General Conference 2000 - May 2 - 12

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Calendar Index: 551- 600

Select a Calendar Item number for details on that Calendar Item. See Understanding Calendar Item Numbers for help with Calendar Item coding.

551-306.02 Those seeking candidacy for ordained ministry shall be a "professing" member for two years
552-343 Include student local pastors in church affairs
553-343 Student pastors serving in their home church may vote at A.C. and attend clergy session
554-44 Delete this paragraph as it no longer has meaning
555-328.03 Delete 328.3
556-328.01 Change shall to may
557-329.03 Add personnel committee to list of groups w/whom DS consults re interim appointments
558-402-$ Add new section: Office of Presiding Bishop.
559-633-$ BoM shall give a written response to candidates who were rejected
560-NonDis-$ Offer full-tuition to 200 seminarians as a pilot program
561-NonDis-! Establish committee to examine ways to offset clergy seminary debt
562-NonDis Continue Africa University
563-306.03 Process for licensing & ordaining clergy defined for GBHEM
564-311 Standardize language: add local pastors to Orders of Deacons and Elders
565-321.04 Include questions on Articles of Religion and Confession of Faith in requirement for ordination
566-321 Change two-thirds to three-fourths
567-326 Question ordinands about belief in Articles of Religion and Confession of Faith
568-326 Change two-thirds to three-fourths
569-326 Associate members age 55 and seved 5yrs as assoc member can be full member by 3/4 vote
570-326 Add question for persons seeking admission to Full Connection/Ordination as Elder
571-326.06 Add scripture passages
572-326.02 Local pastors can have previous years of service count toward probationary membership
573-336 UM ordained clergy in ecumenical appointments
574-340 Local pastors have guarantee of fair process in matters of fitness for ministry
575-340.01 Local pastors not to celebrate same sex unions
576-340.05 Local pastors shall attend clergy session of AC and participate in the Order of Elders
577-340.06 Remove the words "part-time"
578-340.06 Local pastors have right to vote on everything with some exceptions
579-340.06 Local pastors may vote on constitutional amendments
580-340.07 Local pastors under part-time appt may keep their membership in home church but DS is their boss
581-326.03 If school of theology doesn't require BA for admission neither shall GBHEM
582-0 UMC withdraw from the National Council of Churches and delete all references to NCC in the BOD
583-NonDis Interdenominational Cooperation Fund remitted through GCFA
584-0 Eliminate Gen' Comm. on the Status & Role of Women
585-238 Delete text of 238 add new para.
586-234.01 Add "in" to correct the sentence
587-243 Delete this paragraph
588-242 Delete paragraph 242 regarding "withdrawal."
589-200 Laypeople may be associate members of a local church in other countries & keep US ch. membership
590-245 Local church may work w/other UM churches in pursuit of primary task & mission
591-245 CC may vote to use labels or logos of others in outreach ministry
592-245.06 Include sexual preference & gender identification as part of inclusiveness
593-248.06 Authorized absentee ballot on a specific issue; also add to 250; 254.4d
594-247 Charge conf. members should be in agreement with the doctrinal standards of UMC
595-249 Charge conference to promote awareness of doctrinal standards and gen'l rules of UMC
596-249 Change "speakers" to "ministers"
597-502 Membership of GC
598-NonDis UMC form ethics committee to oversee observance of separation of human and animal cells
599-NonDis Engage Cleveland community & ownership of pro. baseball team to engage in dialogue re sp. mascot
600-NonDis Repeal Secton 5106i of title 42 of the U.S. Code

 

 


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