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30353-DI-270.1-D A "professing" member may be a lay speaker 30393-GJ-2627.1-D A "professing" member may be counsel in an investigation 30196-FO-64-D A call for policies that support food safety 30540-LC-R198-U A call to undergird cooperative parish ministries & ecumenical shared ministries 31100-LC-NonDis-O A call to undergird cooperative parish ministries & ecumenically shared ministries 30774-HE-425-D A district superintendent has three months for sabbatical 30405-HE-315.8-D A person with a disability can meet professional standards 30368-IC-639.2-D A.C. committee on CUIC shall be "professing" members of local churches 30370-DI-647.2-D A.C. council on young adult ministry shall be composed of professing members of local churches 30224-HE-315.3-D A.C. may elect to probationary membership a person with degree from univ. not listed by Univ.Senate 31713-CO-604-D A.C. may only use persuasion and negotiation to convince local ch. not to withdraw, not civil ct 30472-GJ-650-D A.C. shall have a Native Am. Ministry Committee for connectional purposes 30973-FA-2512.2-D A.C. trustee vacancy filled by conf.comm on nominations 31537-FA-637-D AC board of pensions shall include at least one retired clergy 31443-LC-262.2-D AC can vote to allow itself to cooperate in setting equitable salary for its'clergy 31536-HE-635-D AC episcopacy committee shall evaluate bishop using same tool used to evaluate pastors 31530-FA-620-D AC may give authority to itself to determine equitable salary system for all its clergy 31106-IC-642-D AC shall designate responsible indiv for new responsiblities assigned to Comm.on Sm. Memb.Ch 31233-IC-640.1-D AC shall have a R&R commission or other structure to provide for these functions 31227-DI-630.1-D AC shall have a conf. board of laity or other structure to provide for these functions 31229-HE-632.1-D AC shall have a conf. bom or other structure to provide for these functions 31239-CO-649-D AC shall have a conf. committee on disability concerns or other structure to provide functions 31231-IC-638.1-D AC shall have a conf.com. on archives & history or other structure to provide for these functions 31225-CS-628-D AC shall have bd of church & society or other structure to provide for these functions 31235-IC-642-D AC shall have conf. comm. on small membership church or other structure 31232-IC-639.1-D AC shall have organization for CUIC or other structure to maintain the connections 31226-DI-629-D AC shall organize a bd of discipleship or other structure for these functions 31228-GM-631.1-D AC shall organize a bd of global ministries or other structure to provide for these functions 31220-CO-607.1-D AC structures, functions and relationships 31670-FO-66-D Abhor forced abortion or sterilization 30617-CS-R556-U Abolishing nuclear weapons is a matter of human rights 31079-FO-65.J-D Abortion is incompatible with Christian teaching 31059-FO-65.J-D Abortion must have approval of 2 MDs and the father of the child before occurs 31977-LC-248.7-D Absentee Ballot 31771-HE-NonDis-O Accept students from Gordon-Conwell, Oral Roberts and place these two seminaries on approved list 31890-FO-304-D Accountability of deacons and elders 30746-HE-335.2-D Accountability of elders to the annual conference 30588-CS-NonDis-O Acts of hate 30541-CS-R1-U Acts of repentance for racism 31877-GJ-713-D Ad "general secretary" 31146-HE-311-D Add "Associate Members & Local Pastors" to "Order of Elders" in 311; 314; 323; 414.10 & 633.2 o) 30635-HE-306.4-D Add "all covenant relationships" 30638-HE-321.4-D Add "all covenant relationships" regarding examination for deacons. 30640-HE-326.7-D Add "all covenant relationships" regarding examination of elders. 