Rostered Ministers

Ordained clergy, clergy on leave from call, retired clergy, deacons, and deaconesses are considered Rostered Ministers of the Southern Ohio Synod.

All ordained ministers under call on the roster of this synod in attendance at this Synod Assembly shall be voting members.

All deacons and deaconesses of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, under call, on the official lay rosters of this synod shall have both voice and vote as lay voting members in the Synod Assembly, in addition to the voting membership of lay members of congregations.

All retired ordained ministers on the roster of this synod may be voting members of the Synod Assembly.

Retired ordained ministers on the roster of this synod, who have registered to attend the Synod Assembly, shall be voting members of the Synod Assembly. Ordained ministers on leave from call on the roster of the synod who have registered to attend the Synod Assembly shall be voting members of the Synod Assembly.

See Synod Constitution for more assembly information.