Metropolitan Chicago Synod
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2008 Rostered Leader Forms To Bishop
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Please e-mail your reports to Mary Richardson at mrichardson@mcselca.org.

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Synod Forms ELCA Forms
Click on the bookmarks below to find a form.  Please note that the forms saved as PDFs must be printed out, completed, and faxed to the synod office - they are not able to be completed online.

Bishop's Visit Information Sheet
Call Process 
Interim Ministry 
Ministries in Specialized Settings 
On Leave from Call

Participation in the Synod
Retirement Application Form
Synod Deacon Program
Volunteer Reimbursement
 
Listed below are direct links to some of the most commonly used ELCA forms.

Candidacy
First Call Assignment
Ordained Mobility
Lay Roster Mobility
Congregational Mission Profile

Bishop's Visit Information Sheet

Bishop's Visit Information Sheet - in Formatta
Bishop's Visit Information Sheet - as a PDF (76KB)
 

Call Process Forms

Exit Interview - in Formatta
Exit Interview - as a PDF (76KB)

Interim Ministry Forms

Called Interim Ministry Application - in Formatta
Called Interim Ministry Application - as a PDF (88KB)

Interim Pastor's Report - in Formatta
Interim Pastor's Report - as a PDF (28KB)

Interim Pastor's Evaluation of Interim Ministry - in Formatta
Interim Pastor's Evaluation of Interim Ministry - as a PDF (66KB)

Congregational Leader's Evaluation of Interim Ministry - in Formatta
Congregational Leader's Evaluation of Interim Ministry - as a PDF (72KB)

Sample Interim Ministry Covenant - PDF (31KB)
(full-time according to salary guidelines)
Sample Interim Ministry Covenant - PDF (21KB)
(hourly)

Ministries in Specialized Settings

Synod process  | ELCA Specialized Pastoral Care & Clinical Education

Calls and Appointments to Ministries in Specialized Settings - in Formatta
Calls and Appointments to Ministries in Specialized Settings
- as a PDF (76KB)
 

On Leave from Call Forms

On Leave From Call Guidelines

Rostered Laypeople | Ordained

Applications

Application for "On Leave from Call Status" - in Formatta
Application for "On Leave from Call Status" - as a PDF (68KB)

Application for Extension of "On Leave from Call Status" - in Formatta
Application for Extension of "On Leave from Call Status" - as a PDF (72KB)

Annual Report of Rostered Person "On Leave from Call" - in Formatta
Annual Report of Rostered Person "On Leave from Call" - as a PDF (28KB)

Application for "On Leave from Call Status-Graduate Study" - in Formatta
Application for "On Leave from Call Status-Graduate Study" - as a PDF (76KB)

Application for extension of "On Leave from Call Status-Graduate Study" - in Formatta
Application for extension of "On Leave from Call Status-Graduate Study" - as a PDF (205KB)

Annual Report of Rostered Person "On Leave from Call - Graduate Study" - in Formatta
Annual Report of Rostered Person "On Leave from Call - Graduate Study" - as a PDF (68KB)
 

Participation in the Metropolitan Chicago Synod, ELCA

Synod Participation Form - in Formatta
Synod Participation Form - as a PDF (98KB)

Retirement Application Form

Policy and Procedures Related to Retired Status or the Designation of Disability

Rostered Laypeople   | Ordained

Please read the policies and procedures before applying for retired status or designation of disability.

Application for Retirement - in Formatta
Application for Retirement - as a PDF

Synod Deacon Program

Synod Deacon Program -brings you to Synod Deacon program page with links to application and congregational reference forms

Volunteer Reimbursement

Volunteer Reimbursement


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1420 W. Dickens Ave. ~  Chicago, IL 60614-3004 ~ Ph: 773-248-0021