Resources

The Northern Illinois District is a regional division of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, with 230+ congregations across 24 counties in Northern Illinois. These churches operate over 133 Christian day schools.

President's Office

• Call Documents
• Circuit Listings (PDF)
• Congregation Locator
• Church Worker Locator
• Congregational Profile (planning tool)
• Congregations with Pastoral Vacancies
• Congregations with Web Sites
• DELTO
• District Bylaws (PDF)
• Guide for PreCall Interview (Word Document)
• Guide for Pastoral Vacancies
• NID Report/Communications Survey
• Pastors Information Form (PIF)
• Self Evaluation Tool for Ordained Ministers
• Suggested Pay for Vacancy Pastors
• Synodical Handbook (PDF)
• Vicarage Agreement
• Vicarage Application Instructions (Word Document)

School Ministry

• AED Administrative Procedure (Word Document)
• AED Exhibit - Notification (Word Document)
• AED Exhibit - Incident (Word Document)
• Board Manual (PDF)
• Call documents for Commissioned Ministers
• Calling a Commissioned Minister
• Checklist for Candidate Placement (Lutheran School Portal - Login)
• Church Worker Locator
• Criminal Fingerprint Background Checks
  • School Employee Background Checks
  • Adam Walsh Act User Agreement
• Risk Management
  • Template Management Policy
  • Template Employment Application
  • Template Volunteer Worker Application
  • Template Letter to Families
  • Template Developing a Process
• Critical Incident Manual (Word Document)
• Critical Incident Manual - Communications in Crisis (Word Document)
• Critical Incident Manual - Teacher's Quick Look (Word Document)
• Curriculum
  • Art
  • Language Arts
  • Music
  • Science Curriculum
  • Technology
• Development of an Intentional School Outreach Program
• Directory (Word Document)
• District Financial Aid Form - Deadline June 30 and December 31 (PDF)
• Grant Corporation List (PDF)
• Health Record issues: Questions and Answers Regarding School Health Records  
• Interview guidelines and suggestions
• LEIF can only be completed on the PORTAL- please email for PORTAL access
• Lutheran School Portal
• Mentor/Teacher handbook (Word Document)
• MTM Project (Ministry Technology Mentoring)
• Northern Illinois Lutheran Schools Directory (PDF)
• Principal's check list / time line (Word Document)
• Questions for LEIF Reference (Lutheran School Portal - Login)
• Risk Management
  • Template Management Policy
  • Template Employment Application
  • Template Volunteer Worker Application
  • Template Letter to Families
  • Template Developing a Process
• Reference Checks
• Rubrics Governing Commissioned Minister Calls
• Sales Tax on School Fundraisers
• Schools with Web Sites
• School Locator
• Wellness Policy - Steps to Development (PDF)
• Wellness Policy Template (Word Document)
• CLEF (Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Foundation)
• ISBE (Illinois State Board of Education)
• ICNS (Illinois Coalition of Non-Public Schools)
• LEA (Lutheran Education Association)
• LSEM (Lutheran Special Education Ministries)
• NLSA (National Lutheran School Accreditation)
• Outdoor Education - Walcamp
• LCMS

Business Services

• Congregational Remittance Voucher for Northern Illinois District (PDF)
• Congregational Treasurer's Manual
• Employment Resource Manual (PDF)
• Job Descriptions for Church Staff and Volunteers
• Group Purchasing Agreement (formerly National Contract Program)
• Mileage Rate 2008 (Word Document)
• NID Communications Resources - “A Marketing Plan:
  Image Building for Your Church” (PDF)
• NID Communications Resources - “Understanding Public
  Relations for Your Church Organization” (PDF)
• NID Endowment Fund and Application - Deadline April 15 (PDF)
• NID Performance Appraisal Tool (Word Document)
• NID Salary Grid Worksheet (Excel Worksheet)
• NID Salary Guideline (Word Document)
• Personnel Manual Prototype (Word Document)
• Taxes and Ministers 2007 (PDF)
• Urban Ministry Development Fund and Application  - Deadline April 15 (PDF)
• Worker Benefit Plans

Congregational Services

• Northern Illinois District "The Steward's Prayer" parish stewardship resources
  • PDF
  • Word Document
• DCS Online Store (LCMS Children's, Family, School, Stewardship and Youth Ministry resources)
• Echo God's Love
• District and Congregational Services
• Parish  Nurses
• Professional Growth Plan for Church Workers
• Wheat Ridge Ministries
• World Mission
• World Relief

Lutheran Church Extension Fund

• Want to Help?
• We Can Help
• Need Help
• About Us

Grant Information

• Ablaze! Grant - Deadline April 30 and October 31
• NID Endowment Fund and Application - Deadline April 15 (PDF)
• Urban Ministry Development Fund and Application - Deadline April 15 (PDF)
• District Financial Aid Form - Deadline June 30 and December 31 (PDF)

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