Eastern North Dakota Synod

Discipleship

Candidacy

Candidacy is the churchwide process of discernment, preparation and formation leading to rostered ministry. It is a partnership that engages candidate, congregation, synod, seminary, and the Vocation and Education unit of the ELCA in guidance, evaluation, theological education and practical preparation. All potential candidates are strongly encouraged to begin the candidacy process one full year prior to beginning theological education. An applicant must be an active member of an ELCA congregation for a minimum of one year prior to registration.

The EaND Synod is committed to building a strong relationship with each individual who enters the candidacy process. When an individual is entranced into candidacy, he or she is assigned a liaison from the Candidacy Committee who stays in contact with that candidate throughout their entire time in the process (typically four to six years). The committee also meets formally with the candidate at other times throughout the process to honestly evaluate their progress toward successful completion of the candidacy requirements. The final step of candidacy is an approval interview with the Candidacy Committee, after which the individual is open to being —called to serve God’s people through the ELCA.

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Discerning Your Call to the Ministry

There are many needs to fill as we carry out our mission to share God’s boundless love with the world. Ordained Pastors, Associates in Ministry (AIMs), Diaconal Ministers, and Deaconesses are all rostered leaders that have been called to serve in the ELCA to carry out the ministry of the church in different ways.

So how do you know if you should become a leader in the ELCA?

If you are considering a call to ministry, contact the synod office for more information and guidance.

Resources:

What Shall I Say? Discerning God’s Call to Ministry invites you into a process to discover your gifts and to discern the ministry to which God calls you.

Contact the Resource Center for more information and other resources on discernment...

EaND Candidacy Committee

The Eastern North Dakota Synod’s Candidacy Committee is composed of representatives from all eight conferences in the synod, approximately half lay and half clergy. We also are supported by a representative from Luther Seminary and a Region 3 representative from churchwide. We meet as a committee at least three times a year as well as travel to Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota (and occasionally other seminaries) once a year. It is important for us to stay in contact with those who are in the candidacy process and the Candidacy Committee takes this responsibility seriously.
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