Bishop Candidate Biography Form

CONTACT INFORMATION (contact info for office purposes only):

First Name 

Middle Initial 

Last Name 

Mailing Address 

City 

State 

Zip Code 

Contact Phone Number 

E-Mail Address 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Current Position 

Congregation Membership 

Congregation City 

Congregation State 

Congregation Synod—4A Nebraska1A Alaska Synod1B Northwest Washington Synod1C Southwestern Washington Synod1D Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod1E Oregon Synod1F Montana Synod2A Sierra Pacific Synod2B Southwest California Synod2C Pacifica Synod2D Grand Canyon Synod2E Rocky Mountain Synod3A Western North Dakota Synod3B Eastern North Dakota Synod3C South Dakota Synod3D Northwestern Minnesota Synod3E Northeastern Minnesota Synod3F Southwestern Minnesota Synod3G Minneapolis Area Synod3H Saint Paul Area Synod3I Southeastern Minnesota Synod4B Central States Synod4C Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod4D Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod4E Southwestern Texas Synod4F Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod5A Metropolitan Chicago Synod5B Northern Illinois Synod5C Central/Southern Illinois Synod5D Southeastern Iowa Synod5E Western Iowa Synod5F Northeastern Iowa Synod5G Northern Great Lakes Synod5H Northwest Synod of Wisconsin5I East-Central Synod of Wisconsin5J Greater Milwaukee Synod5K South-Central Synod of Wisconsin5L La Crosse Area Synod6A Southeast Michigan Synod6B North/West Lower Michigan Synod6C Indiana-Kentucky Synod6D Northwestern Ohio Synod6E Northeastern Ohio Synod6F Southern Ohio Synod7A New Jersey Synod7B New England Synod7C Metropolitan New York Synod7D Upstate New York Synod7E Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod7F Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod7G Slovak Zion Synod8A Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod8B Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod8C Allegheny Synod8D Lower Susquehanna Synod8E Upper Susquehanna Synod8F Delaware-Maryland Synod8G Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod8H West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod9A Virginia Synod9B North Carolina Synod9C South Carolina Synod9D Southeastern Synod9E Florida-Bahamas Synod9F Caribbean Synod

Birth Date (Month Date, Year) 

Ordination Date (Month Date, Year) 

Previous Positions

Education and Earned Degrees

PHILOSOPHY AND VISION (answers will be limited to 200 words):

Why do you wish to stand for the office of Bishop?

Where is God at work in your life?

What is your sense of the Nebraska Synod?

What is your vision for the Nebraska Synod?

What has been your involvement with mission in your ministry?