We use the "extended a call" language too. In the ELCA, do congregations generally call from within their own district synods, or do they call from the wider church? Can a sem/university prof who is ordained be called to a parish?Are calls ever extended to a pastor in the ELCIC, other Lutheran bodies or other full communion partners such as TEC?Thanks.In the case of a married couple where both are ordained, have both spouses ever been jointly called?
There are numerous situations throughout the ELCA where pastoral spouses, both ordained, hold a call to the same congregation.