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Leadership & Support Ministries

Ensuring pastoral care and supportive relationships rostered leaders.

Work Teams & Committees
Candidacy Committee Celebrate Life Together Compensation Committee Continuing Education Forums Fall Conference Planning Committee	First Call Theological Education Committee Life-Long Learning for Lutherans Living Waters Retreat Centers Committee S.A.F.E. Ministry Team

Synod Staff: Rev. Darrel W. Gerrietts

Candidacy Committee:
Ministries of the ELCA

Rev. Dr. Walter Bouzard ('13) St. Paul's, Waverly	Rev. Mark Kvale ('15) Washington Prairie, Decorah
Sydney Brinkman ('15) St. James, Allison	Jean P. Rieniets ('12) St. Peter, Dubuque
Rev. Carl Richard Evenson (ELCA Rep.) Region 5 Coordinator	Rev. Joyce Sandberg ('13) St. Paul's, Waverly
Rev. Jim Gardner ('12) St. Ansgar, Waterloo	Dr. Kristine Stache (Seminary Rep.) Wartburg Theological Seminary
Carla Janssen ('11) Redeemer, Waverly	Rev. Melissa Waterman ('13) Zion, Waterloo
Kurt Kuenzel (Bd. of Leadership liaison, '12) St. Peter, Garnavillo
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Celebrate Life

Rev. Tim Miller Peace, Ryan	Rev. Darrel Gerrietts Synod Staff

Compensation Committee:
2011 Minimum Compensation Guidelines
2012 Minimum Compensation Guidelines
Includes guidelines for compensation and benefits for rostered clergy and associates, non-rostered staff, and temporary ministries; clergy housing; sabbaticals; reviews, parsonage use; auto expense report. View table of contents.

Rev. Norman Bauer ('12) Springfield, Decorah and Calmar, Calmar	David Irons ('13) First, Northwood
Rev. Wayne H. Hagen ('13) LeRoy, Minn.	Martha Jensen ('11) Kasson, Minn.
Rev. Bruce L. Hanson ('12) Garnavillo	Rev. Dennis Niezwaag (Synod Council Liaison) St. John, Charles City
Robert Higgins (Synod Council Liaison) Bergen, Roland	Kari Tuecke ('12) St. John, Guttenburg

Continuing Education Forums:

Cedar Valley Forum Rev. Irving Sandberg	Tri-State Forum Rev. Robert Franek, acting facilitator (Northern Illinois Synod)
North Iowa Forum Rev. Irving Sandberg	Turkey River Forum Susan Friedrich
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Fall Conference Planning Committee:
Rev. Sid Bohls St. Paul, Mason City	Rev. Patricia Shaw ('11) Waverly
Rev. Joelle Colville-Hanson ('13) Ridgeway Parish, Ridgeway	Rev. David Sorenson ('12) St. Paul, Hampton
Kathleen Massa ('13) Immanuel, Cresco	Rev. Melissa A. Waterman ('11) Zion, Waterloo
Rev. Jim Radatz Zion, Dysart
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First Call Theological Education:
    ELCA First Call
    3 Year Continuing Education Plan - Overall Requirements
     First Call Report Forms

Rev. Stephen P. Brackett ('12) St. Paul, Postville	Sue Ollman ('14) St. James, Mason City
Rev. Donald L. Feuerhak ('13) St. John, Cedar Falls	Rev. Dawn Pederson ('13) American, Jesup
Rev. Lynn Groe ('12) St. John, Waukon	Rev. Linda Reichstadter ('13) One in Faith Parish, Strawberry Point
Tammy Muller ('11) St. Paul, Monona	Rev. David A. Werges ('11) St. John, Charles City

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Life-Long Learning for Lutherans:
Life-Long Learning for Lutherans 2011 Courses

Rev. Burton Everist Dubuque, Iowa	Rev. Thomas Hagen St. John, Nashua
Susan Friedrich Trinity, Hawkeye	Rev. Robin M. Ramos ('11) Shell Rock, Iowa

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Living Waters Retreat Centers Committee:

Debra Bachman (Youth Rep.) St. John, Cedar Falls	Rev. David A. Werges ('11) St. John, Charles City
Rev. Gary Olson ('11) Trinity, Waterloo

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S.A.F.E. Ministry Team:
Synodical Advocates Focused on Education, Prevention and Healing of Sexual Abuse Ministry Team
    ELCA Visions and Expectations
Statement of Policy Regarding Sexual Misconduct
          by Members of the Clergy and Rostered Lay Persons (in booklet form)
     How to Report Sexual Misconduct
          by Pastors or Other Rostered Persons (brochure)

"Safeguarding God's Children" training events:
    Oct. 16, 2011 -- Our Savior, Radcliffe, 3-6 p.m.
    Oct. 23, 2011 -- St. John, Charles City, 1-4 p.m.
    March 18, 2011 -- Zion, West Union, 2-5 p.m.

Contact the host church to attend.

Rev. Allen L. Bidne Waverly	Rev. Kim Smith Faith, Shell Rock
Rev. Jennifer J. Bohls St. James, Mason City	Nancy Thacker 1st, Cresco
Rev. Margo Fohs Retired, Arlington	Gloria Tollefson (Synod Council Liaison) Cedar Falls
Rev. Paul J. Fohs St. John Evangelical, Arlington

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Leadership & Support Ministries Ensuring pastoral care and supportive relationships rostered leaders.

Leadership & Support Ministries

Ensuring pastoral care and supportive relationships rostered leaders.