"Motive fills the chamber of the heart, love will activate the anointing, and compassion ignites and releases power to bring healing and deliverance. Covenant relationship destroys lack, oneness of mind brings peace, and oneness of heart will bring God!"

Brian Jones
PO Box 19674
Detroit, MI 48219
United States

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Covenant Connection Network

Core Values of Covenant Relationship

At (Covenant Connection Network) we understand the importance of simplicity and understanding where partnership is concerned.  “…In all your getting, get understanding” (Proverbs 4:7, NKJV). The information below gives a clearer understanding of what it means to become in covenant with Bishop Brian M. Jones as your Apostle.  Understanding the Ministry of the apostle is sent from Jesus Christ.

Working with the local ministries to impart foundational truth and grace to the church. Uniting our anointing, time, talent and resources building in the Kingdom. As we proclaim Jesus, the Christ, as the Head of the church and the manifested Word of God, our goal is to teach the Word of God with simplicity and understanding.  Restoration of the ministry of the true Apostles and Prophets and attain oneness in the faith and in the comprehension of the full and accurate knowledge of the Son of God; then we will arrive at really mature manhood - the completeness of personality which is nothing less than the standard height of Christ's own perfection - the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Christ, and the completeness found in Him.

What Covenant is: Covenant is relationship between people who support one another in the achievement of a common goal.  According to Ephesians 4:16 and 1 Thessalonians 3:1-3, together we make up the body of Christ and should therefore support one another. As your partner, Covenant Connection Network wants to help you fulfill the will of God for your life. That’s what partners do—we help to maximize each other’s strengths.

  1. A covenant is the foundation of the family.
    1. A covenant is a promise that cannot be broken.
      1. A covenant, as opposed to a contract, is based on promises, not conditions.
      2. Covenant gives birth to family.
    2. In the Old Testament, a covenant was established by blood (Genesis 15:8-10).
    3. Jesus was the last blood sacrifice. Covenants, since then, are now established with words.
      1. A covenant is a commitment or pledge by two or more parties to carry out the terms agreed upon.
  2. The purpose of a covenant is to eliminate weaknesses.
    1. When roles are well-defined and understood, a relationship can fulfill its purpose.
    2. Each person should always remember his or her promises because it keeps the family together.
    3. We need to challenge ourselves to be better than we are now.
  3. A covenant is not the same as a contract.
    1. A covenant promise means you give up your rights to the other person.
    2. A contract aims to protect your rights; in essence saying that you don't trust another person.
    3. A covenant means you've made up your mind to honor the promise made to the other person.
    4. You can get out of a contract when difficulties arise, but a covenant is binding.
    5. A covenant means that problems are opportunities for healing.

By no means is partnership just an avenue through which to raise finances. Instead, it involves a mutual exchange of faithfulness. Bishop Brian M. Jones an Apostle of Jesus Christ will faithfully and actively pray on your behalf daily, declaring the blessing—the empowerment to prosper and excel—on you and your ministry and business.  Partners of this ministry have a right to connect to the anointing that is on this ministry so that they, too, can prosper spiritually, socially, mentally, physically, emotionally and financially. 

The entire Covenant Connection Network family strives to reciprocate in meaningful ways the commitment that our Partners show. For example, this ministry hosts intimate Partner-Only Meetings. We endeavor to provide the best. 

Our Part:

  • Pray daily for God’s blessings to be on you
  • Study and diligently seek the Word of God
  • Minister to you personal life coaching monthly from Bishop Brian Jones, Apostle
  • Furnish you with an official partner certificate
  • Periodically offer special gifts for your spiritual edification and growth
  • Be good stewards and operate with integrity and excellence

Your Part:

  • Attend meetings in your area
  • Always pray for Bishop Brian M Jones, his family .
  • Contact us periodically
  • Actively strive to recruit new Partners
  • Support the Apostle financially with your monthly offerings: Your Tithes and first fruits. "Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account” (Philippians 4:17).

Furthermore, as you sow toward the manifestation of Covenant Connection Network's vision, expect the manifestation of God’s vision for your life! Each of us possesses a supply of the anointing—empowerment to prosper. Through partnership, we all play a significant role in building the kingdom of God on the foundation of God’s love.

Bishop Brian M. Jones, Apostle of Jesus Christ

 

What is Covering Relationship?

