Our Resources
DOWNLOADS AND LINKS BY TOPIC, A-Z
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Abortion / Pro-Life Resources: CLICK HERE
Administrators’ Conference: CLICK HERE
Advent Social Media Images: CLICK HERE
All Professional Church Workers’ Conference: CLICK HERE
Archives (instructions for congregational archives): CLICK HERE
A-Z Index of Synod (LCMS) Resources: CLICK HERE
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Best Practices of Outreach Ministries of Lutheran Schools As a Faith Forming Ecosystem (Rev. Dr. Marvin Bergman, 2015): CLICK HERE
Business and Finance Documents (Congregational resources including compensation & benefits, manuals, bylaws, etc.): CLICK HERE
Bylaws, 2022 Nebraska District: CLICK HERE
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Call Process and Documents (What to do when your pastor receives a call; vacancy/supply pastor information; calling pastors, DCEs, and teachers): CLICK HERE
Campus Ministry (Learn more and connect students): CLICK HERE
Church Worker, Congregation, and School Anniversaries: CLICK HERE
Church Worker Debt Retirement (forms and terms): CLICK HERE
Church Worker Wellness (CPS, counseling, financial planning, etc.) CLICK HERE
Compensation and Benefits Guidelines: CLICK HERE
Compensating Guest/Supply/Vacancy Pastors: CLICK HERE
Congregational and District Archives (Prepare, maintain, preserve congregational historical records): CLICK HERE
Congregation Remittances (Mission and Ministry Support to the District): DOWNLOAD FORM
Congregational Resources: CLICK HERE
Constitution and Bylaws Guidelines for Congregations: CLICK HERE
Counseling—GracePoint Institute for Relational Health: CLICK HERE
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Debt, Church Worker Debt Retirement: Award Policy HERE • Application Form HERE
Directors of Christian Education (DCE): CLICK HERE
Disaster Response Information (including LERT and Comfort Dogs): CLICK HERE
District Archives: CLICK HERE
District Bylaws (2022): CLICK HERE
District Convention: CLICK HERE
District Reporter newsletter (subscribe, archive): CLICK HERE
District Youth Gathering (High School): CLICK HERE
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Educator and School Forms (includes Annual Reporting Form, Application for Inactive Status, Application for Reinstatement, Lutheran Annual Form): CLICK HERE
Education and Youth Newsletter Archive: CLICK HERE
Educator Awards: CLICK HERE
Educators’ Conference: CLICK HERE
Employee Benefits for Church Workers: CLICK HERE
Employment Resource Manual: CLICK HERE
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Gift Planning (and LCMS Foundation): CLICK HERE
Gift Planning Resources for Congregations (content for newsletters and bulletins): CLICK HERE
GracePoint Institute for Relational Health: CLICK HERE
Guest (supply) Pastors: CLICK HERE
Guidelines for Constitutions and Bylaws of Lutheran Congregations: CLICK HERE
Guidelines for Constitutions and Bylaws of Small and Developing Lutheran Congregations: CLICK HERE
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Handbook, LCMS Constitution, Bylaws, Articles of Incorporation (2019): CLICK HERE
Health and Wellness, Parish: CLICK HERE
Hearts for Jesus archive: CLICK HERE
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Lent Social Media Images: CLICK HERE
Life Resources (Pro-life and abortion recovery information): CLICK HERE
LCEF (Lutheran Church Extension Fund): CLICK HERE
LCMS A-Z Index of Resources: CLICK HERE
LCMS Foundation (Gift Planning): CLICK HERE
Lutheran Education and Youth Ministry: CLICK HERE
Lutheran Schools Statistics: CLICK HERE
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Making Disciples for Life: CLICK HERE
Manuals for Congregational Business Managers and Treasurers: CLICK HERE
Marriage Policy for LCMS Member Congregations: CLICK HERE
Middle School Youth Gathering: CLICK HERE
Missional Communities Workshop: Audio Files HERE // Handouts HERE
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Newsletters, Education & Youth Newsletter Archive (Sharing His Heart–DCE newsletter, In the Loop–Administrator newsletter, Tidbits–Early Childhood Educator newsletter): CLICK HERE
Newsletter, District Reporter: CLICK HERE
Newsletter, Weekly Update: CLICK HERE
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Obituaries (Nebraska District rostered church workers): CLICK HERE
Outreach Resources: CLICK HERE
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Parish Health and Wellness / Parish Nursing: CLICK HERE
Partnership Project documents: CLICK HERE
Pastoral Calls: CLICK HERE
Pastoral Vacancies: CLICK HERE
Pastors’ Conference: CLICK HERE
Pastors’ Conferences Videos and Files Archives: CLICK HERE
Pastors, Resources: CLICK HERE
Personnel Manual Prototype for Congregations and Districts: CLICK HERE
Project Compass forms: CLICK HERE
Protecting Your Ministry from Sexual Orientation and Gender Idenity Lawsuits: CLICK HERE
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Record Retention Recommendations: CLICK HERE
Remittances, Congregation (Mission and Ministry Support to the District): DOWNLOAD FORM
Reporter (Nebraska District): CLICK HERE
Resources for Parish Health (includes accessibility, ministry to those with disabilities, domestic violence, etc.): CLICK HERE
Resources for Pastors: CLICK HERE
Revising Congregational Constitutions and Bylaws (Guidelines): CLICK HERE
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Scholarships Information: CLICK HERE
Scholarship Forms, District Student Aid: CLICK HERE
Scholarship Forms, Lutheran Laymen’s League: CLICK HERE
Social Issues (Synod Resources on Social Issues) CLICK HERE
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- Child Abuse CLICK HERE
- Disability CLICK HERE
- Domestic Violence CLICK HERE
- Human Trafficking CLICK HERE
- Immigration CLICK HERE
- Life Ministry CLICK HERE
- Marriage CLICK HERE
- Persecution CLICK HERE
- Racism CLICK HERE
- Religious Liberty CLICK HERE
- Sexuality CLICK HERE
Social Media Images, Advent & Lent: CLICK HERE
Statistics, Lutheran Schools: CLICK HERE
Stewardship: CLICK HERE
- Concordia Journal, Spring 2020–Stewardship Edition: CLICK HERE
- Stewardship Under the Cross–Stewardship for the Confessional Lutheran Parish: CLICK HERE
- Thinking About Stewardship Video Study (Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann): Full study guide with answers found HERE // Video sessions can be viewed or downloaded HERE
Supply List/Supply (guest) Pastors: CLICK HERE
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Taxes and Ministers Handbook: CLICK HERE
Treasurer’s Manual: CLICK HERE
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Upcoming Events: CLICK HERE
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Video Collection on Vimeo: CLICK HERE
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Weekly Update Newsletter archive: CLICK HERE
What to do when a pastor receives a call: CLICK HERE
Wives of Pastors Retreat: CLICK HERE
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Youth Gatherings: CLICK HERE
Youth Ministry Resources: CLICK HERE