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Sacred Crossroads
Book Of Faith 4 Methods
Prayer Ventures - March 2025 (letter)
Prayer Ventures - March 2025 (legal)
Prayer Ventures - March 2025 (doc)
A Proposal for the Exchangeability of the Diaconate: TEC and ELCA
Prayer Ventures - February 2025 (legal)
Prayer Ventures - February 2025 (letter)
Prayer Ventures - February 2025 (doc)
Candidacy Contacts - Synod Staff Contact List
Community Account Access
Prayer Ventures - January 2025
Synod Authorized Ministers in the ELCA 2024
UNRWA Palestine Letter to President Biden
Actions of the November 2024 Meeting of the Church Council (Including Notification of Termination of the ELCA Supplemental Retirement Plan for Government Chaplains)
ELCA Sexual Boundary Violations – Full Report
Candidacy Working Group Proposal - Fall 2024
Constitutions, Bylaws and Continuing Resolutions of the ELCA
Guide for Raising Up ELCA Rostered Leaders
Direct Scholarship Poster 2024 - 8.5 X 11
Guía de compromiso cívico de la ELCA
ELCA Sexual Boundary Violations – Assessment for Synods
Sample Policy for Congregations on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Abuse
Bible Study: The Magnificat Can Be a Dangerous Song
Template Letter to Congress on Migration
AMMPARO Advocacy Priorities
AMMPARO Web Resources
AMMPARO Advocacy Priorities (English and Spanish)
Addressing forced displacement in Central America through advocacy
AMMPARO Strategy
AMMPARO Briefing Points
From Ministry to Advocacy
AMMPARO Executive Summary
Definition of Deployed or Shared Persons
Doing Business Other than ELCA Business
SAMPLE Candidacy Application
Summary of Candidacy
Frequently Asked Questions about Candidacy
Resourceful Servants Financial Counseling Booklet - Exploring the Call
Wholeness Wheel Competencies
Application for Reinstatement to the Roster
Financial Counseling Flowchart
Personal Health Assessment
Reinstatement Checklist
Approval Essay
Endorsement Essay
Candidatura Endorsement Essay (Spanish)
Congregational Application for an Intern
Congregational Registration Form (Communal Discernment)
Congregational Support for Candidates at a Seminary