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Petition Index: 31101- 31150

Select a petition number for details on that petition. See Understanding Petition Numbers for help with petition coding.

31101-HE-343.5-D Local pastors may have voice and vote except on matters restricted by the constitution
31102-HE-433.7-D Change "ordained minister" to "clergy person"
31103-CO-605.6-D Remove "ordained ministers and local pastors" and replace with "clergy members"
31104-CO-607.3-D Remove limitation where local pastor may serve
31105-HE-633.1-D BOD members to include 12 elders/deacons and 2 assoc. or local pastors
31106-IC-642-D AC shall designate responsible indiv for new responsiblities assigned to Comm.on Sm. Memb.Ch
31107-IC-642.1-D Update specific data to help the small membership church
31108-HE-659-D District com. on ord. min. include 6 clergy and at least one local pastor or assoc. member
31109-HE-659-D DCOM member to be present at candidates interview by PPR or SPRC
31110-LC-2548.2-D Before DS rec discontinuance of a ch. the DS shall help the cong. assess its potential
31111-LC-2550-D Delete 2550
31112-DI-270.1-D Change lay "speaker" to "minister of pastoral care"
31113-DI-271.1-D Change lay "speaker" to "minister of pastoral care" for candidates to this ministry
31114-DI-272-D Certified lay speaker changes to "minister of pastoral care"
31115-DI-249.11-D Change lay "speaker" to "minister"
31116-DI-271.1-D Local church lay speaker must complete an approved course on spiritual gifts
31117-DI-272-D Certified lay speaker candidate must complete an approved course on spiritual gifts discernment
31118-FO-63-C Recommit ourselves to that which builds community
31119-HE-331.1-D Is duty of "all appointed pastors" to prepare parents & sponsors before baptism & communion
31120-HE-NonDis-O GC to set up study team to examine clergy deployment & rewrite 430-434
31121-GJ-267-D Wherever GCOM is mentioned in BOD change to Cov. Coun. including but not limited to these para's
31122-GJ-701-D Heart of connectional life is that which gathers people at a common table
31123-GJ-702.1-D Gen'l agencies will have rep's as members of Covenant Council
31124-GJ-703.1-D During 2001-2004 Cov.Council will set up framework for working in the conciliar process
31125-GJ-713-D Agency Gen'l Sec'ty will be elected annual to the Cov.Council
31126-GJ-719-D Change name from GBGM to Covenant Council & avail resources of all gen'l agencies to it
31127-GJ-906-D GCFA and Cov. Council develop process for budget recommendations
31128-GJ-906-D Delete 906.6, 906.8, 906.9, 906.11, 906.14, and 906.20
31129-GJ-906.16-D Covenant Council will elect annually those names recommended by each agency
31130-GJ-907.1-D Organization and membership of the Covenant Council
31131-GJ-907.5-D Advance Committee shall include a Director of the Advance
31132- --1-V Voided by Committee on Reference
31133- --1-V Voided by the Petitions Secretary
31134-FA-1506-D By July 15,2002 each AC will have a formal funding plan for retiring its pre-1982 pension obligations
31135-FA-1506.17-D Plan-sponsor responsible for pension & benefit contributions if the MPP/CPP participant isn't
31136-FA-1506.18-D Basic contribution base of CPP is limited by 200% of denomination average compensation
31137- -VOID-V Voided by Committee on Reference
31138-FA-1508.6-D Change GCFA to GBPHB
31139-LC-NonDis-O Financial incentive for clergy in churches with small membership and/or town/country settings
31140-FA-NonDis-O Base minimum pension contributions on conference or denominational average
31141-DI-NonDis-O GBOD & other agencies network to develop financial and stewardship education
31142-LC-213-D DS may appoint a task force to determine future viability of a congregation
31143-DI-273-D Certified Lay Preacher duties, expectations of and process for certification
31144-HE-306-D Process through which a person moves toward licensing and/or ordination
31145-HE-311-D Ordained deacons & assoc. members who choose to follow 1996 BOD shall participate in Elder Order
31146-HE-311-D Add "Associate Members & Local Pastors" to "Order of Elders" in 311; 314; 323; 414.10 & 633.2 o)
31147-HE-318.2-D Probationary members may vote in a.c. except where restricted by the constitution
31148-FO-120-D Clergy are employees of the local church or the annual conference
31149-LC-247-D Local church confer with annual conference for guidelines for information technology
31150-LC-249.13-D Conference benvolences are the minimum needed for annual conference ministry & mission

 

 


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