1996 Book of Discipline: Paragraph 1311| General Conference 2000

¶ 1311. Membership--The policies, plans of work, management, business, and all affairs of the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church shall be governed and administered by the board, which shall be composed according to the following conditions:

1. The basic members (clergy, laymen, and laywomen) are elected by the jurisdiction upon the nomination of the annual conferences in accord with ¶ 705.3e and 705.4a. Each annual conference shall have representation from this category on the General Board of Global Ministries at least once within a three quadrennia period.

The jurisdictions shall use the following formula when electing members: Northeastern Jurisdiction--7; Southeastern Jurisdiction--8; Western Jurisdiction--4; North Central Jurisdiction--7; and South Central Jurisdiction--9 (at least one of whom shall be from either the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference or the Rio Grande Annual Conference). Each central conference shall elect one member to the basic membership of the board for a total of seven (7). The additional members of the board are nominated by a committee composed of three persons from each jurisdiction--a clergy member, a layman, and a laywoman--elected within each jurisdiction. The committee is to be convened by the president of the board, or if there be none, the secretary of the Council of Bishops. There shall be one additional member from each of the five jurisdictions (the member from the South Central Jurisdiction shall be from either the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference or the Rio Grande Annual Conference, unless they are already represented in the basic membership of the board). There shall be five (5) additional members from the central conferences elected from those nominated according to ¶ 705.1c, 705.4e. An intentional effort shall be made to rotate representation among the central conferences.

2. The Women's Division membership procedures are an exception to those described in ¶¶ 705, 709 of the General Provisions. Women's Division membership is defined in ¶ 1324. Members of the Women's Division who are members of the board shall also serve on the membership of other units and committees of the board.

3. The composition of the board and its units should reflect the major recognized categories of Church members. (See ¶ 705.) A minimum of one half of the membership should be women.

4. Members of the board shall be distributed across the component units and standing committees of the board in accord with board bylaws.

5. The term of office of all members whose election is provided for in this paragraph shall begin and the board shall organize at a meeting to be held within ninety (90) days after the adjournment of the last meeting of the several jurisdictional conferences held after the adjournment of the General Conference.

6. On nomination of the Council of Bishops, the General Conference shall elect to the board one bishop from each jurisdiction and three central conference bishops.

7. The general secretary, the treasurer of the board, and the deputy general secretaries shall be members without vote.

8. Salaried members of staff of any agency receiving appropriation funds from the board shall not be eligible to serve as voting members of said board, except in order to fulfill the provisions of ¶ 705.



	1996 Discipline ¶ 1311
	`¶ 1311. Membership--The policies, plans of work, management, business, and all affairs of the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church shall be governed and administered by the board, which shall be composed according to the following conditions:` `1. The basic members (clergy, laymen, and laywomen) are elected by the jurisdiction upon the nomination of the annual conferences in accord with ¶ 705.3e and 705.4a. Each annual conference shall have representation from this category on the General Board of Global Ministries at least once within a three quadrennia period.` The jurisdictions shall use the following formula when electing members: Northeastern Jurisdiction--7; Southeastern Jurisdiction--8; Western Jurisdiction--4; North Central Jurisdiction--7; and South Central Jurisdiction--9 (at least one of whom shall be from either the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference or the Rio Grande Annual Conference). Each central conference shall elect one member to the basic membership of the board for a total of seven (7). The additional members of the board are nominated by a committee composed of three persons from each jurisdiction--a clergy member, a layman, and a laywoman--elected within each jurisdiction. The committee is to be convened by the president of the board, or if there be none, the secretary of the Council of Bishops. There shall be one additional member from each of the five jurisdictions (the member from the South Central Jurisdiction shall be from either the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference or the Rio Grande Annual Conference, unless they are already represented in the basic membership of the board). There shall be five (5) additional members from the central conferences elected from those nominated according to ¶ 705.1c, 705.4e. An intentional effort shall be made to rotate representation among the central conferences. `2. The Women's Division membership procedures are an exception to those described in ¶¶ 705, 709 of the General Provisions. Women's Division membership is defined in ¶ 1324. Members of the Women's Division who are members of the board shall also serve on the membership of other units and committees of the board.` `3. The composition of the board and its units should reflect the major recognized categories of Church members. (See ¶ 705.) A minimum of one half of the membership should be women.` `4. Members of the board shall be distributed across the component units and standing committees of the board in accord with board bylaws.` `5. The term of office of all members whose election is provided for in this paragraph shall begin and the board shall organize at a meeting to be held within ninety (90) days after the adjournment of the last meeting of the several jurisdictional conferences held after the adjournment of the General Conference.` `6. On nomination of the Council of Bishops, the General Conference shall elect to the board one bishop from each jurisdiction and three central conference bishops.` `7. The general secretary, the treasurer of the board, and the deputy general secretaries shall be members without vote.` `8. Salaried members of staff of any agency receiving appropriation funds from the board shall not be eligible to serve as voting members of said board, except in order to fulfill the provisions of ¶ 705.`
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1996 Discipline ¶ 1311