31665-FO-66-D Add "church" to expand meaning 30334-LC-234.1-D Add "in" to correct the sentence 31223-FA-609.2-D Add "or equivalent" after conf. council director 31253-GJ-907.1-D Add "or equivalent" after conf. council director 30346-LC-200-D Add "professing" members to the charge conference 30317-LC-42-C Add "professing" to clarify those eligible to elect church or charge officers 31878-GJ-716-D Add "sweatshop or forced labor" 31214-FO-66-D Add "young people" to title 31207-GJ-721-D Add Council of Bishops deliberations to be closed 30940-HE-562-D Add GBHEM as additional caretaker for mission work 30432-CO-603.9-D Add Lay Speaking Ministries as a group to which the conference lay leader shall relate 30430-CO-602.4-D Add Lay Speaking Ministries conf. and district directors to membership of a.c. 30272-LC-254.4-D Add UMM & UMW presidents to church council and increase membership to ten 30906-HE-331-D Add a Disciplinary paragraph reference 31016-DI-1108.1-D Add a Discipline paragraph reference to education responsibilities section of GBOD 30898-LC-277.1-D Add a Service of Dedicaton 30604-GJ-266-D Add a third special Sunday without offering: Organ and Tissue Donor Sunday 31252-GJ-907.1-D Add a young adult between 17 and 27 from NC, SC & SE jurisd's to GCOM 31251-GJ-907.1-D Add a youth between 12 and 17 from Northeastern and Western jurisd's to GCOM 30687-GJ-2624.1-D Add alcoholic offenses as chargeable offenses 30161-FA-NonDis-O$ Add amendment to Plan Document of CPP to provide disability benefits to active participants 30942-CO-601-D Add as part of A.C. purpose the helping of clergy with seminary debt 30340-LC-200-D Add as the second new paragraph text after 241 regarding membership 30042-HE-430.1-D Add basis for removing clergy 30043-HE-417-D Add basis for removing clergy 31591-LC-2528.4-D Add celebrating homosexual unions as a chargeable offense 30100-CO-661.3-D Add certified lay preachers continuing education to committee on lay speaker responsibilities 31436-LC-262-D Add classes to local church bodies if the church has consistently had ave. 500+ worship over 3yrs 30478-FA-609.2-D Add conference director of communications as ex- officio member to CCFA 31918-FO-1004-D Add disability rights 31888-HE-430-D Add disability to list 30980-GJ-2624.1-D Add disciplinary references to provide a baseline for measuring breach of doctrinal norms 31581-IC-2008.11-D Add ethnocentric conflict to RR agenda 31582-IC-2008.14-D Add ethnocentric violence to program responsibilities of GCRR 31891-FO-304.2-D Add fidelity to list of responsible self control 30484-FA-1602.1-D Add five members to Board of UMPH 30440-DI-600-D Add language describing Conference Committee on Lay Speaking Ministries 31853-GJ-2623-D Add legal civil-rights to fair-process-rights 31438-LC-262.2-D Add new duties to Staff/Parish Relations Committee 30654-FA-2505-D Add new paragraph: Don't use church property for "immoral" purposes. 30660-HE-402-D$ Add new section: Office of Presiding Bishop. 30904-HE-306.4-D Add para. that pastoral candidates must complete the psychological assessments before assignment 30656-CO-406-D Add para: Active bishops shall be examined by General Conference. 30659-HE-403-D Add para: To be elected bishop one must state publicly belief in Father/Son/Holy Spirit 30812-HE-336-D Add paragraph (See Para. 335.1.d) reference 30376-GJ-705.2-D Add paragraph numbers 222.5 and 231.2 30482-FO-304.1-D Add paragraph to insure that clergy support and promote UMC doctrinal standards 31048-FO-63-D Add parenthetical note of "Our Common Heritage as Christians" 31916-LC-262.2-D Add people with disabilities 31475-HE-329.3-D Add personnel committee to list of groups w/whom DS consults re interim appointments 31667-FO-66-D Add phrase "those who understand themselves" to broaden understanding 30426-LC-257-D Add position of coordinator of small-group ministries 31468-HE-326-D Add question for persons seeking admission to Full Connection/Ordination as Elder 30013-GJ-2624.1-D Add same-sex service as chargeable offense 30925-HE-358.1-D Add satisfaction of the complainant as part of referral process 31470-HE-326.6-D Add scripture passages 31854-GJ-2624-D Add section on mediation 31602-GJ-2624.1-D Add sexual exploitation 31042-GJ-4-C Add sexual orientation and gender identification 31431-LC-254.2-D Add spiritual formation and membership to nurturing activities 30817-IC-639.2-D Add the conference ecumenical officer as an ex officio member of conf. ccuic 31562-DI-1206.3-D Add the jurisdictional youth coordinator to jurisd COM 31743-CO-NonDis-O Add the