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Title: Carlmark Retires ELCA NEWS SERVICE CARLMARK RETIRES The Rev. Herbert B. Carlmark retired Jan. 31 as assistant executive director of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Division for Ministry. The division provides support for the "rostered leadership" of the church -- pastors, associates in ministry, deaconesses and diaconal ministers -- and the ministries of all 5.2 million ELCA members. It coordinates the church's programs of recruitment, education, approval, support, continuing education and theological reflection, in partnership with seminaries, continuing education centers, other churchwide units, synods, pastors and rostered lay ministers. The Rev. Joseph M. Wagner is executive director of the ELCA Division for Ministry. The Rev. A. Craig Settlage became the division's assistant executive director on Feb. 1, leaving his job as ELCA director for candidacy. Madelyn H. Busse became director for candidacy, to develop and maintain programs to identify, recruit, prepare and evaluate candidates for rostered ministries in the ELCA. She had been ELCA director for rostered lay ministries. The Division for Ministry has begun a search process to hire one person as associate director for candidacy and director for specialized pastoral care ministries. For information contact: Ann Hafften, Dir., ELCA News Service, (312) 380-2058; Frank Imhoff, Assoc. Dir., (312) 380-2955; Lia Christiansen, Asst. Dir., (312) 380-2956