Calendar Item Titles Beginning with "A"
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484-270.01 A "professing" member may be a lay speaker 319-64 A call for policies that support food safety 850-NonDis A call to undergird cooperative parish ministries & ecumenically shared ministries 1242-425 A district superintendent has three months for sabbatical 717-315.08 A person with a disability can meet professional standards 735-639.02 A.C. committee on CUIC shall be "professing" members of local churches 483-647.02 A.C. council on young adult ministry shall be composed of professing members of local churches 1080-315.03 A.C. may elect to probationary membership a person with degree from univ. not listed by Univ.Senate 873-604 A.C. may only use persuasion and negotiation to convince local ch. not to withdraw, not civil ct 514-650 A.C. shall have a Native Am. Ministry Committee for connectional purposes 688-2512.02 A.C. trustee vacancy filled by conf.comm on nominations 960-637 AC board of pensions shall include at least one retired clergy 1124-262.02 AC can vote to allow itself to cooperate in setting equitable salary for its'clergy 1500-635 AC episcopacy committee shall evaluate bishop using same tool used to evaluate pastors 932-620 AC may give authority to itself to determine equitable salary system for all its clergy 385-642 AC shall designate responsible indiv for new responsiblities assigned to Comm.on Sm. Memb.Ch 394-640.01 AC shall have a R&R commission or other structure to provide for these functions 273-630.01 AC shall have a conf. board of laity or other structure to provide for these functions 1252-632.01 AC shall have a conf. bom or other structure to provide for these functions 652-649 AC shall have a conf. committee on disability concerns or other structure to provide functions 386-638.01 AC shall have a conf.com. on archives & history or other structure to provide for these functions 663-628 AC shall have bd of church & society or other structure to provide for these functions 393-642 AC shall have conf. comm. on small membership church or other structure 388-639.01 AC shall have organization for CUIC or other structure to maintain the connections 339-629 AC shall organize a bd of discipleship or other structure for these functions 1490-631.01 AC shall organize a bd of global ministries or other structure to provide for these functions 875-607.01 AC structures, functions and relationships 1230-66 Abhor forced abortion or sterilization 805-R556 Abolishing nuclear weapons is a matter of human rights 1143-248.07 Absentee Ballot 1072-NonDis Accept students from Gordon-Conwell, Oral Roberts and place these two seminaries on approved list 512-304 Accountability of deacons and elders 35-335.02 Accountability of elders to the annual conference 1265-NonDis Acts of hate 243-R1 Acts of repentance for racism 1487-713 Ad "general secretary" 118-311 Add "Associate Members & Local Pastors" to "Order of Elders" in 311; 314; 323; 414.10 & 633.2 o) 1390-306.04 Add "all covenant relationships" 170-321.04 Add "all covenant relationships" regarding examination for deacons. 171-326.07 Add "all covenant relationships" regarding examination of elders. 311-66 Add "church" to expand meaning 586-234.01 Add "in" to correct the sentence 684-609.02 Add "or equivalent" after conf. council director 1410-907.01 Add "or equivalent" after conf. council director 1134-200 Add "professing" members to the charge conference 1212-42 Add "professing" to clarify those eligible to elect church or charge officers 1556-716 Add "sweatshop or forced labor" 201-66 Add "young people" to title 527-721 Add Council of Bishops deliberations to be closed 1319-562 Add GBHEM as additional caretaker for mission work 658-603.09 Add Lay Speaking Ministries as a group to which the conference lay leader shall relate 176-602.04 Add Lay Speaking Ministries conf. director to membership of a.c. 288-331 Add a Disciplinary paragraph reference 154-1108.01 Add a Discipline paragraph reference to education responsibilities section of GBOD 1578-277.01 Add a Service of Dedicaton 1231-266 Add a third special Sunday without offering: Organ and Tissue Donor Sunday 1552-907.01 Add a young adult between 17 and 27 from NC, SC & SE jurisd's to GCOM 1407-907.01 Add a youth between 12 and 17 from Northeastern and Western jurisd's to GCOM 516-2624.01 Add alcoholic offenses as chargeable offenses 112-NonDis-$ Add amendment to Plan Document of CPP to provide disability benefits to active participants 84-601 Add as part of A.C. purpose the helping of clergy with seminary debt 1133-200 Add as the second new paragraph text after 241 regarding membership 1112-2528.04 Add celebrating homosexual unions as a chargeable offense 864-661.03 Add certified lay preachers continuing education to committee on lay speaker responsibilities 1113-262 Add classes to local church bodies if the church has consistently had ave. 500+ worship over 3yrs 306-609.02 Add conference director of communications as ex- officio member to CCFA 609-1004 Add disability rights 719-430 Add disability to list 737-2008.11 Add ethnocentric conflict to RR agenda 1089-2008.14 Add ethnocentric violence to program responsibilities of GCRR 675-1602.01 Add five members to Board of UMPH 184-600 Add language describing Conference Committee on Lay Speaking Ministries 1123-262.02 Add new duties to Staff/Parish Relations Committee 939-2505 Add new paragraph: Don't use church property for "immoral" purposes. 