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June 2025 Legal
June 2025 Letter (doc)
June 2025 Letter
Sacred Crossroads
Book Of Faith 4 Methods
Welcome to Sumud | Sumud Introduction 2025
Entrance Essay
Endorsement Essay
Approval Essay
Strategic Recommendations for the ELCA Part of God's Love Made Real by Barna Fuller
ELCA Federal Policy Priorities for 119th Congress - full
ELCA Federal Policy Priorities for 119th Congress - Executive Summary
ELCA Advocacy Starter Kit Session 1 Guide: What is Faith-Based Advocacy?
ELCA Advocacy Starter Kit Session 2 Guide: How Do I Approach Policy Makers?
ELCA Advocacy Starter Kit Session 3 Guide: How Do I Use Media for Impact?
2025 ELCA Disability Ministries Report
Candidate Name Gender Change Form
ELCA Synod and Federal District Map
Foreign assistance myths and facts
Appropriations for domestic human needs
Protect school meals and SNAP funding
Moving Forward
Human Rights Screen
Human Rights Issue Paper
Violence In Our World Issue Paper
Middle East Selective Purchasing
Military Weapons Screen
Environment - Screen
Nondiscrimination in Business Activities - Issue Paper
Prayer Ventures - March 2025 (doc)
Prayer Ventures - March 2025 (letter)
Prayer Ventures - March 2025 (legal)
The Future Need for Pastoral Leaders in the ELCA Pt 1 2025
Worship Resource: Hurricane (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
Constitutions, Bylaws and Continuing Resolutions of the ELCA
Guide for Raising Up ELCA Rostered Leaders
Parish Election Challenge: Building Community with Election Engagement
Direct Scholarship Poster 2024 - 8.5 X 11
Guía de compromiso cívico de la ELCA