position of Bishop's Administrative Assistant to AC office 30903-HE-306.2-D Add the word "advisor" to person mentoring a new candidate 30878-LC-203-D Add the word "doctrine" 30357-HE-310-D Add the word "each" to clarify 30359-HE-402.1-D Add the word "facilitate" 30361-CO-602.4-D Add the word "professing" in front of "member" 30315-CO-30-C Add the word "professing" to clarify membership of lay election to annual conference 30240-FO-65.G-D Add the word transforming to clarify the sentence 31245-GJ-718-D Add the words "or equivalent" 30099-LC-273-D Add the words lay preacher to section on lay speakers 30655-GJ-2624.1-D Add to chargeable offenses: the practice o promotion of homosexual conduct. 30186-HE-633.1-D Add two local pastors as observers to Conference Board of Ordained Ministry 30316-CO-34-C Add word "professing" to clarify election of lay delegates to General, jurisdiction & central conf. 30072-FA-610-D Add words from 806.12 denying funds to gay caucus' to paragraph 610 31246-FA-805.1-D Add young person between ages of 12 and 17 31211-CO-30-C Add young person from each district as member of AC 31216-LC-262.1-D Add youth to committee on nominations 31219-CO-602.4-D Add youth to lay membership of annual conference 30658-HE-404-D Add: No bishop elected or DS appointed unless they affirm that homosexuality is not God's will. 30273-LC-254.1-D Adding UMM/UMW Presidents to Church Council membership 31905-HE-358-D Adding proof to "conscious and knowing bad faith" complaints 30026-LC-206.3-D Adding the word"assignment"for pastors and other staff to cooperative parishes 31257-IC-2104.1-D Additional members shall include 10 percent young adults 30312-DI-NonDis-O Address the abuse of older adults 30207-FO-R1-U Adhere to doctrinal purity or leave the UMC 31440-LC-263.1-D Adjust the method of organizing a new local church 30927-CO-405-D Adjustment to reduce the number of bishops 30116-HE-358.1-D Administrative complaints to bishop must first go through and be endorsed by PPR committee 31164-HE-634-D Administrative review committee shall report its finding before AC takes action 31480-HE-345-D Admission and continuance as an associate member 30143-GJ-NonDis-O Adopt Children's Day as a special Sunday with special offering 30421-DI-NonDis-O Adopt Korean-English bilingual hymnal as official resource 30420-DI-NonDis-O Adopt services for the ordering of ministry in the UMC 30102-FO-65.J-D Adoption instead of abortion for unwanted pregnancies 30227-FO-65.G-D Adultery,homosexuality,remarriage,Sabbath abuse & greed are incompatible w/Judeo/Christian tradition 31131-GJ-907.5-D Advance Committee shall include a Director of the Advance 30868-GM-NonDis-O$ Advancing Korean American ministries 30828-IC-1903.15-D Advocate for appropriate funding and oversee disbursement of UM funds 30040-LC-228-D Affiliate and associate membership 31329-GJ-NonDis-O Affirm BOD process for dealing w/violations of it 30650-FO-65.G-D Affirm physical intimacy in marriage,deplore evils of society and call all persons to holiness. 30633-FO-70-D Affirm rights and dignity of all persons whatever their race, ethnicity, gender, etc. 30629-FO-65.G-D Affirm sexual relations in long-term covenants. 31669-FO-66-D Affirm that UMC has the right to uphold certain standards of sexual morality 30221-FO-65.C-D Affirm the marriage covenant 31285-GM-NonDis-O Affirm the ministry of the Rio Grande Conference 31954-CS-NonDis-O Affirmation of the precautionary principle 30852-CS-R161-U Affirming diversity of language & opposing const. amendment making Eng. US official lge 30555-CS-R161-U Affirming language diversity in US & against amendment making English the official language 30703-FA-NonDis-O$ Africa University Fund 30501-CS-R55-U African American Farmers 31599-GJ-2613-D After ruling the bishop shall have a copy sent to the querent within 7 days 30603-FO-65.G-D Agencies and local churches to affirm sexual abstinence outside of marriage. 