558-402-$ Add new section: Office of Presiding Bishop. 1532-306.04 Add para. that pastoral candidates must complete the psychological assessments before assignment 89-406 Add para: Active bishops shall be examined by General Conference. 1537-403 Add para: To be elected bishop one must state publicly belief in Father/Son/Holy Spirit 383-336 Add paragraph (See Para. 335.1.d) reference 1469-705.02 Add paragraph numbers 222.5 and 231.2 557-329.03 Add personnel committee to list of groups w/whom DS consults re interim appointments 401-257 Add position of coordinator of small-group ministries 570-326 Add question for persons seeking admission to Full Connection/Ordination as Elder 571-326.06 Add scripture passages 392-639.02 Add the conference ecumenical officer as an ex officio member of conf. ccuic 9-1206.03 Add the jurisdictional youth coordinator to jurisd COM 465-NonDis Add the position of Bishop's Administrative Assistant to AC office 1033-306.02 Add the word "advisor" to person mentoring a new candidate 139-203 Add the word "doctrine" 1102-222.01 Add the word "doctrine" to list of duties for instruction 21-310 Add the word "each" to clarify 1235-402.01 Add the word "facilitate" 1-602.04 Add the word "professing" in front of "member" 143-30 Add the word "professing" to clarify membership of lay election to annual conference 1405-718 Add the words "or equivalent" 175-273 Add the words lay preacher to section on lay speakers 1384-633.01 Add two local pastors as observers to Conference Board of Ordained Ministry 144-34 Add word "professing" to clarify election of lay delegates to General, jurisdiction & central conf. 918-610 Add words from 806.12 denying funds to gay caucus' to paragraph 610 1174-805.01-$ Add young person between ages of 12 and 17 1148-30 Add young person from each district as member of AC 649-602.04 Add youth to lay membership of annual conference 1513-404 Add: No bishop elected or DS appointed unless they affirm that homosexuality is not God's will. 740-206.03 Adding the word"assignment"for pastors and other staff to cooperative parishes 1256-2104.01 Additional members shall include 10 percent young adults 63-NonDis Address the abuse of older adults 1349-263.01 Adjust the method of organizing a new local church 472-405 Adjustment to reduce the number of bishops 1250-634 Administrative review committee shall report its finding before AC takes action 1059-345 Admission and continuance as an associate member 1022-NonDis Adopt Children's Day as a special Sunday with special offering 809-NonDis Adopt Korean-English bilingual hymnal as official resource 1270-NonDis Adopt services for the ordering of ministry in the UMC 1294-65.J Adoption instead of abortion for unwanted pregnancies 624-NonDis-$ Advancing Korean American ministries 396-1903.15 Advocate for appropriate funding and oversee disbursement of UM funds 294-228 Affiliate and associate membership 1191-NonDis Affirm BOD process for dealing w/violations of it 437-NonDis Affirm the ministry of the Rio Grande Conference 790-NonDis Affirmation of the precautionary principle 255-R161 Affirming diversity of language & opposing const. amendment making Eng. US official lge 244-R161 Affirming language diversity in US & against amendment making English the official language 1360-NonDis-$ Africa University Fund 57-R55 African American Farmers 535-2613 After ruling the bishop shall have a copy sent to the querent within 7 days 229-NonDis Aging in the US: the Church's response 1071-1406 All UM affiliated school uphold historic Christian and Wesleyan beliefs 259-NonDis All UMs boycott movies/tv that show degrading films and shows 1245-364 All clergy shall meet annually in a session to consider questions about ordination,character,etc 670-817 All funds paid from the Gen'l Admin. Fund are subject to auditing requirements 1466-702 All gen'l agency staff shall affirm classical Christianity 1208-0 All meeting of all bodies of UMC shall be open to the public 528-721 All meetings shall be open 1462-705.01 All members of gen'l agencies shall be elected by jurisdictional & central conf +2/3 lay, 1/3 clergy 1201-NonDis All ordained clergy particpate in an intensive trng to help develop multi-cultural sensitivity 852-NonDis All pastors should vote on issues that pertain to their role or churches 1187-65.G All persons, regardless of sexual orientation, may receive ministry of the church 521-811.05-$ Allow a local church to redirect one or more apportionments 1101-222 Allow adults