Mobility for Ordained Leaders

The process by which an ordained rostered leader [pastor] in this church moves from one call to a new call is commonly referred to as "mobility." Assisting rostered leaders, congregations, campus ministries, and other institutional settings in the call process, or other ministries seeking a new leader is primarily the responsibility of synodical bishops and their staffs. Standard mobility and congregational mission profile forms are developed by this unit and approved by the Conference of Bishops. The Conference of Bishops has affirmed these revised forms for use by ordained rostered persons available for call in all synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Recently, the forms were combined to create one downloadable form. The Ordained Mobility Form includes all personnel information for synod bishops, the availability for call section, and the roster sheet information. Sections of the form that are confidential may be shared with the calling congregation based on the synod bishop's judgment, but will not be copied and distributed to call committees.

The Oregon Synod bishop may request additional information. Your bishop is expected to provide a letter of recommendation to any synod bishop receiving your forms.

If you have any questions about the content of the questions, please contact your synod office for information.   If you have questions about downloading form, please call the 1.800.638.3522, ext. 5071.