At the Synod Assembly in Orlando, voting members will elect a bishop.
As you prepare for the Synod Assembly, we invite you to spend time in prayer, reflection, and discussion, especially for the bishop’s election.
Click here for some questions you might use in your discernment.

 Voting members will elect, by ecclesiastical ballot, a bishop of the Florida-Bahamas Synod. The synod constitution states that the bishop shall be a minister of Word and Sacrament of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The bishop is elected for a six-year term.      

 Ecclesiastical Ballot for Bishop –The first ballot is referred to as the nominating ballot. The second ballot will contain the names of all candidates who do not withdraw their names from consideration. ​

APPENDIX A: ​Authorization and Release for Background Checks and Screening

APPENDIX B: ​Disclosure Form for Nominees

Background Check Form

Bishop Ballot Withdrawal Form

nominee biographical info form

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State of the Synod

The documents below provide a brief synopsis of who we are as a synod and what the synod does for local congregations. Click the image below to view the document.