Candidates approved for ordination, consecration or commissioning, reinstatement
candidates and candidates from other church bodies are required to complete both a
Candidate Assignment Paperwork Form as well as a Rostered Leader Profile (RLP)
accordingtotheschedule below.
September2015AssignmentConsultationDueDates
July15th,2015
CandidateAssignmentPaperworkFormandRosteredLeaderProfileDUE!
(Note:This formshouldbesubmittedevenifthecandidatehasnotyethadtheir ApprovalmeetingbyJuly15thbutisintendingtobeapprovedbytheAugust15th
deadlineforapprovals.)
CandidateAssignmentPaperworkForm(pagesA,B,R,Candidate Commentary)‐Required
Candidate is to send an e‐mail, with this 4‐page form attached, to [email protected] no
laterthanJuly15th.Candidateswillnotbe consideredforassignmentwithoutthisformsent.
A confirmation e‐mail will be sent to you when your e‐mail is successfully received. A
personalemailresponsewillbesentonceyouremailisopenedandyourformisreviewed.
RosteredLeaderProfile(RLP)‐Required
Candidate is to submit this 16‐page form as directed on the form itself by clicking the
"Submit" button by this date. This form goes directly to the Mobility Database System.
Candidates will not be considered for assignment without this form submitted to the
database.Aconfirmatione‐mailwillbe senttoyouonceyourformissuccessfullyreceived.
*****Please note that as of June 30, 2014 Formatta is no longer accepted. The RLP is
nowaweb‐basedform.YouwillneedtohaveaCommunityAccountinordertolog‐in
and retrieve the RLP form. Please see the Assignment FAQ sheet posted on
www.elca.org/Assignment,undertheResourcespageandthenundertheFormstab,for
infoonhowtocreateanaccount!*****
Re‐assignment
Candidateswhowerepreviouslyassignedmayrequestre‐assignment90 daysaftertheir
lastassignment.ThisrequirestheysubmitupdatedCandidate AssignmentPaperwork
FormandRLP.Thisalsorequiresawrittenrequest forre‐assignmentfromthecandidateas
wellaswrittenconsenttoreleasethe candidatefromthebishopofthesynodassigned.
Bothrequestandconsent shouldbee‐[email protected]
sectionon Re‐assignmenthereonthewebsiteundertheProcesstabonthedocument
“AssignmentProcessGuide.”Bothofthesearerequiredinordertobeintheassignment
process.
August12th,2015
RestrictionDecisionsfromBishopsDUE!
Deadline for returning Form R Decisions to Assignment office‐ restriction
decisionsfromsynodBishops. AllFormRsaretobeprocessed,completedand
e‐[email protected].
August15th,2015
FormDsfromtheSeminariesandFormEsfromtheSynodsDUE!
DeadlineforsubmittingFormDfortheELCASeminaries
AllFormDsaretobee‐[email protected] bythisdate.
DeadlineforsubmittingFormEforCandidacyCommittees/Synods
AllFormEsaretobesubmittedelectronicallytothecandidacyportalbythis date.
August22nd,2015
CandidateChangesDue!
FinalDeadlineforupdatedFormBsorwithdrawalfromassignment
Updated paperwork is accepted from those whose restriction requests were denied.
Requesttowithdrawfromassignmentshouldbee‐ [email protected]
candidateisdeniedarestrictionrequest andwedonotreceiveanupdatedFormBalong
witharequesttostayin assignment,itwillbeassumedthecandidatewantstowithdraw
fromassignment.
August31st,2015
RequiredcandidatepaperworkispostedfortheBishops September30th,2015
AssignmentConsultation