• Anti-Racism Team
• Bishop's Task Force on Health & Wellness
• Bridgebuilders
• Congregational Life Committee
  • CLC Grant brochure
• Green Team

  • Greening ideas

• Jenny Lind Chapel
• World Hunger
• Youth Ministry

Resources for Call Committees

Resources for Congregational Leaders

• Media Resources
  • Media Guidelines
  • How to give Media Interviews
  • Getting favorable publicity for your congregation
  • NIS Congregational Communicators group
• Mission Support
• Mutual Ministry
• Salary Guidelines and Employee Benefits
• Building Your Congregation's Web Page
• Congregation Trend Report
• Congregation Report Forms A, B, and C
• Congregational Mission Profile Form
• Constitutions and Bylaws
• Council/Committee Devotions
• Demographic Information for Your Zip Code
• ELCA Social Ministries for Congregations
• Faith Practices
• Records Management for Congregations
• Sabbatical Leave Policies
  Sexual Misconduct Policy - updated 09-2007
• Statement of Intent Forms
• Stewardship Resources
• Substitute Musicians
• Supply Pastor List
• Worship Resources for sharing

Resources for Rostered Leaders

• ELCA Mobility Database System

• Call Process
• Call Process Forms
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Health and wellness information from Mayo Clinic.
• Ministerial Health and Wellness
• On Leave From Call Forms
• Vacancies in the NIS

Forms & Applications

• Links to Committees and Task Forces
• Resources for Call Committees
• Resources for Congregational Leaders
• Resources for Rostered Leaders
• Forms & Applications
• Agencies & Institutions
• Churchwide Resources
• Other Resources
• Good Books

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Agencies and Institutions

• Bridgebuilders

• Augustana College Center for Vocational Reflection
• Diakonia
• Jenny Lind Chapel
• Link2Lead
• Resource Centers

Churchwide Resources

• Augsburg Fortress Publishers

• The Lutheran Magazine
• Mission Congregations and New Ministries
• Renewing Worship website
• Safe Haven for Children resources
• Seeds for the Parish

Other Resources

• Bishop's Report from Synod Assembly 2006
  (PowerPoint show 2.6MB)
• Congregational Life Committee Resource Page
• Draft Social Statement on Human Sexuality
• NI Synod Constitution & Bylaws
• ACTS D.Min program - an ecumenical doctoral program focused on preaching
• Hoax Resource - check out e-mails before you believe them!
• Lombard Mennonite Peace Center
• Prayer
• Rockford Lutheran Schools
• www.FaithStreams.com
  24-hour streaming video and a vast library of faith-related video and text - everything from worship to breaking news -- with content and perspectives from many of America's faith traditions.

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