31125-GJ-713-D Agency Gen'l Sec'ty will be elected annual to the Cov.Council 30582-CS-NonDis-O Aging in the US: the Church's response 30183-FO-NonDis-O Agree to disagree in love about homosexuality and same sex unions 31574-HE-1406-D All UM affiliated school uphold historic Christian and Wesleyan beliefs 31706-CS-NonDis-O All UMs boycott movies/tv that show degrading films and shows 30765-HE-364-D All clergy shall meet annually in a session to consider questions about ordination,character,etc 31177-FA-817-D All funds paid from the Gen'l Admin. Fund are subject to auditing requirements 30947-GJ-702-D All gen'l agency staff shall affirm classical Christianity 31640-FO-65-D All human beings have a right to enter into covenants with another 31651-FO-65-D All humans are of sacred worth 31419-FO-110-D All may particip. in "ecclesiastical disobedience" but are subject to discipline 31611-IC-0-C All meeting of all bodies of UMC shall be open to the public 31543-GJ-721-D All meetings shall be open 30951-GJ-705.1-D All members of gen'l agencies shall be elected by jurisdictional & central conf +2/3 lay, 1/3 clergy 31781-HE-NonDis-O All ordained clergy particpate in an intensive trng to help develop multi-cultural sensitivity 31353-CO-NonDis-O All pastors should vote on issues that pertain to their role or churches 31068-FO-65-D All persons are individuals of sacred worth, regardless of sexual orientation 30693-FO-65.G-D All persons, regardless of sexual orientation, may receive ministry of the church 31386-FO-NonDis-O All schools/teachers that teach UM ministers be reviewed to insure the BoD is being upheld 30024-GJ-811.5-D$ Allow a local church to redirect one or more apportionments 30265-LC-250-D Allow absentee balloting for Charge or Church Conference where appropriate 31528-CO-605.6-D Allow all AC members to attend and speak at clergy session w/o vote 30098-CO-604-D Allow annual conferences to adopt other compensation plans 31047-GJ-57-C Allow changes to Bk of Discipline to occur simultaneously to change in the constitution 30189-FO-65.C-D Allow clergy discretion in celebrating holy unions 31851-LC-2551-D Allow exemption from trust clause 31529-CO-606.9-D Allow individuals to see their records and add to it 31053-FO-65.G-D Allow ministers who feel blessing gay unions is not incompatible w/Christian teaching to do so 31880-HE-633-D Allow nominations from the floor of annual conf to BOM 31940-DI-NonDis-O Allow other denominational pastor to preside at communion if UM pastor invites 30924-HE-358.3-D Allow pastor to give info to Board of Ordained Ministry before complaint goes to bishop 31677-FO-68-D Allow voluntary prayer in schools 31694-FO-NonDis-O Allow voluntary prayer in schools and sports 30610-HE-326.3-D Alternate route to full connection for local pastors completing M.Div. 30222-FO-65.G-D Although we differ about homosexuality and its compatibility with Christian teaching 30876-FO-103-D Ambassadors of Christ 31932-GJ-903-D Amenability 31359-FO-R126-U Amend "Responsible Parenthood" 31981-FO-304-D Amend 304 to remove reference to homosexuality or marriage 31982-HE-33-C Amend 33 - Change "ordained ministerial" to "clerg y" 30127-FO-65.J-D Amend 65J 31306-FA-NonDis-O Amend Definition of compensation in the MPP 30804-GJ-0-C Amend Preamble 30213-FO-0-D Amend Preamble to The Social Principles 30214-FO-68.F-D Amend criminal justice paragraph 31317-FA-NonDis-O Amend definition of compensation in the staff retirement benefits program 31619-FO-62-D Amend or delete XXIII of this paragraph 31965-FO-65-D Amend statement on homosexuality 30813-HE-357-D Amend title 31305-FA-NonDis-O Amendment & restatement of the CPP 31926-FA-NonDis-O Amendment of distribution of funds from the general agency benefit trust 30507-CS-R339-U Amendments to "New Developments in Genetic Science" 30647-CS-R540-U Amnesty International proposes ending abuses based on sexual orientation and defends rights 30065-FA-612-D Annual Conference approve General Church apportionment 30728-IC-640-D Annual Conference religion & race shall have vote in annual conference council on ministries 30438-DI-629.6-D Annual Conference spiritual formation area responsible for families and people of all ages 30787-HE-632.4-D Annual conf. bd higher ed fiscal responsibilities include distrib. of scholarships from Foundation 30112-FA-612.1-D Annual conference CFA may