Resources

Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod

Government Representatives in D.C., Maryland and Virginia (UPDATE compiled January 2007)

Maryland residents can use this link to identify their state legislators. (provided by LOPP/MD)

Tools for Conducting Synod Business

	Payment Request Form (doc file, updated 1/07)
	Preparing Synod Assembly Resolutions - Q&A

Official Documents

	Constitution and Bylaws of the Metro D.C. Synod, ELCA - July 2006 Edition (pdf file, 45 pgs.)
	Model Constitution for Congregations of the ELCA (link to ELCA churchwide site)

ELCA Statistical Reports

	Metro D.C. Synod Trend Report - prepared by ELCA Research & Evaluation using annual congregational report forms (pdf file - 2 pgs.)
	Metro D.C. Synod Demographic Snapshot Report (2007) - prepared by ELCA Research & Evaluation using census data and the ELCA data vendor (pdf file - 11 pgs.)

Rostered Leadership Compensation Recommendations for 2008 (pdf file - 24 pgs.)

	Worksheet - 2008 Clergy Salary Range Development Data Requirements (xls file)
	Also available: Rostered Leadership Compensation Recommendations for 2007 (pdf file - 22 pgs.)

Lutheran Disaster Response (pdf files unless otherwise indicated)

Family Resettlement Checklist - Checklist of items needed to furnish a household (posted 4/08)

One+Plus Kit Contents - List of items vitally useful when responding to disaster (posted 4/08)

Light Our Way: A Guide for Spiritual Care in Times of Disaster for Disaster Response Volunteers, First Responders and Disaster Planners (72 pages)

Prepared by National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD)

Planning Guide and Supply Kit recommendations for disaster preparedness

Prepared by Lutheran Family Services of Virginia, Inc. (LFSVA), a designated Lutheran Disaster Response agency.

Family Emergency Communications Plan Info Card (from LFSVA)

Lutheran Disaster Response action/communication flowchart in case sudden or human-caused disaster in Virginia (from LFSVA)

Pandemic Flu Planning Checklist for Individuals and Families

Prepared by the Dept. of Health & Human Services, USA

Useful in the course of ministry:

	"Ministering to Families Affected by Military Deployment" - Compiled by the Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Chaplains, this resource includes brochures discussing expectations for soldiers and their families upon coming home plus useful data and contacts (44 pages, compiled 1/07, posted 2/08)
	Protecting the Ministry by Building Up the Kingdom: A Manual for Writing Protection Policies in Congregations (posted 5/31/05)

Determining Strengths & Assets of Small Congregations, slides from presentation given (November 2006) by Warren M. Eshbach, D. Min., Adjunct Faculty, Congregational Ministry, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (22 pages, ppt file)

Synod Ministry Audit (the "Review") Report (April 25, 2007) - Compiling and reflecting upon information from interviews stemming from action of the 2006 Synod Assembly in anticipation of the election of a synod bishop in 2007.

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