Don't Forget to Register for Synod Assembly

The 2021 Virtual Synod Assembly will be here before you know it! If you're a voting member, make sure that you're registered today.

Registration is open until September 30. Late registration will be available October 1 through the 7, with an increased registration fee.

Registration Fee: $75

Late Registration Fee: $100

After October 7, you will no longer be able to register and there will be no day of registrations.

Comprehensive information regarding the Virtual Assembly can be found on the Virtual Assembly page on the Florida-Bahamas Synod website. CLICK HERE to visit the page.

If you registered for the in-person Assembly, you will need to re-register for the virtual assembly. CLICK HERE to register for Synod Assembly.

During the week of October 4, training will be provided so everyone knows how to use Zoom, vote, and participate during the assembly.



Synod Assembly Voting Members:

Floor Nominations are Now Open.

Floor nominations for the upcoming Synod Assembly are now open and will be taken from Voting Members only until October 4, 2021. Floor nominations may be for any of the 34 open positions as identified in the Nominations Book, click here for the floor nomination form. Voting Members, your help is especially needed to identify Layperson Male nominees from the Southeast Mission District to serve on Synod Council for a three year term.

Floor nominations are also being accepted for Female Laypersons and Female Rostered Ministers to fill one-year At-large Synod Council positions. The actual number needed and Layperson to Rostered Minister breakdown of At-large positions will be determined once the current Synod Council open positions have been decided. It will not exceed four positions. Nominees for these positions will be announced and biographical information shared after the first ballot for Synod Council has been completed.

The At-large position is used to maintain the Constitutional balance (†S6.04) of Synod Council members:

· At least 60 percent of the members of the synod assemblies, councils, committees, boards, and other organizational units shall be laypersons

· 45 percent of the lay members of assemblies, councils, committees, boards, or other organizational units shall be female and 45 percent shall be male

· Where possible, the representation of Rostered Ministers shall be both male and female.

Floor Nominations may only be made by a registered Voting Member for the upcoming Synod Assembly. Voting Members may make Floor Nominations using the link received via email from the Synod Office on Monday September 20th.



Employment Opportunity:

Chaplains for Full and Part-Time positions.

North Florida Regional Medical Center 

Gainesville, FL 

Chaplain (Level 3) positions: 

Require board certification from an accredited certifying body or certified-eligible within the year. 

* Masters level theological degree or equivalent from an accredited seminary or divinity school. 

* 4 completed units of Clinical Pastoral Education from an accredited program. 

* Ordination to ministry by a recognized faith group. 

* Endorsement to NFRMC from the Chaplain’s denominational endorsing body. 

Chaplain (Level 2) positions: 

Do NOT require board certification but do require … 

Masters level theological degree or equivalent from an accredited institution of higher learning. 

Minimum of 1 unit Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) or equivalency. 

Ordination to or commissioning for ministry by a recognized faith group. 

Letter of good standing from one’s denominational leader. 

If interested, please send resume to Chaplain Tami Higdon at … 

Tami.Higdon@HCAHealthcare.com 



Be a guest participant in a course at

The United Theological College of the West Indies



Our partner in Global Mission, United Theological College of the West Indies (UTCWI) recently welcomed a Lutheran professor, Dr. Carolyn Schneider, to teach at UTCWI. She is offering a course on The Book of Concord for a student from Suriname, and you are invited to participate virtually in the classes! The next class is on Monday, October 4 on the Lord's Prayer. There is no charge to join in, however, Dr. Schneider does ask that you prepare for the class. The course runs through November; it is possible to join in some, but not all, of the classes. The syllabus can be found here.



A new zoom link will be provided each week.

For the September 20 zoom link, CLICK HERE. Passcode: SZD4Y9

The class will convene at 9:00am Jamaica Time, which is 10:00 Eastern Standard Time. Questions? Contact Rev. Katie Carroll, Global Mission Chair, revkhc@gmail.com  or Judith Olsen, Jamaica Team Leader jl13905al@gmail.com.