Pastor Resources

• BUS Listserv
  Provides current information to our schools and centers regarding emergency situations, valuable resources, notification of celebrations, and other areas of interest to schools and centers.
  
  
• Celebrate the hope, love, joy and peace of Advent
  Four weeks of ideas to take you and your class on a journey through Advent.
  
  
• Criteria for Affiliation of Schools and Centers 
  Schools of the ELCA may be operated by an association of congregations including at least one ELCA congregation and/or other Lutheran congregations and congregations of church bodies with whom the ELCA is in fellowship. These documents detail the criteria and process for affiliation application.
  
  
• Criteria for New Schools
  To help schools and centers determine if they are eligible to be listed as ELCA related.
  
  
• Engaging the Lutheran School Principal
  A guide to help ELCA schools select the administrative candidate that will best fit the needs of their school ministry.
  
  
• Lutheran Schools Week
  The ELCA provides ideas for schools and early childhood education centers to celebrate this special ministry to children, youth and families.
  
  
• New Schools Form
  Do you have a new school or early childhood education center? Fill out your form and submit it online.
  
  
• Peace and Justice Resources for Children
  To assist schools in observing the Decade for a Culture of Peace Education and Nonviolence.
  
  
• Suggestions for the Season of Epiphany
  Activities that celebrate the key images of the Epiphany season: the coming of the Magi, Jesus as the Light of the world, the invitation to come and see, come and follow, go and tell.
  
  
• Summary of ELCA Schools and ECE Centers Survey
  Illustrates enrollment, membership, and financial trends across grades Pre-K-12 and ECE centers.
  
  
• Weekly Devotions
  A devotional guide for teachers, administrators in ELCA Schools and Centers and those in other Christian settings.