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30929-CO-406-D Each A.C. elect its own bishop for one eight-year term 31237-DI-646.1-D Each AC shall have a ccym or other structure to provide for these functions 31236-IC-643.1-D Each AC shall have a com. on communications or other structure to maintain connections 31224-FA-622-D Each AC shall have a commission on equitable compensation 31240-GJ-650-D Each AC shall have a conf. comm. on Native Am. ministry or other structure for these functions 31238-DI-647.1-D Each AC shall have a conf. coun. on yg adult ministry or other structure for these functions 31234-IC-641-D Each AC, including CC, a conf. commission on the status & role of women or other structure 31780-HE-NonDis-O Each UM theological school include multi-ethnic development in curricula and program development 31222-FA-608-D Each ac shall have a conf. council on finance & admnistration 31777-CO-NonDis-O Each annual conference hold training seminar to identify unmet spiritual needs of community 31273-FA-621-D Each church/charge is obliged to pay full compensation as approved by the CC 31422-LC-204-D Each congregation write theological description of their worship and mission 31230-FA-636.2-D Each episcopal area shall have residence com. or other structure to provide for these functions 30889-LC-258.1-D Each local church shall have a Sunday school for educational ministry 31476-HE-333.1-D Each one appointed to full-time service should have four weeks annual vacation 30360-DI-531-D Each youth may be a "professing" member 30842-GM-R599-U East Timor 30004-DI-NonDis-O Easter to be on the Sunday following the first vernal full moon 30509-CS-R432-U Economic Justice for a New Millennium 30991-LC-217.7-D Ecumenical creed and doctrinal standards of the UMC summarize faith in the OT and NT 30106-IC-R1-U Ecumenical dialogues on native spirituality 30140-LC-262.2-D Educate the church community about the value of diversity in clery and lay staff 31518-CO-510.2-D Eight-year expiration for resolutions 30995-LC-258.2-D Eighteen-year-old church members may vote at Church Conferences 31538-HE-659-D Elder on DCOM shouldn't review a candidate from her/his charge 30598-FO-116-D Elders are called to the office & responsibilities of deacon as well 31501-HE-417-D Elders elect DS by secret ballot & 3/5 vote count 30743-HE-324-D Elders in full connection 30407-HE-328.1-D Elders shall be continued unless granted an incapacity leave 30275-LC-255.1-D Elect a scouting coordinator when there are scout ministries or civic youth-serving ministries 30028-LC-256-D Elect earth advocacy chairperson 30606-LC-262.1-D Elect nominees "either" from the floor "or through recommendation of Comm. on Nom. and Personnel." 31091-HE-300-D Eligibility & rights of associate members 30740-HE-318-D Eligibility and rights of probationary membership 30636-HE-306.4-D Eliminate 4th & 6th paragraphs p.176 footnote 2 and 3rd para. p. 177 31014-GJ-NonDis-O Eliminate GCOM 31259-CS-0-D Eliminate Gen' Bd of Church & Society 31260-IC-0-D Eliminate Gen' Comm. on the Status & Role of Women 30268-GJ-NonDis-O Eliminate The Book of Resolutions 30053-HE-355.1-D Eliminate mandatory retirement clauses 355.1,409.1 417, 430.1, 714.3, 1506.3c 31324-FA-NonDis-O Eliminate one-year break in service requirement concerning cash-out in staff retirement benefits 31996-HE-417-D Eliminate references to mandatory retirement 30215-CS-NonDis-O Eliminate violent coin-operated video game machines 31307-FA-NonDis-O Elminate monthly contribution requirement in MPP 31318-FA-NonDis-O Elminate waiting period for participating in the staff retirement benefits program 31770-IC-NonDis-O Embracing the gift of the historic episcopate 30510-CS-R440-U Emphasis of concern for workers 31747-DI-NonDis-O Emphasis tithing as part of spiritual growth & GBOD develop training and materials 30153-GJ-NonDis-O Enact moratorium on UMC restructuring 31573-HE-1405-D Encourage Chrsitian presence in UM related institutions 31629-FO-65-D Encourage all individuals to be senitive to others in language use 31639-FO-65.C-D Encourage homosexual unions not to be held 31989-CO-NonDis-O Encourage plan for seminary graduates to retire their debt/financial planning 31956-CS-NonDis-O End USA-UN economic santions against Iraq 31357-FO-NonDis-O End divisive dissension/disunity by accepting GC decisions 31970-HE-355.1-D End mandatory retirement 30529-GM-NonDis-O Ending Puerto Rico's colonial status 31327-GM-NonDis-O Ending Puerto Rico's colonial status 31816-FA-NonDis-O Endorsing advocacy 30503-CS-R60-U