| Current MCS Constitution – Oct 2019 | Congregations | 2017-06-10 | congregation-docs |
| 50 Ways to Welcome Your New Pastor MCSELCA | Congregations | 0000-00-00 | congregation-docs |
| 2020 Salary Guidelines for Rostered Leaders in the Metropolitan Chicago Synod 2020 | Congregations | 0000-00-00 | congregation-docs |
| Authorization Request for Criminal Records Verification and Fingerprint Records MCSELCA | Congregations | 0000-00-00 | congregation-docs |
| Checklist for Congregations in Transition MCSELCA | Congregations, Leaders, Transition Process, Transitions | 0000-00-00 | congregation-docs leader-docs transition-process transitions |
| Concealed Carry in Places of Worship | Congregations | 0000-00-00 | congregation-docs |
| Discernment Process for Termination ELCA | Congregations | 0000-00-00 | congregation-docs |
| Maintaining ELCA Benefit Coverage in Times of Transition MCSELCA | Congregations, Leaders, Transition Process, Transitions | 2017-02-28 | congregation-docs leader-docs transition-process transitions |
| Mission Interpreters MCSELCA | Congregations | 0000-00-00 | congregation-docs |
| Salary Guidelines 2021 | Congregations | 2021-01-01 | congregation-docs |
| Service for Installation of a Pastor From Occasional Services for the Assembly (copyright 2009) MCSELCA | Congregations | 2009-06-09 | congregation-docs |
| Statement Of Policy Regarding Sexual Misconduct By Members Of The Clergy And Rostered Lay People MCSELCA | Congregations | 0000-00-00 | congregation-docs |
| Steps for Dissolution of a Congregation ELSA MCSELCA | Congregations | 0000-00-00 | congregation-docs |
| Stewardship Vision and Plan MCSELCA | Congregations | 0000-00-00 | congregation-docs |
| The Ethics of Pastoral Transition MCSELCA | Congregations, Leaders, Transition Process, Transitions | 0000-00-00 | congregation-docs leader-docs transition-process transitions |
| Transition Process MCSELCA | Congregations, Leaders, Transition Process, Transitions | 0000-00-00 | congregation-docs leader-docs transition-process transitions |
| Request for Interim Ministry Call from Synod Council MCSELCA | Interim Ministry, Leaders | 0000-00-00 | interim-ministry leader-docs |
| Application for Called Interim Ministry | Interim Ministry, Leaders | 2012-03-01 | interim-ministry leader-docs |
| Congregation Leader’s Evaluation of Interim Ministry MCSELCA | Interim Ministry, Leaders | 2004-08-01 | interim-ministry leader-docs |
| Interim Pastor’s Evaluation of Interim Ministry MCSLECA | Interim Ministry, Leaders | 2014-01-01 | interim-ministry leader-docs |
| Interim Pastor’s Report MCSELCA | Interim Ministry, Leaders | 0000-00-00 | interim-ministry leader-docs |
| Request for Interim Ministry Call from Synod Council MCSELCA | Interim Ministry, Leaders | 2009-04-01 | interim-ministry leader-docs |
| Sample Installation of an Interim Pastor | Interim Ministry, Leaders | 2000-07-01 | interim-ministry leader-docs |
| Sample Interim Ministry Covenant – Full-Time MCSELCA | Interim Ministry, Leaders | 2006-03-01 | interim-ministry leader-docs |
| Sample Interim Ministry Covenant – Hourly MCSELCA | Interim Ministry, Leaders | 0000-00-00 | interim-ministry leader-docs |
| Volunteer Expense Voucher MCSELCA | Leaders | 2018-01-01 | leader-docs |
| Application for Calls and Appointments to Ministries in Specialized Settings MCSELCA | Leaders, Ministries in Special Settings | 0000-00-00 | leader-docs ministries-in-special-settings |
| Guidelines for calls to Ministry in Special Settings | Leaders, Ministries in Special Settings | 2010-02-01 | leader-docs ministries-in-special-settings |
| LAYPERSON Policy and Procedures Related to Retired Status or the Designation of Disability MCSELCA | Leaders, Retirement and Disability | 0000-00-00 | leader-docs retirement-and-disability |
| Model Covenant for Congregations and Non-Rostered Parish Deacons MCSELCA | Congregations, Leaders | 0000-00-00 | congregation-docs leader-docs |
| Part-time Ministry Guidelines MCSELCA | Leaders | 0000-00-00 | leader-docs |
