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Candidacy

Welcome to the candidacy resources page. If you are looking to begin your candidacy journey, please select "Start Here" from the subcategory drop-down button. If you wish to enter into candidacy, select the "Candidates" subcategory. The "Essays" subcategory will display essay forms that are posted every May 1st. Selecting "Congregations" will display forms pertaining to congregations. The "Internships & Seminary" subcategory will display forms pertaining to internships with a seminary. The "Synod" subcategory displays candidacy decision forms. Finally, the "First Call" subcategory displays forms for candidates.

Candidacy Working Group Proposal - Fall 2024
Regional Synodical Vacancy Map September 2024
First Call - Vacancies - September 2024
Candidacy Manual 2023
Candidacy Manual 2023
Appendix A: Guidelines for Discernment
Appendix A: Guidelines for Discernment
Summary of Candidacy
Summary of Candidacy
Called to Lead
Called to Lead
Called to Lead - Spanish
Called to Lead (Spanish)
Candidate Plan
Candidate Plan
Definitions and Guidelines for Discipline 2021
Definitions and Guidelines
Frequently Asked Questions Candidacy
Frequently Asked Questions about Candidacy
First Call Process Churchwide Contacts
Candidacy Churchwide Contacts
Resourceful Servants Financial Counseling Booklet Exploring the Call
Resourceful Servants Financial Counseling Booklet - Exploring the Call
Resourceful Servants Financial Counseling Booklet - Candidacy Partners
Resourceful Servants Financial Counseling Booklet - Candidacy Partners
WW Competencies
Wholeness Wheel Competencies
Application for Reinstatement to the Roster of the ELCA
Application for Reinstatement to the Roster
Application to the Roster of Ordained Ministers from Another Christian Tradition
Application to the Roster of Ordained Ministers from Another Christian Tradition
Consent to Release Student Information Under Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Candidate FERPA
Candidate FERPA
Candidatura FERPA en Espanol
Candidate Plan
Candidate Plan
Financial Counseling Flowchart
Financial Counseling Flowchart
MWSAC-SERV Candidacy Process Checklist
MWSAC AND MWSERV Candidacy Process Checklist
College Student Budget
Personal Financial Worksheet
College Student Budget
Candidatura Planificacion de Sus Finanzas para el Seminario
Personal Health Assessment
Personal Health Assessment
Personal Health Assessment SPANISH
Candidatura Evaluacion de Salud Personal
Pre-Endorsement Checklist for Candidates at Non-ELCA Seminaries (Appendix E)
Pre-Endorsement Checklist for Candidates at Non-ELCA Seminaries (Appendix E)
Reinstatement to Rostered Status Candidacy Process Checklist
Reinstatement Checklist
[SAMPLE] Candidacy Application
SAMPLE Candidacy Application
Sample Candidacy Application SPANISH
Candidatura Solicitud de Candidatura
Approval Essay
Approval Essay
Candidatura Approval Essay (Spanish)
Candidatura Approval Essay (Spanish)
Endorsement Essay
Endorsement Essay
Candidatura Endorsement Essay (Spanish)
Candidatura Endorsement Essay (Spanish)
Congregational Applicaiton for an Intern
Congregational Application for an Intern
Congregational Registration for a Candidacy Applicant
Congregational Registration Form (Communal Discernment)
Congregational Support for Candidates at a Seminary
Congregational Support for Candidates at a Seminary
Word and Sacrament Intern
Word and Sacrament Internship - Three Month Evaluation - INTERN
Word and Sacrament Intern
Word and Sacrament Internship - Mid-Year Evaluation - INTERN
Word and Sacrament Intern
Word and Sacrament Internship - Nine Month Evaluation - INTERN
Word and Sacrament Intern
Word and Sacrament Internship - Final Evaluation - INTERN
Word and Sacrament Intern
Word and Sacrament Internship - Three Month Evaluation - SUPERVISOR
Word and Sacrament Intern
Word and Sacrament Internship - Mid-Year Evaluation - SUPERVISOR
Word and Sacrament Intern
Word and Sacrament Internship - Nine Month Evaluation - SUPERVISOR
Word and Sacrament Intern
Word and Sacrament Internship - Final Evaluation - SUPERVISOR
Word and Sacrament Intern
Word and Sacrament Internship - Mid-Year Evaluation - COMMITTEE
Word and Sacrament Intern
Word and Sacrament Internship - Final Evaluation - COMMITTEE
Report of Internship_Report of Faculty Form D
Report of Internship/Report of Faculty (Form D)
Word and Service Intern
Word and Service Internship - Site Application
Word and Service Intern
Word and Service Internship - Learning Covenant
Word and Service Intern
Word and Service Internship - Check-In - INTERN