1996 Book of Discipline: Paragraph 2302| General Conference 2000

ś 2302. Purpose--The General Commission on United Methodist Men shall have primary oversight for the coordination and resourcing of men's work within The United Methodist Church:

1. To provide resources and support services to foster the development of units of United Methodist Men:

a) Provide specific and optional models for these units in the local church, district, annual conference, and jurisdiction;

b) Receive recommendations from the National Association of Conference Presidents of United Methodist Men and other national organizations representing the central conferences and other worldwide Methodist liaisons;

c) Promote the chartering and annual recertification of local church men's units with the General Commission on United Methodist Men.

2. To seek methods for involving men in a growing relationship to the Lord Jesus Christ and his church:

a) Provide resources and support for programs of evangelism that are geared to men's needs in cooperation with the area of evangelism; to assist men to discover that witness is an integral part of daily life in the workplace, the community, the parish, and the home;

b) Provide resources and support for programs of mission in cooperation with all areas of the Church dealing with missional opportunities enabling men for outreach and service as an integral part of their Christian servanthood;

c) Provide resources and support for programs of spiritual life in cooperation with areas of faith development to assist men to realize that witness and outreach, mission and ministry, are extensions of their faith development and their relationship to God through Jesus Christ;

d) Provide resources and support for programs of stewardship in cooperation with the area of stewardship that will lead men to an understanding of their responsibility for stewardship, including time, talent, money, and prayer;

e) Seek resources and support for men as husbands and fathers in a rapidly changing society;

f) Continue in a constant search for new and better ways for The United Methodist Church to minister to and through men;

g) Provide resources and support for the office of Scouting ministries and the National Association of United Methodist Scouters for training of local church, district, annual conference, and jurisdictional Scouting coordinators;

h) Be an active partner with The Upper Room in the Living Prayer Center ministry, with support for WATS telephone service and promotion. At every level there shall be prayer coordinators in United Methodist Men.

i) United Methodist Men shall be partners with local churches with moving members. The program shall be called Moving United Methodists.



	1996 Discipline ¶ 2302
	ś 2302. Purpose--The General Commission on United Methodist Men shall have primary oversight for the coordination and resourcing of men's work within The United Methodist Church: 1. To provide resources and support services to foster the development of units of United Methodist Men: a) Provide specific and optional models for these units in the local church, district, annual conference, and jurisdiction; b) Receive recommendations from the National Association of Conference Presidents of United Methodist Men and other national organizations representing the central conferences and other worldwide Methodist liaisons; c) Promote the chartering and annual recertification of local church men's units with the General Commission on United Methodist Men. 2. To seek methods for involving men in a growing relationship to the Lord Jesus Christ and his church: a) Provide resources and support for programs of evangelism that are geared to men's needs in cooperation with the area of evangelism; to assist men to discover that witness is an integral part of daily life in the workplace, the community, the parish, and the home; b) Provide resources and support for programs of mission in cooperation with all areas of the Church dealing with missional opportunities enabling men for outreach and service as an integral part of their Christian servanthood; c) Provide resources and support for programs of spiritual life in cooperation with areas of faith development to assist men to realize that witness and outreach, mission and ministry, are extensions of their faith development and their relationship to God through Jesus Christ; d) Provide resources and support for programs of stewardship in cooperation with the area of stewardship that will lead men to an understanding of their responsibility for stewardship, including time, talent, money, and prayer; e) Seek resources and support for men as husbands and fathers in a rapidly changing society; f) Continue in a constant search for new and better ways for The United Methodist Church to minister to and through men; g) Provide resources and support for the office of Scouting ministries and the National Association of United Methodist Scouters for training of local church, district, annual conference, and jurisdictional Scouting coordinators; h) Be an active partner with The Upper Room in the Living Prayer Center ministry, with support for WATS telephone service and promotion. At every level there shall be prayer coordinators in United Methodist Men. i) United Methodist Men shall be partners with local churches with moving members. The program shall be called Moving United Methodists.
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1996 Discipline ¶ 2302