| Policy and Procedures Related to Retired Status or the Designation of Disability ORDAINED | Leaders, Retirement and Disability | 0000-00-00 | leader-docs retirement-and-disability |
| On Leave from Call Annual Report and Request for Renewal – Graduate Study MCSELCA | Leaders, On Leave Forms | 0000-00-00 | leader-docs on-leave-forms |
| On Leave from Call Annual Report and Request for Renewal MCSELCA | Leaders, On Leave Forms | 0000-00-00 | leader-docs on-leave-forms |
| On Leave from Call Application – Family Leave – MCSELCA | Leaders, On Leave Forms | 0000-00-00 | leader-docs on-leave-forms |
| On Leave from Call Application – Graduate Study MCSELCA | Leaders, On Leave Forms | 0000-00-00 | leader-docs on-leave-forms |
| On Leave from Call Application MCSELCA | Leaders, On Leave Forms | 0000-00-00 | leader-docs on-leave-forms |
| On Leave from Call Extension – Graduate Study MCSELCA | Leaders, On Leave Forms | 0000-00-00 | leader-docs on-leave-forms |
| On Leave from Call Extension MCSELCA | Leaders, On Leave Forms | 0000-00-00 | leader-docs on-leave-forms |
| On Leave from Call Guidelines for Word and Sacrament MCSELCA | Leaders, On Leave Forms | 0000-00-00 | leader-docs on-leave-forms |
| On Leave from Call Guidelines for Word and Service MCSELCA | Leaders, On Leave Forms | 0000-00-00 | leader-docs on-leave-forms |
| ON LEAVE FROM CALL STATUS Application for Extension _ FAMILY LEAVE | Leaders, On Leave Forms | 0000-00-00 | leader-docs on-leave-forms |
| ON LEAVE FROM CALL, Annual Report and Request for Renewal _ Family Leave | Leaders, On Leave Forms | 0000-00-00 | leader-docs on-leave-forms |
| Application for Disability MCSELCA | Leaders, Retirement and Disability | 2014-11-01 | leader-docs retirement-and-disability |
| Disability and Retirement Word and Sacrament MCSELCA | Leaders, Retirement and Disability | 0000-00-00 | leader-docs retirement-and-disability |
| Disability and Retirement Word and Service MCSELCA | Leaders, Retirement and Disability | 0000-00-00 | leader-docs retirement-and-disability |
| Marriage Ceremonies. Who Can Perform Them | Leaders, Weddings | 0000-00-00 | leader-docs weddings |
| Enrich and Transform Welcoming LGBTQ Candidates into the Call Process MCSELCA | Call Process | 0000-00-00 | call-process-docs congregation-docs |
| Diakonia Enrollment Application MCSELCA | Diakonia, Leaders | 2011-06-01 | diakonia-docs leader-docs |
| Companion Synod Covenant between Central Diocese, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa and Metropolitan Chicago Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Ecumenical Covenants | 1997-06-13 | ecumenical-covenants |
| Ecumenical Covenant MCSELCA Roman Catholic Church | Ecumenical Covenants | 2017-10-31 | ecumenical-covenants |
| Bishop Curry 2019 Christmas Message | News Releases and Statements | 2019-12-25 | news-releases-and-statements |
| Conference Map Metropolitan Chicago Synod | Congregations, MISC Docs | 0000-00-00 | congregation-docs misc-docs |
| ELCA Metropolitan Chicago Synod Color Coded by Conferences | Congregations | 2018-09-01 | congregation-docs |
| Synod Publications Communications and Media Policy MCDELCA 2020 | MISC Docs | 2020-04-01 | misc-docs |
| Bishop Curry 2019 Christmas Message | News Releases and Statements | 2019-12-25 | news-releases-and-statements |
| Diakonia Enrollment Application MCSELCA | Diakonia, Leaders | 2011-06-01 | diakonia-docs leader-docs |
| Guidelines for Creating Synod Council Governance Policies 2018 MCSELCA | Assembly, Synod Council | 2018-10-17 | assembly-docs synod-council |
| Governance Policy for Fundraising by Primary Organizational Partners Adopted June 2011 MCSELCA | Assembly, Synod Council | 2018-06-01 | assembly-docs synod-council |
| The Fund for Mission Grant Application MCSELCAS | Assembly, Synod Council | 2018-03-01 | assembly-docs synod-council |
| Approved Budget 2016 Synod Assembly | Assembly, Budget | 2016-01-01 | assembly-docs budget |
| Approved Budget 2018 Synod Assembly | Assembly, Budget | 2018-01-01 | assembly-docs budget |
