Congregational Support
Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing.
– 1 Thes 5:11
Resources To Make Your Job Easier
Faith communities are the heart of the synod, where two or more gather, where the supper is celebrated, and where good news is proclaimed to all. Our work is focused on supporting and partnering with our congregations to enhance their ministries and better serve their members. This page is here to connect congregational members and councils to resources commonly needed for the administration of worshipping communities.
Administrative Support
Quickly find financial forms, legal information, pulpit supply resources, and more for staffing and managing your congregation’s day-to-day needs.
Leadership Development
From professional leaders to laypeople who lead your congregation’s ministries, you’ll find educational resources, synod workshop information, and more.
Mission Resources
Get ideas, inspiration, and resources for enabling your congregation to thrive and grow.
Stewardship Mission Resources
Gets ideas, inspiration, and resources for stewardship in your congregation.
Calling a Rostered Minister
Learn how to navigate each step of installing a new pastor or lay professional leader in your congregation.
Additional Resources
Your Constitution
If your congregation is revising its constitution, or if you have a question about your constitution, email the synod secretary, the Rev. Erin Clausen: .
Find It Fast
Looking for a specific form, policy or guideline? Try a keyword search at the top of the page, or search document library here→
Metropolitan Chicago Synod Office
Ph: 773-248-0021
Address: 1420 W. Dickens Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614
In Jesus’ name: we proclaim the gospel, make disciples, do justice.
