Calendar Index: 1501- 1550

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

1501-633.02	BoM visit seminaries annually to both maintain contact and recruit
1502-418	DS term extension shall be by re-election
1503-416.07	Files used in action against a pastor shall be available to that pastor
1504-414.03	Responsibilities of Bishops to Give Spiritual and Temporal Leadership
1505-417	Eliminate references to mandatory retirement
1506-412	Term episcopacy prevails in all conference not to exceed 8 consecutive years
1507-335	Make change so BOM not unnecessarily involved in the appointive process
1508-424	Delete 424
1509-400	The Office of Presiding Bishop
1510-432	No appointment shall be made that requires pastor to live apart from spouse
1511-333.01	Each one appointed to full-time service should have four weeks annual vacation
1512-315.06	Change Local Pastor educational requirements plus add a second educational option
1513-404	Add: No bishop elected or DS appointed unless they affirm that homosexuality is not God's will.
1514-408	Limit episcopal term to two quadrennium
1515-410	Retired bishops may vote in council of Bishops
1516-414.05	Responsibility of bishops to uphold doctrinal standards of UMC
1517-633	Two-thirds of ordained members shall be seminary graduates
1518-NonDis	Restore language to BoD describing superintendency as in the "apostolic tradition"
1519-338.01	Clergy transfers from another conference shall transfer their records too
1520-315.04	Clergy candidate actively persue M.Div with intent to become ordained
1521-316	Three-fourths vote of approval for commissioning
1522-429.06	Conf. council director or equivalent be present when cabinet works on admin of conf. program
1523-315.06	Complete 60 semester hours for B.A. credit.
1524-315.04	Complete 1/2 of the work required for MDiv.
1525-349	Sabbatical may be granted to those in a less than full-time appt that's equivalent to six years
1526-349	Sabbatical leave allowances for less than full time
1527-351.01	Appeals to involuntary leave of absence shall be to jurisdictional appellate committee
1528-351.04	Remove wording that is contradictory to a true voluntary leave of absence
1529-351.01	Verify grounds for admin. review and pastor has right of appeal to JCD within 30 days of review
1530-351	Leave of absence may be granted between annual conferences
1531-306.04	Social responsiblity to include abstinence from alcohol and tobacco for clergy
1532-306.04	Add para. that pastoral candidates must complete the psychological assessments before assignment
1533-306.02	Candidates shall have been member in good standing of a Christian Church for 2yrs before applying
1534-433.01	No change in appoint intiated if Church Conference called on same day of Charge Conference.
1535-427	Open meetings, Council of Bishops
1536-413	Change trial of bishop from jurisdiction to denominational level
1537-403	Add para: To be elected bishop one must state publicly belief in Father/Son/Holy Spirit
1538-409.01	Change bishop's retirement age to 68
1539-415.06	Use historic language for the Holy Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
1540-417	Elders elect DS by secret ballot & 3/5 vote count
1541-2402.02	Responsible Relations with the National Council of Churches
1542-NonDis-MR$	Interdenominational Cooperation Fund
1543-304.01	Ordinands must accept UMC doctrine as well as discipline
1544-0-MR	Social principles are a call to faithfulness, not law
1545-427-!	Establish a Commisson on Faith and Order
1546-4	Racial justice--the UMC shall seek to eliminate racism in every facet of its life
1547-268	Observe an annual Alcohol and Drug Awareness Sunday
1548-1	Legislation to amend Constitution may be enacted at the same session of GC which approves it
1549-700	Gen'l agency laity pool members shall be professing members for two years
1550-705.01	Qualification for general agency board membership to include years of church membership

 

 

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