| Approved Budget 2019 Synod Assembly | Assembly, Budget | 2019-01-01 | assembly-docs budget |
| Approved Budget 2020 Synod Assembly | Assembly, Budget | 2020-01-01 | assembly-docs budget |
| ELECTION Report of Regular Ballots 2017 | Assembly, Election Results | 2017-01-01 | assembly-docs election-results |
| ELECTION Report of the Ecclesiastical Ballot for Bishop | Assembly, Election Results | 2019-05-01 | assembly-docs election-results |
| ELECTION Report of the Second Ballot for Bishop | Assembly, Election Results | 2019-05-01 | assembly-docs election-results |
| Election Results Assembly 2016 | Assembly, Election Results | 2016-01-01 | assembly-docs election-results |
| Election Results Assembly 2019 | Assembly, Election Results | 2019-01-01 | assembly-docs election-results |
| ELECTIONS Report of First Generation Ballot 2015 MCSELCA | Assembly, Election Results | 2015-01-01 | assembly-docs election-results |
| ELECTIONS Report of Second Ballot For Vice President & Secretary | Assembly, Election Results | 2019-01-01 | assembly-docs election-results |
| Diakonia Annual Report June 2015 | Assembly, Diakonia, Leaders | 2015-06-01 | assembly-docs diakonia-docs leader-docs |
| Memorial On African Descent Lutheran Black Lives Matter | Assembly, Memorials | 2016-04-01 | assembly-docs memorials |
| Memorial On Gun Violence and Gun Policy | Assembly, Memorials | 2018-02-01 | assembly-docs memorials |
| Memorial On Protecting Human Rights of Palestinian Children | Assembly, Memorials | 2018-03-01 | assembly-docs memorials |
| Memorial On Suicide Prevention And Response | Assembly, Memorials | 2009-06-01 | assembly-docs memorials |
| MEMORIAL TO SUPPORT THE ADOPTION OF THE RECOMMENDED PROPOSED 2 SOCIAL STATEMENT Faith, Sexism, and Justice- A Lutheran Call to Action MCSELCA | Assembly, Memorials | 2019-01-01 | assembly-docs memorials |
| To Encourage Participation In ELCA Anti-hunger Efforts | Assembly, Memorials | 2009-04-01 | assembly-docs memorials |
| A Memorial Concerning Human Sexuality | Assembly, Memorials | 2009-05-01 | assembly-docs memorials |
| Memorial To The Elca Churchwide To Support The National Poor Peoples Campaign | Assembly, Memorials | 2018-01-01 | assembly-docs memorials |
| 2014 – 27th Annual Synod Assembly | Assembly, Minutes | 2014-05-31 | assembly-docs minutes |
| 2015 – 28th Annual Synod Assembly | Assembly, Minutes | 2015-05-30 | assembly-docs minutes |
| 2016 – 29th Annual Synod Assembly | Assembly, Minutes | 2016-06-11 | assembly-docs minutes |
| 2017 – 30th Annual Synod Assembly | Assembly, Minutes | 2017-06-10 | assembly-docs minutes |
| 2018 – 31st Annual Synod Assembly | Assembly, Minutes | 2018-06-09 | assembly-docs minutes |
| Prayers for the Middle East | Assembly, MISC | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs misc |
| Round-robin Congregational Auditing | Assembly, MISC | 2009-01-01 | assembly-docs misc |
| Report on the 28th Annual Assembly | Assembly, Reports | 2015-05-30 | assembly-docs reports |
| Report on the 29th Annual Assembly | Assembly, Reports | 2016-06-11 | assembly-docs reports |
| Report on the 30th Annual Assembly MCSELCA | Assembly, Reports | 2017-06-10 | assembly-docs reports |
| Report on the 32nd Annual Assembly | Assembly, Reports | 2019-06-08 | assembly-docs reports |
| Resolution Security for Holy Land 01-13 | Assembly, Resolutions | 2013-01-01 | assembly-docs resolutions |
| Resolution For Criminal Justice 2015 | Assembly, Resolutions | 2015-01-01 | assembly-docs resolutions |
| Resolution on Bread for the World 2015 | Assembly, Resolutions | 2015-02-01 | assembly-docs resolutions |
| Resolution On Dealing With Depression And Intentional Death Or 2 Suicide In Our Churches 2019 | Assembly, Resolutions | 2019-02-01 | assembly-docs resolutions |
| Resolution On Gun Violence and Gun Policy 2018 | Assembly, Resolutions | 2018-02-01 | assembly-docs resolutions |
| Resolution On Gun Violence and Gun Policy 2019 | Assembly, Resolutions | 2018-02-01 | assembly-docs resolutions |
| Resolution On Hunger | Assembly, Resolutions | 2015-03-01 | assembly-docs resolutions |
