When Calling/Vacant

• Call Documents for Pastors
• Call Documents for Deacons – Teachers and Directors of Christian Education
• Call Documents for Deacons – Directors of Parish Services
• Resources for Congregations during Vacancy ( AB – BC )
• Staffing Resources for Lutheran Schools

Policies

• Congregational Privacy Policy w/Forms
• Abuse Prevention Policy

Guidelines

• Caring for the Called Servant of Christ Guidelines
• Congregational Guidelines for Bylaws and Constitutions
• Sample Constitution Outline
• Guidelines for Congregational and Pastoral Practice
• LCMS Guide for Constitutions

Financial

• Salary:

  • 2012 Salary Guidelines
    • 2011 Salary Calculations
    • Guide to Completing Form T1223
  • 2011 Salary Guidelines
  • 2010 Salary Guidelines and Calculations
  • 2009 Salary Calculations
  • 2009 Salary Guidelines

• Treasurer:

  • 2012 Treasurer Manual
  • 2010 Treasurer Manual

Legal

• Societies Act

Other

• Lutheran Hour Ministries Daily Devotion
• DPS Internship Agreement
• Vicarage Agreement

Information

• Lectionary at LCMS website
• When You Have a Call: A Guide for the Call Recipient
• What Pastors Need to Know

Financial

• 2012 Salary Guidelines     (Previous Salary Guidelines)
• Previous Salary Guidelines
• 2010 Treasurer Manual

Marriage

• BC Guide to Marriage
• AB Procedure for Marriages and Registration

Ambassadors of Reconciliation – Canada

• online catalogue – coming soon

Online Materials:

• Announcing God’s Grace (hosted by AOR)

Forms:

• 2011 ABC District Lutheran School Grants POLICY and APPLICATION

Lutheran Teachers Association

Conferences

• 2011 LTA Conference -Conference Website

Personal Finances

The following resources where recently shared at the 2010 Church Workers Conference. to save a file (right-click and select Save As…) Jump to: Budgeting | End of Life Planning | Christian & Finances

Budgeting

• Weekly Worksheets
• Budget Worksheet
• Debt Worksheet (Wives)
• Exhibit 1 – Monthly Income and Expense Form
• Exhibit 1 – Monthly Income and Expense Form
• Exhibit 2 – Debt Worksheet
• Exhibit 3 – Balance Sheet
• Exhibit 3 – Balance Sheet

End of Life Planning

• Advance Health Care Directive
• Advance Health Care Directive – Elaboration Of Instructions
• Preamble To Will
• Funeral Book

Christian & Finances

• Advance Preparation – The Christian & Finances – Biblical Principles For Money Management
• The Christian And Finances
• The Christian & Finances

Articles

• CTCR’s Song Evaluation
• Theses on Worship from LCMS
• Music In The Church by Michael Gillingham

Music

• Fritsche, Rev. James

• A Bold Confession
• Come Let Us Walk in the Light
• God’s Love is A Tapestry
• God Gave the Ten Commandments
• God Made Us A Family
• God Sent Us A Savior
• Now Proclaim Him Lord
• Promise Fulfilled Full Score
• Promise Fulfilled
• Song for Epiphany

• Gillingham, Michael (DPS)

• By Grace by Michael Gillingham ( Lead Sheet )
• In The Bread, In the Wine by Michael Gillingham ( Lead Sheet )

• Various

• This Is My Body by Gary Brucker

Web Links

Lutheran Songwriters’ Initiative

• Fifteen sacramental songs have been gifted to The Lutheran Church (via LCMS)

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Organ Playing 101

• Watch as Kevin Hildebrand, Associate Kantor at Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. talks about ideas and techniques for organists in regards to the Divine Services as well as Hymns.
  Click the link above (Organ Playing 101) to open the page and scroll down to the bottom for the video links. Once you click on a link you also have an option to download the file for offline viewing. The videos can also be found be choosing “See Other Materials” under the “I want to…” section and clicking on ‘Organ Playing 101′ in the menu that appears.

Regional Outreach Workshops – website

• Check out the website for Schedule and Registration information.
• Download the May 2011 promo poster PDF