The Process

Details the process from a rostered leader leaving to a new rostered leader being installed.

Used to describe a congregation's mission and their search for a rostered minister.

Requests a Synod Rep to attend the Congregation Call Meeting.

Call Process & Checklist


  1. Rostered Minister has announced their leaving (retirement, new call, etc.); congregation contacts Deacon Darcy Mittelstaedt
  2. The Rostered Minister completes the Change of Status Request Form
  3. Plan a celebration to honor/thank your Rostered Minister
  4. Congregation discerns what type of rostered leader they need
  5. Congregation puts together a Call Committee according to their constitution
  6. Call Committee works on an MSP
  7. The Office of the Bishop gives names of candidates for discernment and interviews. 
  8. Call Committee conducts interviews (CONFIDENTIALITY is a MUST)
  9. The congregation Call Committee discerns if the candidate is a fit and once they find the right candidate, they release any other candidates and take the desired candidate to the Church Council for approval and compensation negotiations.
  10.  Once Council approves, a special congregation meeting is set
  11. Complete the Congregational Call Meeting Form
  12. Complete the Compensation Package Online Form
  13. The office of the bishop will review and respond if necessary
  14. The office of the bishop (Deanna Zitelman) will
  15. coordinate a Synod Rep to be present at the congregational call meeting
  16. email a packet with details and directions for the call meeting and Synod Rep.
  17. mail the letter of call to the congregation
  18. At the Congregation Call Meeting, two votes take place
  19. Vote to call the rostered minister (2/3 vote needed to call)
  20. Vote on the compensation package (simple majority)
  21. If Congregation Call goes through, celebrate and welcome the new Rostered Minister
  22. The congregational president and secretary sign the letter of call and return it to the synod office. The office of the bishop will sign, affix the synod seal, and mail the letter of call to the congregation.
  23. Coordinate an Installation with the Congregation and the Conference Dean
  24. Complete the Installation Request Form
  25. The Congregation and Conference Dean will send out a local invitation/announcement
  26. The office of the bishop will send out a synod-wide invitation/announcement