Official Guidelines
Prepared by the Office of the Secretary
All of these documents are in PDF format
- Nominations Workbook for Church Council, Boards of Churchwide Units, and Churchwide Committees (2007 edition)
- Nomination Form ( 2007 edition to be completed by nominee and nominator)
- Guidelines for Synod Bishop Elections (February 2008)
- Choosing a Synod Bishop: Questions to Assist in Preparation (revised 2006)
- Choosing a Synod Bishop: Questions to Assist in Preparation Leader's Guide (revised 2006)
- Recommendations for Synodical Secretaries
- ELCA Publishing Standards
- Manual of Policies and Procedures for the Management of the Rosters of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (November 2005 and updated April 2006)
- Guidelines for Official Minutes (August 2007)
- Guidelines Related to Synodically Authorized or Licensed Ministries – Part 1
- Guidelines Related to Synodically Authorized or Licensed Ministries – Part 2
- Definition of Compensation, Benefits, and Responsibilities of the Pastor (2007 form)
- Definition of Compensation, Benefits, and Responsibilities of the Pastor (2006 steps for completion of form)
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- Definition of Compensation, Benefits, and Responsibilities for Associate in Ministry, Deaconess, or Diaconal Minister under Call (2006 steps for completion of form)
- Certification of a Congregation's Records at the time of a Pastoral Transition