| Resolution On U. S. Government Aid To State Of Israel 2015 MCSELCA | Assembly, Resolutions | 2015-04-01 | assembly-docs resolutions |
| Resolution To Reactivate Lutheran Advocacy Illinois 2016 | Assembly, Resolutions | 2016-02-01 | assembly-docs resolutions |
| Resolution To Support Elca World Hunger 2016 | Assembly, Resolutions | 2016-03-01 | assembly-docs resolutions |
| Resolution To Support The Adoption Of The Recommended Proposed Social Statement – Faith Sexism And Justice — A Lutheran Call To Action 2019 | Assembly, Resolutions | 2019-01-01 | assembly-docs resolutions |
| Resolution To Support The Illinois Poor People’s Campaign 2018 | Assembly, Resolutions | 2018-01-01 | assembly-docs resolutions |
| MCSELCA Logo Files | Congregations, MISC Docs | 2020-05-01 | congregation-docs misc-docs |
| Metropolitan Chicago Synod Book of Reports 2020 | Assembly, Reports | 2020-12-01 | assembly-docs reports |
| Ordination Policies and Procedures | Call Process, Congregations | 2020-12-01 | call-process-docs congregation-docs |
| Tier 2 Mitigation Measures | Medidas de Mitigación de Nivel 2 | Covid Resources, Español, News Releases and Statements, Recursos Covid | 2021-01-19 | covid-resources espanol news-releases-and-statements recursos-covid |
| Current MCS Constitution – Jan 2021 | Congregations | 2021-01-30 | congregation-docs |
| 2021 Nomination Form for Churchwide Assembly (CWA) | Assembly, Nominations | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs nominations |
| 2021 Nomination Form for Consultation Committee | Assembly, Nominations | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs nominations |
| 2021 Nomination Form for Synod Council | Assembly, Nominations | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs nominations |
| 2021 Nomination Form for Discipline Committee | Assembly, Nominations | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs nominations |
| 2021 Assembly Book of Reports (Draft) | Assembly, Reports | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs reports |
| 2021 Book of Reports, Revised 05-11-2021 | Assembly, Reports | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs reports |
| gabriella-clare-marino-J0Hd5hrzF54-unsplash | Covid Resources | 0000-00-00 | covid-resources |
| 2021 MCS Assembly Recommended Amendments to the Synod Constitution (2019) | Assembly | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs |
| MSC Assembly 2021 Rules of Organization and Procedure | Assembly | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs |
| MCS Assembly 2021 Voting Member Handbook | Assembly | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs |
| 2021 Book Of Reports Last Revised 5-19-2021 | Assembly, Reports | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs reports |
| Book of Reports MCSELCA Synod Assembly 2021 clickable PDF (Updated 05 24 2021) | Assembly, Reports | 2021-05-24 | assembly-docs reports |
| _MCS Voting Member handbook final updated 05 26 2021 .docx | Assembly | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs |
| _MCS Voting Member handbook final updated 5 27 2021 .docx (1) | Assembly | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs |
| 2021 Elections Resource | Assembly | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs |
| Book of Reports MCSELCA Synod Assembly Updated 5-29-2021 clickable PDF | Assembly, Reports | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs reports |
| Book of Reports MCS-ELCA Synod Assembly 6-2-2021 clickable PDF | Assembly, Reports | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs reports |
| MCS Assembly Voting Member Handbook Update 06 02 2021 | Assembly | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs |
| _MCS Voting Member handbook 06 03 2021.docx | Assembly | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs |
| 2021_Rules_of_Organization_and_Procedure | Assembly | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs |
| 2021_Rules_of_Organization_and_Procedure | Assembly | 0000-00-00 | assembly-docs |
