Resources

Effective communication in your congregation

• ELCA Style Guide
  The ELCA Style Guide (2012 edition) details the style(s) employed by ELCA churchwide organization publications. 
   
  Note: There is also a Graphics Standards Manual that deals specifically with proper use of the ELCA brandmark.
   
• Seeds for the Parish
  Award-winning bimonthly resource paper for congregational leaders.
   
• Copyright/Release Forms
  Copyright information for print, audio and video productions
  Photography Release Form    DOC or    PDF
  Participant Release Form    DOC or   PDF
  
  
• Creating a Congregational Mission Statement
  A mission statement will help members focus on who they are as Lutheran Christians.
  
  
• Web Ministry Guidelines
  Guidelines for ELCA congregational Web sites.
  
   
• Web Requirements
  Standards for content that is published on the ELCA Web site, www.elca.org.