Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries (ELM) is committed to the full participation of persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities in the life and ministry of the Lutheran church.
Candidacy Forms
Additional forms can be found by clicking on links on the candidacy checklist.
EXPECTATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF
ELM ROSTER MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES
Transparency and Authenticity
All ELM Roster members and affiliates must be “out” to all persons in positions of ecclesiastical authority (e.g., bishops, pastors, councils, lay leaders of parishes). We understand “being out” as being transparent and authentic, and require Roster members and affiliates to:
- a. openly affirm and proactively and fully disclose sexual orientation and orientation status;
b. relinquish “control” over the dissemination of this information; and
c. acknowledge and willingly surrender the institutional privileges bestowed by accommodating to the policy. - We expect principled resistance to and non-compliance with their church body’s policies or practices of discrimination against GLBTQ persons. All ELM Roster members and affiliates, whether single or partnered, must explicitly refuse to agree with such policies and practices.
CHECK LIST FOR CANDIDACY
_ Application Form
_ Personal Statement
_ Sexuality Statement
_ Consent for Release of Information
_ Disclosure Statement
_ Application Fee of $50
ENTRANCE
_ Initial Interview with Regional Panel (generally by phone)
_ Completed Entrance Essay (Autobiography)
_ Psychological Report (paid by applicant)
_ Background Check Report
_ Entrance Interview with Regional Panel
AND/OR
_ Receipt of all ELCA/ELCiC Candidacy material with Entrance Decision
ENDORSEMENT
_ Receipt of seminary transcript(s) direct from seminary
_ CPE reports
_ Endorsement essay
_ Faculty recommendations
_ Endorsement Interview with Regional Panel
AND/OR
_ Receipt of all ELCA/ELCiC Candidacy material with Endorsement Decision
APPROVAL
_ Internship report
_ Faculty recommendations
_ Approval essay
_ Recent Sermon (Text and/or audio/video of a recent sermon you have preached. Also include a paragraph about the context in which the sermon was preached and the texts that were used.)
_ National Approval Committee interview
For further information about these forms please contact:
Rev. Megan Rohrer
Director of Candidacy
1751 Sacramento St
San Francisco, CA 94109
e-mail: communications@elm.org
Forms
Application Materials (pdf, doc)
Entrance
Endorsement
Approval
For further information about these forms please contact:
Rev. Megan Rohrer
Director of Candidacy
1751 Sacramento St
San Francisco, CA 94109
e-mail: communications@elm.org