to be baptized even if they were baptized as an infant 871-605.06 Allow all AC members to attend and speak at clergy session w/o vote 85-604 Allow annual conferences to adopt other compensation plans 1456-57 Allow changes to Bk of Discipline to occur simultaneously to change in the constitution 1141-2551 Allow exemption from trust clause 1153-606.09 Allow individuals to see their records and add to it 1051-633 Allow nominations from the floor of annual conf to BOM 902-NonDis Allow other denominational pastor to preside at communion if UM pastor invites 1178-68 Allow voluntary prayer in schools 981-NonDis Allow voluntary prayer in schools and sports 32-326.03 Alternate route to full connection for local pastors completing M.Div. 982-103 Ambassadors of Christ 712-903 Amenability 1568-304 Amend 304 to remove reference to homosexuality or marriage 1052-33 Amend 33 - Change "ordained ministerial" to "clerg y" 823-NonDis Amend Definition of compensation in the MPP 613-0 Amend Preamble 832-NonDis Amend definition of compensation in the staff retirement benefits program 1038-357 Amend title 1364-NonDis-$ Amendment & restatement of the CPP 835-NonDis Amendment of distribution of funds from the general agency benefit trust 762-R339 Amendments to "New Developments in Genetic Science" 408-R540 Amnesty International proposes ending abuses based on sexual orientation and defends rights 934-612 Annual Conference approve General Church apportionment 736-640 Annual Conference religion & race shall have vote in annual conference council on ministries 342-629.06 Annual Conference spiritual formation area responsible for families and people of all ages 731-632.04 Annual conf. bd higher ed fiscal responsibilities include distrib. of scholarships from Foundation 1367-612.01 Annual conference CFA may reduce amounts apportioned to districts, charges or churches 730-632.04 Annual conference board of higher ed & campus ministry shall promote UMC educational programs 655-602 Annual conference chancellor shall have the privilege of the floor w/o vote 660-602.04 Annual conference composition and character 114-2623 Annual conference judiciary 108-NonDis Annual conference may contribute to a 401k if it so votes 1150-603 Annual conference may decide to be in session every second year 1563-603.08 Annual conference may designate person as the chancellor 656-606.09 Annual conference records and archives 661-607 Annual conference responsible for its administrative procedures 94-502 Annual conference sec'ty to provide Profile Sheet to aid in selection process for jurisdictional 341-629.05 Annual conference stewardship area responsible for including all ages in ministries 99-523.03 Annual conference take a secret ballot on return of current bishop & report it to juris.epis.comm. 338-629.04 Annual conference worship area be responsible for including all ages in minstries 309-811.05 Annual conference, charge or local church may increase or decrease apportionments 682-611.03 Annual conferences can choose whether or not to combine W.S. and Conference Benevolence budgets 1274-NonDis Annual conferences' responsibility in eradicating racism 287-331.03 Annually read and explain General Rules in each congregation 1103-226 Any baptized person in good standing or professing member may be received into UMC 954-811 Any general appeals shall be subject to the provisions of this paragraph 1527-351.01 Appeals to involuntary leave of absence shall be to jurisdictional appellate committee 1497-430 Appointment making responsiblities 31-322 Appointment of Deacons in full connection to various ministries 722-400 Appointment of deacons in full connection 1355-614-$ Apportionment Formula 946-NonDis Apportionment shall be not greater than 10 percent of local church's budget 977-824-$ Arriving at estimated jurisdictional episcopal budgets 1192-3 Articles of religion and the confession of faith 625-NonDis-$ Asian American language ministry study 1170-NonDis-! Asian American language ministry study 772-NonDis Ask Attorney Gen'l of U.S. to investigate violations of Sherman Anti-trust Act re: farms 126-321.04 Ask every Deacon if will uphold all the scriptures in the Bible 125-321 Ask every UMC official if they will uphold all of the scriptures in the Bible 421-NonDis Ask gov'ts to impose moratorium on death penalty 1091-213 Assessment of local church potential 965-807 Assign to GCFA supervision of UMC name 863-NonDis Assist new, appointed pastors with their seminary debt 225-R494 Assistance & sanctuary and deportation relief for Central American & Caribbean refugees 569-326 Associate members age 55 and seved 5yrs as assoc member can be full member by 3/4 vote 881-602.01 Associate/affiliate clergy members can vote on all matters except ordination/character/clergy conf.re 456-552.03 Authorize future concordats w/other Methodist churches 593-248.06 Authorized absentee ballot on a specific issue; also add to 250; 254.4d
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