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What Supply Pastors Need to Know
Rostered Pulpit Supply List
Pastoral Supply Guidelines Effective Jan 1, 2016
Synodically Authorized Ministry List
Pulpit Supply List by Conference
Compensation Guidelines
Stewardship Toolkit
Mission Interpreters Brochure
Mission Interpreters Job Description
Where Does My Offering Go?
2020 Mission Support Intent Form
Giving Thought to a Narrative Budget
Simple Stewardship Ideas
Improving Your Congregation’s Ministry of Stewardship
Live It Out: Intro Letter
Live It Out: Household Conversation
6 Things Your Church Can Teach
10 Questions to Improve Your Outreach Ministry
10 Steps for Effective Ministry
60 Evangelism Questions
Dinner for 8
Three Things that Every Member Can Do
Worship Visitor Follow-Up Visit
50 Things you can do to improve your Ministry
Faith Practice Calendar
Personal Mission Autobiography
Personal Invitational Evangelism
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Security Procedures
How to Update Congregational Constitutions
ELCA Intro Model Constitution Congregations
ELCA Guide for Use Model Constitutions Congregations
2016 Amendments to the Model Constitution for Congregations
2016 Model Constitution Congregations / MS Word Download
2016 Model Constitution Congregations / PDF
Synod Constitution (2018 updated)
Information on Hiring Employees
Preventing Sexual Misconduct in Congregations
Writing a Job Description
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