 

I believe that at the heart of the true apostle is more than anything else, a passion of Christ. The grace of the apostle is to bring unity to the Body by:

a) Fathering those who are in ministry; that is, they rise up new ministries and provide fathering grace to those who are in ministry. Because of their father- heart they do not work within the narrow bounds of the denominational structures, but offer love and encouragement to all who will relate to them. (1 Cor.4:14-16)

b) Teaching apostolic faith; apostles have a unique ministry of breaking open the word of God- not to bring new doctrines but to allow the Spirit to illumine the ancient word of scripture. Acts 2:42-43.

c) Bringing God's authority to the Church- authority over pastors and over church life, order and spirituality. This includes discipline as well as encouragement. Remember though that all authority is relational.

Apostolic Authority in the Church

The crisis that is happening in the church in the West these days is related to authority. Our culture is obsessed with personal freedom and is suspicious of authority. Every decision made by authority figures is subject to scrutiny, question or appeal, from the courts right through to parental decisions

We need to remember that the model for authority is Jesus who not only taught that the greatest must be the servant of all, but he lived that in such a clear, unmistakable way.  With apostolic authority, the process flows from the father-son relationship.

 The pastor is submitted to his father, the apostle. The congregation also honors the pastor's apostle and because it is submitted to its pastor as to a father, it is also submitted to the pastor's father.  The apostle may need to rebuke or correct a pastor. He may want to encourage and build him up. This is always done in gentleness, love and respect.

If the pastor has problems with his ministry, he can go to the apostle and seek advice. A congregation experiencing conflict with the pastor may also approach the apostle for help. Unlike the denominational system, this is all founded on love, trust and respect. I have to obey my apostle; I always honor him by listening carefully to what he has to say.  I know my apostle. I respect his grace and calling. I love the man.

“Firstly, no authority without relationship. Personal, committed and loving relationships are the heart of what the church is all about, and these are the true foundations for genuine authority in leadership.

“True apostolic authority requires heart relationship. As Paul, who exercised great authority, described it, 'I became your father' (1 Corinthians 4:15

) this is simple really. If you do not have relationship with the pastors, the churches, the elders, the cities etc., you do not have authority over them.

“Secondly, no authority without responsibility. No one should be making decisions or exercising authority affecting believers, and not also feel responsible for how it works out in the lives of the people.

“An apostle who relates to a local church and is in relationship with the leaders will feel a concern and responsibility for their well-being. He will care about them personally. When he makes a decision, he knows it will directly affect the people to whom he relates.

It is the relationship and responsibility factors which will largely determine whether authority is genuine or spurious. The apostle will have relationship with Christ and responsibility to Christ. The apostle will likewise have relationship with and responsibility for the leaders and believers.”

Apostles, like all other Christians must themselves be submitted to apostolic fathering.

Just as pastors need apostles over them, so do apostles need their own apostles to provide encouragement, nurture and correction. So apostles are submitted one to another. This brings an informal network marked by love, submission and edification, with nobody “lording it over” another.

But what about...

People reading this for the first time will be thinking about all the things that might go wrong. Perhaps the biggest fear is that someone with this kind of authority can easily misuse it. This is true. But on the other hand, the apostles themselves are under authority and are therefore responsible to another person who should be in a position to correct them.

The corrective factor in the process is that it is all relational. If an apostle becomes dictatorial or abusive, then those under him have a responsibility to love him into wholeness. If an apostle misuses his authority, he is not working in love and is therefore voiding the basis for his authority.

Submission is voluntary, not coerced as in the denominational system.

If a pastor (for example) is truly united in their hearts by love, they will work through differences. If the pastor is going off track, the love and unity in the relationship will compel the pastor to be reconciled to his apostle.  In the end, perhaps, a parting of the ways may have to occur. This will be done reluctantly, and with great sadness, not capriciously or easily. The church is meant to consist of the redeemed people of God working together to share the gifts and responsibilities God has given them. There are various callings, but nobody is greater than anyone else.  At the heart of the structure of the church we should be able to discern at every place the love of God binding hearts together.  We have replaced this beautiful organic unity for something that is a pale shadow.  But at this time God is restoring his apostles, and with them the church.

The Bible very clearly teaches that receiving Apostolic Authority is equal to receiving God, and rejecting Apostolic Authority equals rejecting God. Jesus taught them:                               

                           

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. (John 13:20)



Bishop Brian M. Jones, Apostle of Jesus Christ



 

     


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    Brian Jones
    PO Box 19674
    Detroit, MI 48219
    United States