Most of these resources have been developed by the Greater Milwaukee Synod El Salvador Committee. Congregations are invited and encouraged to use these resources as guides to building healthy relationships with their companion synod, The Salvadoran Lutheran Church, and with their sister churches in El Salvador.

Accompaniment & Relationship-Building

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Companion Synod Handbook
• Accompaniment Basics ~ from the ELCA Global Mission web site, an edited print-friendly version, prepared for La Fiesta 2010


• Developing and Growing Relationships ~ ideas for enlivening your companion or sister church relationship with the Salvadoran Lutheran Church, written by Linda Muth for La Fiesta 2010
• Developing and Growing Relationships Power Point ~ designed to be used with the handout (above) by Linda Muth for La Fiesta 2010


• Key Questions in a Sister Church Relationship
• Sample Covenant Agreement

Sustainability Resources

• Parameters for Institutional Development and Sustainability ~ from the Lutheran World Federation
• Sustainability Document ~ a document which provides definitions of sustainability from US and Salvadoran perspectives and a rubric for projects in the Greater Milwaukee Synod

Helpful Guidelines & Forms

• Recommended Financial Guidelines for Sister Churches with Scholarship Programs
• 2010 Congregational Report Form