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Results of the Fifth Ballot for Bishop
Results of the Fifth Ballot for Bishop
Results of the Fourth Ballot for Bishop
Results of the Fourth Ballot for Bishop
Results of the Third Ballot for Bishop
Results of the Third Ballot for Bishop
Biographies for Bishop Candidates
Results of the Second Ballot for Bishop
Corrected Results of the First Ballot for Bishop
Online Forms
Official Biographical Information Form – Nominee for Bishop of the South Carolina Synod
Request for Withdrawal from Ballot for Bishop of the South Carolina Synod
Official Biographical Information Form – General Elections - Nomination from the floor.
Proposed Memorial or Resolution Form
Proposed Amendment to the Budget Form
Assembly Evaluation Form
Assembly Evaluation Form
Additional Information
Welcome Letter from Bishop Herman Yoos
Welcome Letter from Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton
Welcome Letter from Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton in Spanish
South Carolina Synod Assembly Committees & Volunteers
South Carolina Synod Assembly Committees & Volunteers
Directory and Minutes
From the 2019 Synod Assembly
Assembly Evaluation Form
Assembly Evaluation Form
Parliamentary Procedure
Synod Council
Synod Organization Chart
As of November 2019
Budget
Budget Procedures
Proposed Amendment to the Budget Form
Proposed Budget
Proposed Budget Pie Chart
Bulletin of Reports
Bulletin of Reports - Complete
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 1
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 2
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 3
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 3
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 4
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 4
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 5
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 5
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 6
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 6
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 7
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 7
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 8
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 8
Congregation Information
Eligible Voting Members per Congregation Information Sheet
South Carolina Synod Congregations by Name and City
Constitution
Constitution and Bylaws of the South Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
As amended August 5-10, 2019, Churchwide Assembly
Election of a Bishop
Official Biographical Information Form – Nominee for Bishop of the South Carolina Synod
Request for Withdrawal from Ballot for Bishop of the South Carolina Synod
Bishop's Election Glossary
Bishop's Election Process Summary
2020 Election of a Bishop
Ecclesiastical Election Process
Resources for Discernment
In our life together as a Synod, we are entering into a season when more and more of our time, energy, and attention will turn to the election of a new Bishop to lead and serve us in mission for the sake of the world. The coming months are best viewed as a time for intentional discernment about what our needs and opportunities for mission are in the South Carolina Synod, and on that basis, to consider who God may be calling to be our next Bishop. In short, it’s a season of vocational and spiritual discernment, in contrast to being a time to campaign for people for a particular office. To serve our discernment, we are offering these resources for worship, prayer and discerning conversations.
There is a liturgy of Holy Communion that can be flexibly adapted for local use—in congregations, small groups, and other local gatherings of one sort or another. Moreover, you can cut and paste portions from this material for your own local needs—Bible Studies, a Service of the Word, litanies and petitions for Prayers of Intercession for use during Sunday morning worship, hymn sings, and perhaps other occasions that you are drawn to creatively plan. There also are suggestions in the resource for guiding informal, holy conversations on such documents as our Synod Ministry Profile, our Synod’s constitution describing the responsibilities of a Bishop in the ELCA, as well as the Rite of Installation of a Bishop. Again, you can adapt the material as is, and/or use it as inspiration for your own creativity in planning and leading local discernment occasions.
ELCA Constitution, Chapter 8, Duties of the Bishop
Who Are We?
The South Carolina Synod Council appointed eight members to the Bishops Election Committee back in April 2019. Since then the Bishops Election Committee members have been leading listening sessions, which began at our 2019 Synod Assembly, then in our conferences, and finally through an online survey. All of these sessions were designed to listen to the Spirit and Scripture and answer 6 questions that could serve as a guiding tool to help us all discern our next bishop elect. The Bishops Election Committee has now compiled all the responses from those listening sessions into two documents. One document is a condensed and categorized version of the responses collected. The second document is a full length, 29 page document with every single thoughtful response we received over the past year. We encourage each voting member of the upcoming Synod Assembly to read these documents with an open mind and heart to listen for whom God is calling to be our next bishop.
Bishop Election Survey Response Data - Condensed
Bishop Election Survey Response Data - Complete
Elections
Biographical Information
Additional Nomination from the Floor - Rev. Maria Miller Perez
Constitutional Provisions and Continuing Resolutions to Guide Procedures and Elections
Official Biographical Information Form – General Elections - Nomination from the floor.
Memorials and Resolutions
Matters Pertaining to Resolutions and Memorials
Proposed Memorial or Resolution Form
Recommendations and Notices from the Synod Council for Action by the Assembly
Recommendations and Notices from the Synod Council to the South Carolina Synod Assembly
Recommendations and Notices from the Synod Council to the South Carolina Synod Assembly
2021 Compensation Guidelines for Rostered Ministers
Schedules
Assembly Publicity
Assembly Publicity document originally created for the May in person assembly.
Committee on Agenda and Program Recommendations
Report of Committee on Agenda and Program
Worship Materials
Order for Opening A Synod Assembly
Worship Bulletin
Worship Bulletin
Order for Closing a Synod Assembly
includes installation of Synod Council
Mission Partners
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Contact Information
ELCA South Carolina Synod
1003 Richland Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone 803-765-0590
Fax 803-252-5558
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