Below are various downloadable resources for your congregation

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​Personnel/Business

2026 Compensation Guidelines Available here!

Parsonage Guidelines

501(c)(3) Group Ruling White Paper from ELCA

Montana Synod Directories

2025 LMA Pulpit Supply 

Worship Resources

Please refer to our Directories webpage for the most current Pulpit Supply List.

Guidelines for Licensing Worship Leadership - 2024

Church Terms and Rituals and their Practice in the Church

ELCA Faith Practices resources 

Weekly Prayers

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Synod Statements

Apology to Tribes

Agreement between Montana Synod and Montana Association of Jewish Communities 1995

Covenant with Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena and Great Falls-Billings

Mission Venture Capital Fund

Mission Venture Capital Fund Information

Mission Venture Capital Fund Partnership Agreement

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Congregational Policy

Gift Acceptance Policy

​Call Committee Handbook

2019 Sabbatical Guidelines

NEW: Congregation Benevolence Remittance Form 2024 - Fillable PDF

Steps in Dissolution of Congregation

Planning a Wilderness Outing by Land or by Sea? ​Safety First! Training Information

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