reduce amounts apportioned to districts, charges or churches 30786-HE-632.4-D Annual conference board of higher ed & campus ministry shall promote UMC educational programs 31157-CO-602-D Annual conference chancellor shall have the privilege of the floor w/o vote 30780-CO-602.4-D Annual conference composition and character 30979-GJ-2623-D Annual conference judiciary 31041-FA-NonDis-O Annual conference may contribute to a 401k if it so votes 31710-CO-603-D Annual conference may decide to be in session every second year 30091-CO-603.8-D Annual conference may designate person as the chancellor 30781-CO-606.9-D Annual conference records and archives 30433-CO-607-D Annual conference responsible for its administrative procedures 30299-CO-502-D Annual conference sec'ty to provide Profile Sheet to aid in selection process for jurisdictional 30437-DI-629.5-D Annual conference stewardship area responsible for including all ages in ministries 31883-CO-523.3-D Annual conference take a secret ballot on return of current bishop & report it to juris.epis.comm. 30436-DI-629.4-D Annual conference worship area be responsible for including all ages in minstries 30119-FA-811.5-D Annual conference, charge or local church may increase or decrease apportionments 31159-FA-611.3-D Annual conferences can choose whether or not to combine W.S. and Conference Benevolence budgets 31779-IC-NonDis-O Annual conferences' responsibility in eradicating racism 30139-LC-254.2-D Annual review to measure church's progress in developing hospitable and welcoming atmosphere 30048-HE-331.3-D Annually read and explain General Rules in each congregation 31797-FO-65.C-D Any UMC leader who advocates homosexuality or its lifestyle shall be penalized 31894-FO-304.3-D Any UMC leader who advocates homosexuality or its lifestyle shall be penalized 30328-LC-226-D Any baptized person in good standing or professing member may be received into UMC 31608-GJ-4-C Any baptized person who takes vows may become a member of the UMC 31175-FA-811-D Any general appeals shall be subject to the provisions of this paragraph 31372-FO-NonDis-O Any pastor performing same sex-marriages shall be denied right to pastor UM ch. or/license to preach 30717-GJ-2628-D Appeal procedures 31904-HE-351.1-D Appeals to involuntary leave of absence shall be to jurisdictional appellate committee 30775-HE-430-D Appointment making responsiblities 30742-HE-322-D Appointment of Deacons in full connection to various ministries 30776-HE-400-D Appointment of deacons in full connection 31858-GJ-2627.3-D Appointment of the trial court pool 30707-FA-614-D Apportionment Formula 31810-FA-NonDis-O Apportionment shall be not greater than 10 percent of local church's budget 31712-HE-433.1-D Appt change of minister of church which has voted to withdraw done only at req. of minister or l.c. 30059-FA-824-D$ Arriving at estimated jurisdictional episcopal budgets 30806-GJ-3-C Articles of religion and the confession of faith 30863-GM-NonDis-O$ Asian American language ministry study 31767-FA-NonDis-O$ Asian American language ministry study 30724-CS-NonDis-O Ask Attorney Gen'l of U.S. to investigate violations of Sherman Anti-trust Act re: farms 30262-CS-NonDis-O Ask US gov't to impose four yr moratorium on death penalty 31001-HE-321.4-D Ask every Deacon if will uphold all the scriptures in the Bible 31000-HE-321-D Ask every UMC official if they will uphold all of the scriptures in the Bible 30158-LC-213-D Assessment of local church potential 30191-FA-807-D Assign to GCFA supervision of UMC name 30160-CO-NonDis-O Assist new, appointed pastors with their seminary debt 30518-CS-R494-U Assistance & sanctuary and deportation relief for Central American & Caribbean refugees 31467-HE-326-D Associate members age 55 and seved 5yrs as assoc member can be full member by 3/4 vote 31435-CO-602.1-D Associate/affiliate clergy members can vote on all matters except ordination/character/clergy conf.re 31520-CC-552.3-D Authorize future concordats w/other Methodist churches 30554-LC-248.6-D Authorized absentee ballot on a specific issue; also add to 250; 254.4d
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