Resources for Statement of Faith Transition

This includes links to important documents designed to assist our churches in the transition from the 1950 Statement of Faith to the Statement of Faith adopted by the 2008 Conference.  The following documents are included to assist in this important process:

If you have specific questions, please contact the Board of Directors at boardofdirectors@efca.org or the President’s Office at president@efca.org.  Someone will be happy to assist you during this time of transition.

2008 Statement of Faith teaching notes

In the fall of 2007 Greg Strand taught an 11-week series through our newly adopted Statement of Faith (which was at that time a Proposed Revision), beginning with an introductory lesson, followed by a lesson on each article. This is intended to be another resource for you as you prepare to teach through or study further the new SOF, adopted by the Conference on June 26, 2008.  This is certainly not a "finished product" but it should prove to be a helpful resource for you and others as you seek to understand the new SOF.  We also continue to update resources and to work on additional resources as we implement our new SOF in the lives and ministries of local EFCA churches, e.g. This is the EFCA (informational brochure), Welcome to the Family! (membership manual), etc.

To acclimate you to the notes, here is an overview of the key components of what the notes contain:

  • List the 2008 Statement of Faith article and the parallel 1950 Statement of Faith article
  • Address the differences between the 2008 and the 1950 articles
  • Teach what the 2008 SOF article means
  • Speak to the ways in which the article has been strengthened in the 2008 SOF
  • Respond to reasons why it is important today to emphasis this truth
  • Additional resources are included, e.g. questions for further study, longer Scripture texts to preach, memory verses, hymns and choruses
  • Appendix 1 includes the commentary on the particular article
  • Appendix 2 includes FAQs for each article, which are actual email questions and answers

You can access the teaching notes via the following links:

If you have questions, please contact Greg Strand, Director of Biblical Theology and Credentialing: greg.strand@efca.org