The Moravian Covenant for Christian Living is a clear arrangement and contemporary form of informtion which has long served the Moravian Church. Such a document can be an invaluable aid in the instruction of both new and present members, and a meaningful guide in the expression of the Christian life.

The Moravian Covenant in its original form was adopted by the Moravian Church at Herrnhut, Saxony, as the Brotherly Agreement on May 12 of the year that marked the Church’s spiritual renewal, 1727. The Covenant was not intended to be a “discipline” forced on the congregation from above, but rather an “agreement” into which the members entered voluntarily. Most of the Covenant deals with Christian life, and is subtitled “Principles by Which We Live and Bear Our Witness.”

This study series will come from several resources including “Jesus Still Lead On”, an intro to Moravian belief based on Craig Atwood’s studies of the Moravian Covenant for Christian Living, and The Ground of the Unity and “Moravian 101: The Covenant for Christian Living” Summer 2013 sermon series from Lititz Moravian Church, Lititz, PA (Northern Province).

This series is indented for group study to understand more fully the foundation of the Moravian Church.

Online Resources for this study series are available below:
Online Version : Moravian.org: Moravian Covenant for Christian Living
Download: Printable PDF – ​Moravian Conenant for Christian Living  

"Jesus Still Lead On" Dr. Rev. Craig Atwood For Purchase: Moravian Church in America Bookstore
Download: PDF – Adopted from Moravian Magazine, 2015  

Lititz Moravian Church Video Recordings





Moravian 101: The Covenant for Christian Living
Full list of videos by date recorded is located at the bottom of the page. 

"Guiding Principles of Biblical Interpretation"
Online Summary: Moravian.org: Guiding Principles of Biblical Interpretation
Download: Highlighted PDF – Guiding Principles of Biblical Interpretation  

Moravian Catechism Study Series
Essentials, Ministerials, and Incidentals
Presented by Rev. Dr. Neil Routh
Recorded at Grace Moravian Church

What do Christians in the Moravian Church believe? What do candidates for confirmation and church membership affirm? Over the centuries, the Christian church has instructed potential members (new or those ready to confirm their faith) through the use of scripture and catechisms. These catechisms are summarized expositions of the doctrine of the church. Like many other denominations, the Moravian Church uses catechisms to instruct new members.

This study series will focus on the "New" Moravian Catechism which is intended to be a summary of the Christian faith, to be used for the instruction of confirmands and new members of the Moravian Church.

While that guiding principle is important and helpful in living out our faith, this catechism is organized according to a similar concept that originated in the early Moravian Church. It is the concept of the essentials, ministerials and incidentals. This catechism reaffirms this early Moravian concept and makes it usable again for the church today.

These recordings were made in the Fall of 2021.