2026 Synod Assembly Reference Materials
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Part A
Agenda (updated on 4/17/2026)
Synod Assembly will begin at 1:00pm on Friday the 24th and conclude by 3:00pm on Saturday the 25th.
Descriptions of the Committees of the Assembly
Tips on Parliamentary Procedure
Rules of Organization and Procedure (2026)
Guidelines for Memorials and Resolutions (2025)
Assembly Resolution Submission Form (also submit a copy of the resolution as a word document or PDF to Anna Thompson via email)
Synod Council Nominations Vita Form
Part B
Report of the Bishop, The Rev. Erik K. J. Gronberg, PhD
2025 New Start Resolution Response
Report of the Vice President, Don Heller
Report of the Secretary, Anthony Ormsbee-Hale
Report of the Treasurer, Janet Kennedy
Nominating Committee Report for General Elections
Candidates for Rostered Ministry (List of Seminarians)
Part C
Minutes from the 2025 Synod Assembly
NT-NL Synodical Constitution (as of September 2022)
Elections:
1. Synod Council positions:
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- Synod Treasurer
- Synod Council, Conference Out West, Lay Male
- Synod Council, Conference Out West, Lay female
- Synod Council, Heart of Texas Conference, Lay female
- Synod Council, Heart of Texas Conference, Lay male
Resolutions and Memorials from the Synod Council:
2027 Proposed Mission Strategy
Resolutions and Memorials for Consideration
Resolution of Appreciation
Part D
Synod Staff and Other Synod Ministry Reports:
Bishop’s Associate for Leadership Formation and Congregational Care
ELCA Fund for Leaders 2026 – You may donate here: https://community.elca.org/fundforleaders
Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM), ELCA
Synod Focus Teams:
Congregational Vitality Team Renewal Table
Public Witness Team for Peace and Justice
Stewardship Team
Mission Interpreters
NT-NL Related Ministries:
Briarwood Lutheran Ministries Endowment
Lutheran Campus Ministry (LCM) of Denton
Mission Endowment Fund (MEF) of NT-NL
NT-NL Lutheran Men in Mission (LMM)
NT-NL Synodical Women’s Organization (SWO – aka WELCA)
Parish Lay Ministry Academy (PLMA) of NT-NL
ELCA Churchwide Reports:
ELCA 2025 Annual Report
ELCA Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry’s letter to Synod Assembly
Carta de la ELCA a la Asamblea del Sínodo de la Obispo President Yehiel Curry
Bishop Curry’s Synod Assembly video (English) | Video de la Asamblea del Sínodo del obispa Curry (inglés con subtítulos en español)
ELCA’s 2025 Year in Review video
ELCA Coaching Ministry
ELCA Mission Investment Fund (MIF)
“Stronger Together: The Power of a Connected Community” Video
NT-NL Agencies / Institutions / Organizations (AIOs) Partnerships:
1517 Media (formerly Augsburg Fortress)
Accompanying Migrants with Protection, Advocacy, Representation and Opportunities (AMMPARO)
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone (ELCSL)
Evangelical Lutheran Education Association
Global Refuge (formally Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service [LRIS])
Good Samaritan Society, ELCA – Denton Village and Lake Forest Village
Louisiana Interchurch Conference (LIC)
Luther Seminary
Lutheran Foundation of the Southwest (LFSW) report to NT-NL
LFSW 2024 Annual Report
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC)
LSTC President’s Video Report to Synod Assemblies
Lutheran World Relief (LWR) | IMA World Health
MOSAIC
Texas Lutheran University (TLU)
Texas Impact
Upbring (formerly Lutheran Social Services – LSS)