October 7, 2024
Toolkit Resources
September 25, 2024
July 25, 2024
Grace Place Wellness and LCEF Ministry Sabbatical Guide
Updated 2025. Resource downloaded from LCEF’s website: https://lcef.org/ministry-sabbatical/
July 10, 2024
Grace Place Wellness Ministry Sabbatical Scholarship
Link to the application for the Grace Place Wellness Ministry Sabbatical Scholarship. Deadline Oct. 31, 2025.
May 14, 2024
Pastoral Formation Paper: ‘An Ordained LCMS Pastor for Every Synod Congregation’
This document, titled “An Ordained LCMS Pastor for Every Synod Congregation: Nine Recommendations for Forming and Providing Pastors in the LCMS,” represents a collaborative effort to tackle the pressing need
May 2, 2024
Hablar La Verdad En Amor
The Spanish translation of the “Speaking the Truth in Love” toolkit. “Hablar La Verdad En Amor.”
February 5, 2024
Sabbatical Toolkit Intro Letter
Sabbatical Toolkit Intro Letter — updated 2024 Click the Access the Resource button to download the PDF.
August 30, 2023
Sabbatical Toolkit
Off-Ramp to Sabbatical Toolkit — updated 2024 Click the Access the Resource button to download the PDF
August 30, 2023
Sabbatical Policy Examples
Congregations and schools should feel free to copy and paste info from the examples here to include in their own manuals and/or bylaws. These were submitted by real NOW District
August 28, 2023
August 28, 2023
Legacy Discussion Guide 1 VIDEO: What is a Congregation and Why are We Here?
Legacy Video 1: President Linnemann Introduces the Legacy Discernment Process (What is a Congregation& Why are We Here?) from Northwest District LCMS on Vimeo.
February 14, 2023