MyWardFamilyThe steps of a calling
- Identify the need and consider names, often with input from the organization leader.
- Approve the name in bishopric meeting. Some callings also need stake approval.
- Schedule an interview with the member.
- Extend the call, and plan the release of anyone currently serving.
- Sustain the member in sacrament meeting, and thank anyone released.
- Set apart the member, when the calling calls for it.
- Record the calling in LCR. The clerk usually does this.
See the General Handbook for the details that apply to each calling.
Where callings stall
- Approved, but no interview scheduled. Hand it to the executive secretary the same day.
- Accepted, but not on the agenda. Add it to ward business the moment the member says yes.
- Sustained, but never set apart. Assign who will set the member apart and when.
- Done, but not recorded. The clerk closes the loop in LCR.
Spreadsheet or app?
A shared spreadsheet with columns for name, calling, step, owner and date works for a while. It gets hard when several people edit it, when it has to be read on a phone in the hallway, and when the executive secretary is released and the file leaves with him.
Whatever you use, keep one list, give every calling an owner, and review it in every bishopric meeting.
MyWardFamily’s callings board shows every calling and its next step, and accepted callings land in ward business automatically. It’s free on the Bishopric plan. See the callings tracker.
This guide is written by MyWardFamily, an independent tool. It isn’t official Church guidance and isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Always follow the General Handbook and your stake leaders.