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

These reports give your synod staff essential information about you, and your ministry, and updates to help stay connected.

E-News
Lin Carlson
NWIM Pre-Synod Assembly Calendar
E-News, Special Announcement
Lin Carlson
News Release - Castle Project

Upcoming Webinars - Save the Date

February 3 - 11am PST/noon MST - This is the 2nd in a two-part series on Adaptive Change. Part one  (with accompanying toolkit) is available on our CaSTLE Platform.

February 16th, March 16th, April 20th all at 5pm PST/6pm MST- These are dates for the 2nd half of our six-session series introducing Baptismal Ecclesiology.  The first three webinars are available on our CaSTLE platform.

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.

E-News
Lin Carlson
Save the Dates

Save the dates for 2026 Synod Assembly and Bishop’s Convocation.

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.