Petition Index: 31001- 31050
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31001-HE-321.4-D Ask every Deacon if will uphold all the scriptures in the Bible 31002-HE-329.2-D Remove eight year limitation for reappointments that are less than full time 31003-HE-331.1-D Specifics for solemnizing a marriage by a pastor 31004-HE-343-D Include student local pastors in church affairs 31005-HE-355-D Inactive retired relationship to A.C. 31006-HE-400-D The Office of Presiding Bishop 31007-CO-405-D Bishops in jurisdictions 31008-CO-407.1-D Remove limitation on episcopal assignment 31009-CO-509-D Regarding speaking for the Church 31010-GJ-701.3-D Move general agencies once every ten years to a new jurisdiction 31011-GJ-705.2-D General agency staff should include different political & doctrinal perspectives 31012-GJ-714.9-D General agency staff shall be persons who model themselves after Jesus Christ 31013-GJ-721-D GC, Judicial Council and Council of Bishops are governed by own rules of procedure 31014-GJ-NonDis-O Eliminate GCOM 31015-GJ-906.16-D GCOM review concurrence of agencies w/doctrinal standards and general rules of UMC 31016-DI-1108.1-D Add a Discipline paragraph reference to education responsibilities section of GBOD 31017-DI-1120.3-D CRC will teach Christian truth according to doctrinal standards of UMC 31018-GM-1301-D GBGM will cooperate w/other denominations in proclaiming the gospel throughout the world 31019-GM-1312.3-D Include "Mission Society for UMs" as part of the GBGM responsibilities 31020-GM-1318-D Local UMW responsible for bringing gospel to their communities 31021-HE-1418.3-D GBHEM review schools to assure they fit w/mission and doctrine of UMC 31022-HE-1426-D GBHEM section of elders shall encourage diversity to include charismatics and evangelicals 31023-GJ-NonDis-O Retain Peace w/Justice as separate offering and keep division of 50% & 50% receipts 31024-FO-2400-D Create a Homosexual Study Committee 31025-GJ-2400-D Create Gen'l Commission on the Status and Role of Evangelicals 31026-FA-2500-D No use of church property for immoral purposes 31027-GJ-2624.1-D Chargeable offenses include homosexuality or bisexuality 31028-GJ-2624.3-D Lay members chargeable offenses shall include homosexuality or bisexuality 31029-GJ-2626.3-D Person charged w/offense shall be suspended w/o pay 31030-HE-340.6-D Remove the words "part-time" 31031-HE-340.7-D Local pastors under part-time appt may keep their membership in home church but DS is their boss 31032-HE-364.1-D Remove part-timers as part of annual conference 31033-CO-602.1-D Remove part-time local pastors from annual conference membership 31034-LC-206.1-D Local churches may vote to work w/other churches subject to the Restrictive Rules 31035-LC-245-D Local church may work w/other UM churches in pursuit of primary task & mission 31036-LC-245.6-D Include sexual preference & gender identification as part of inclusiveness 31037-HE-306.4-D Revise footnote 2a of paragraph 306.4f 31038-FO-65.C-D Maintain homosexual language where it is found in the Book of Discipline 31039- -0-V Voided by Committee of Reference 31040-GJ-4-C Retain wording of article 4 as it is 31041-FA-NonDis-O Annual conference may contribute to a 401k if it so votes 31042-GJ-4-C Add sexual orientation and gender identification 31043-CO-15-C Reorganize Book of Discipline to include the constitution, theo. guidelines & org/admin 31044-CO-30-C Change ministerial membership basis to average attendance to equalize attendance at a.c. 31045-CO-31-C Jurisdictional & central conferences may give lay full vote on everything 31046- --1-V Petition has been voided by Committee on Reference 31047-GJ-57-C Allow changes to Bk of Discipline to occur simultaneously to change in the constitution 31048-FO-63-D Add parenthetical note of "Our Common Heritage as Christians" 31049-FO-65-D Ministers shall not knowingly allow or use any UMC symbol or rituals for homosexual unions 31050-FO-0-D Social Principles are a call for all to a prayerful studied dialogue of faith and practice
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