E-News, Special Announcement
Lin Carlson
Please SAVE the DATE for Preach, Pray, Preside ...

Join us on May 29-31 at the Monastery of the Ascension in Jerome, Idaho for a retreat and training event designed for lay ministers but meaningful for anyone who shepherds the Sunday gathering and ministers through the pulpit and table.

E-News, Special Announcement
Lin Carlson
SHARE

The SHARE Fund of the Northwest Intermountain Synod provides additional resources to help congregations and other outreach ministries during time of change and/or development and to provide for the spiritual and emotional support of those on the roster in our synod.

E-News, Special Announcement
Lin Carlson
Annual Reports for Rostered Leaders

This year, there are two options for submitting a Rostered Leader annual report.

All rostered leaders, active and retired, and those On Leave need to submit an annual report to the synod office (It is in the constitution). Due March 1

Mission Intent and Parochial Reports are also due March 1.

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Lin Carlson
NWIM Pre-Synod Assembly Calendar
E-News, Special Announcement
Lin Carlson
Administrative News Updates - Compensation ...

The Northwest Intermountain Synod Council recently reviewed and approved the 2026 Compensation Guidelines for Deacon and Pastor and are now available at https://nwimsynod.org/documents-resources.

Pulpit Supply guidelines for 2026 have been revised as well.

A Message from Phil Misner on Leadership Development

What I want to communicate at this point is that Cal Lutheran, PLTS, and leaders across Regions 1 & 2 are committed to finding ways to promote leadership development for pastors, deacons, and lay people (and that is also the case for the other ELCA universities and seminaries). Further, there is great interest—and need—to strengthen collaboration between these institutions of learning and ministry sites across the country. We all have much to teach to each other, and much to learn from each other.

ELCA Fund for Leaders

Each year the Fund for Leaders provides approximately 40 full-tuition scholarships to future ELCA pastors and deacons who attend ELCA seminaries. In spring 2023, the Fund for Leaders will once again offer scholarships to seminary students — and we need your help to spread the word!

The application window for full-tuition scholarships will be open from Nov. 15, 2022, to Feb. 25, 2023.