If you are a clergy person preparing to accept a new call or looking to leave your current call, these resources have been compiled to make your entrance or exit as smooth as possible. Do reach out to Pastor Asher at asher.ocallaghan@ecsw.org to touch base before you submit your letter of resignation. He will serve as your contact to accompany you through the process of exiting or entering your call.

Mobility

• RMP Instructions

Leaving a Call

• Leaving Well Checklist

• Administrative Checklist

• Exit Interview Description

• Exit Interview Questions

• For Exit Interview - Litany of Thanksgiving

• For Congregational Use on Last Sunday - Thanksgiving at the Conclusion of a Call

• Ethics in Leavetaking

Accepting a New Call

• 2023 Compensation Guidelines

• Final Call Paperwork

• New to Synod Form

On-Leave-From-Call Status

• Guidelines Related to On-Leave-from-Call Status

• On-Leave-from-Call Request Form - Online Google Doc (Available Upon Request)

• On-Leave-from-Call Request Form - Printable Form

Retirement Status

• Retirement Checklist

• Retirement Roster Status Change Request Form

• Ethics in Leavetaking - For Retirement

• Blessing for Retirement

Disability Status

• Disability Roster Status Change Request Form

Resources for Reference

• Manual of Policies and Procedures for Management of the Rosters of the evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Roster Manual)