Petition Index: 31451- 31500

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31451-FO-304.3-D	Practice of homosexuality is incompatible with the Holy Scriptures
31452-HE-306.3-D	Change two-thirds to three-fourths for written ballot count for candidates for ordination
31453-HE-306.5-D	Move footnote to 306
31454-HE-306.4-D	Delete footnote to 306.4f
31455-HE-311-D	Standardize language: add local pastors to Orders of Deacons and Elders
31456-HE-315.2-D	Delete 315.2
31457-HE-315.4-D	Include teaching on UMW
31458-HE-306.4-D	Remove fidelity and celibacy
31459-HE-315.9-D	Remove fidelity and celibacy
31460-HE-315.9-D	Include question about five Wesleyan theological concepts and evangelical doctrines
31461-HE-316-D	Three-fourths vote of approval for commissioning
31462-HE-317.2-D	Transitional deacons
31463-HE-319-D	Delete words "assisting the elders"
31464-HE-321-D	Change two-thirds to three-fourths
31465-HE-321.4-D	Delete fidelity and celibacy
31466-HE-326-D	Change two-thirds to three-fourths
31467-HE-326-D	Associate members age 55 and seved 5yrs as assoc member can be full member by 3/4 vote
31468-HE-326-D	Add question for persons seeking admission to Full Connection/Ordination as Elder
31469-HE-326.2-D	Local pastors can have previous years of service count toward probationary membership
31470-HE-326.6-D	Add scripture passages
31471-HE-326-D	Take out fidelity and celibacy
31472-HE-328.1-D	Change shall to may
31473-HE-328.3-D	Delete 328.3
31474-HE-335-D	Make change so BOM not unnecessarily involved in the appointive process
31475-HE-329.3-D	Add personnel committee to list of groups w/whom DS consults re interim appointments
31476-HE-333.1-D	Each one appointed to full-time service should have four weeks annual vacation
31477-HE-306.2-D	Candidates shall have been member in good standing of a Christian Church for 2yrs before applying
31478-HE-340-D	Local pastors can be appointed as chaplains to institutions
31479-HE-345.5-D	Local pastors have voice and vote at AC
31480-HE-345-D	Admission and continuance as an associate member
31481-HE-351.4-D	Remove wording that is contradictory to a true voluntary leave of absence
31482-HE-355.1-D	No mandatory retirement but AC can put terminating conditions on given offices within the AC
31483-HE-355.1-D	Change retirement age to 75
31484-HE-355-D	Provide a right of appeal from involuntary retirement or administrative location
31485-HE-355.6-D	Retired clergy working in general agency may be appointed to it
31486-HE-355.6-D	Retired minister eligible to be appointed
31487-HE-340.1-D	Local pastors who are certified candidates for ordination can be app'd to extension ministries
31488-HE-340.6-D	Local pastors may vote on constitutional amendments
31489-HE-358.1-D	Bishop refers complaint if DS doesn't respond within 120 days
31490-CO-405-D	Stability to the entitlement of bishops
31491-CO-405-D$	Jurisdictional conference may make an episcopal area using a Metro.Stat.Area of 1,500,000
31492-CO-405-D$	If an AC exceeds 250,000 members Jur.Conf may realign episcopal/AC boundaries
31493-CO-406-D	List specific powers of bishops in BoD so nominees will see them
31494-HE-409.1-D	Change bishop's retirement age to 68
31495-HE-409.1-D	No mandatory retirement for bishops
31496-HE-410-D	Retired bishops may vote in council of Bishops
31497-HE-412-D	Term episcopacy prevails in all conference not to exceed 8 consecutive years
31498-HE-413-D	Holding bishops accountable
31499-HE-415.5-D	Mutual accountability of bishops w/district superintendents
31500-HE-416.7-D	Files used in action against a pastor shall be available to that pastor

 

 

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