraging and praying for one another. Thisopportunity to create long-lasting friendships with other students, faculty, and staff is stronglyrecommended.First-year MDiv students will be assigned to a Covenant Group through their Covenant Theology I andCovenant Theology II classes. First-year MAEM students will be assigned to a Covenant Group throughtheir Educational Foundations class. Other students may select a group of their choice. CovenantGroups meet either on Wednesdays or Thursdays from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Some groups have a special focus[51]