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General Resources
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Revisions to the Model Constitution for Congregations
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Revisions to the Model Constitution for Congregations were approved at the 2011 Churchwide Assembly in Orlando this past August. Congregation Councils are encouraged to appoint a committee to revise the congregation’s constitution following revisions made by the Churchwide Assembly.
Points to Consider as You Prepare to Revise Your Congregation's Constitution
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Preparing for Constitutional Revision
The Congregation Council may appoint a committee of 2-3 individuals to the task of updating the constitution.
Documents to Review Prior to and During Constitutional Document Revision
Loans for Congregations & Investing for Mission
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Faithful stewardship is regular giving. Faithful stewardship is also faith-focused investing. It means thinking about how to use your resources today. One way to use them is to invest in the ELCA Mission Investment Fund. You will have the added satisfaction of helping to build your church. That’s because money you invest in Mission Investment Fund helps provide loans to ELCA congregations and related ministries for building and renovation projects.
A Mission Investment Fund Loan offers more than just a competitive interest rate. It’s backed by decades of hands-on experience in church-related building projects.
As a ministry of the ELCA, we understand the specific building needs and goals of congregations and ELCA-related ministries.
- Contact Jerry Johnson, AIM, synod representative: (773) 682 5954
- Visit the Mission Investment Fund Website
Investing in the ELCA
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Faithful stewardship is regular giving. Faithful stewardship is also faith-focused investing. It means thinking about how to use your resources today. One way to use them is to invest in the ELCA Mission Investment Fund. You will have the added satisfaction of helping to build your church. That’s because money you invest in Mission Investment Fund helps provide loans to ELCA congregations and related ministries for building and renovation projects.
- Contact Jerry Johnson, AIM, synod representative: (773) 682 5954
The Parish Paper
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The Parish Paper is a short and vital resource for congregations and rostered leaders. It pulls from a variety of topics about being church and utilizes fundimental and helpful explinations of doing ministry in today's context. Congregations and rostered leaders in the Florida-Bahamas Synod are able to access and reproduce this resource freely under the guidelines listed below.*
