Forms and Documents

Rostered Leaders

• Interim Ministry Profile Information Form9 KB
• Interim Pastor's Report to the Bishop and Staff9 KB
• Mobility (Call Process) for Lay Rostered Leaders 
• Mobility (Call Process) for Rostered Leaders 
• Rostered Leader's Report to the Synod Bishop  (This link will take you to the forms for both lay and clergy under a call, not under a call and retired.)

Congregations

• Call Policy Statement 98 KB
• The Call Process: Nomination for Call9 KB
• Compensation Guidelines 2010 79 KB (2009 43 KB, 2008 174 KB, 2007 94 KB)
• Congregational Handbook for Pastoral Transitions 924 KB
• ELCA Constitutional Provisions Regarding Youth Participation
  The 2009 Churchwide Assembly brought forward changes in relation to youth and young adult participation as voting members in our congregations and synods.
• Internal Control Best Practices 
  In order to exercise good stewardship and care of the resources entrusted to it, a congregation should establish and maintain good internal control and accounting policies.
• IRS publication 1828: Tax Guide for Churches and Religious Organizations 
• Ministry Site Profile 
• Model Constitution for Congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church In America 2007 
  Changes made at the 2009 ELCA CWA
• Report Congregational Statistics 
• Sexual Misconduct Policy Statement 1996 44 KB

Synod Council

• Council and Executive Council minutes

Constitution and Bylaws

Northwest Washington Synod Constitution and Bylaws, as amended through 2009 255 KB

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