Energy policy statement 31704-FO-NonDis-O Enforce BOD strictly and comprehensively 31679-FO-68-D Enforced military service is incompatible w/the gospel 31294-CS-NonDis-O Engage Cleveland community & ownership of pro. baseball team to engage in dialogue re sp. mascot 30694-CS-NonDis-O Enlarge U.S. pres. cabinet to include a Sec'ty of Peace 31089-FO-67.D-D Ensure products one purchases are not made in sweatshop conditions 30516-CS-R478-U Environmental health & safety in workplace and community 30504-CS-R73-U Environmental stewardship 30366-HE-635.1-D Episcopacy committee members will be professing members of local churches 30704-FA-NonDis-O$ Episcopal Fund 30958-FA-823-D Episcopal Fund dispensed from the date of the bishop's consecration 31162-FA-618-D Episcopal fund apportionments 31664-FO-66-D Equal access to marriage for all persons 30571-GM-R529-U Equal justice 30197-FO-66-D Equal rights regardless of social or economic class 30631-FO-66.H-D Equal rights to all persons. 30783-FA-622.2-D Equitable compensation for clergy support 31424-LC-249.12-D Equitable salary for all appointed clergy 30557-CS-R247-U Eradicating abusive child labor 30308-CS-R481-U Eradication of Sexual Harassment in The United Methodist Church and Society 30284-IC-2301-D Establish GCUMM beyond the temporary status in the founding legislation 31374-DI-NonDis-O! Establish Office of Transformational Ministry 31554-DI-1101-D Establish UM outreach on World Wide Web 31696-FO-427-D$ Establish a Commission on Faith and Order 30219-CS-NonDis-O Establish a national Truth Commission to examine U.S. support of human rights abuses worldwide 31832-HE-NonDis-O Establish a training program for bishops and district superintendents 30698-DI-NonDis-O Establish a unified date for Easter 31279-CO-NonDis-O! Establish an Evangelical Missionary Conference in Western Jurisdiction 31825-GJ-NonDis-O Establish an annual conference judicial branch 30695-GM-NonDis-O Establish an official ministry to persons who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind 31354-HE-NonDis-O! Establish committee to examine ways to offset clergy seminary debt 30500-FO-65.G-D Establish culturally sensitive counseling opportunities for abused children 31725-FA-NonDis-O$ Establish diminution of apportionment system 31335-FA-NonDis-O Establish narrow guidelines for grant support given by UM boards/agencies 30017-HE-1418-D Establish process for recognizing UM doctrine at UM seminaries & affiliated institutions 31833-GJ-NonDis-O$ Establish study commission to set up annual conference judiciary 31724-GJ-NonDis-O Establish study commission to simplify complaint and trial procedures 31719-CS-NonDis-O! Establish task force on relationship of science and theology 30209-GJ-NonDis-O Establish tradition of wearing a red flower on Easter Sunday 30032-FA-NonDis-O$ Establish universal pension fund for lowest paid clergy 31817-HE-NonDis-O Evaluation of bishops 31401-GJ-NonDis-O Evaluation of gen'l program related agencies and Gen'l Com/Communication & GCArchives and History 30624-HE-315.5-D Evangelism as alternate route requirement for candidates 30625-HE-315.6-D Evangelism as requirement for local pastor candidate. 30623-HE-315.4-D Evangelism as undergraduate requirement for candidates. 31784-DI-NonDis-O Evangelism become the number one Missionary Priority 31508-CO-502.3-D Every AC shall elect one youth delegate to GC 31806-CS-NonDis-O Every UMC be an official weapon-free zone 30735-FO-303.4-D Every annual conference should nurture candidates for ordained ministry 31801-LC-66-D Every church must have a child advocate on staff 31848-LC-NonDis-O Every church set up a church media library ministry 30819-GJ-705.2-D Every general agency to have a member on board from Com. on Pan Methodist Cooperation 30056-LC-214-D Exclude from UMC membership all fornicators, adulterers, and homosexuals 30935-CO-507-D Exclude general church agencies from petitioning General Conference 30155-CO-31-C Exclude homosexuals from ordained ministry; deny recognition of homosexual unions 31645-FO-65.G-D Exclude homosexuals from participating in any leadership within the UMC 30363-CO-607.5-D Exempt Bd of Ordained Ministry from the one third, one third, one third requirement 31504-FA-NonDis-O Exempt from pension build-up P.R.Methodish Church pastors entering into plan after 1/2/2001 31763-HE-NonDis-O Exempt those still waiting reg. requirements for ordination as Elder from further processes 31432-LC-254.4-D Expand church council duties to include tithing, worship/SS school/Bible study 30671-HE-NonDis-O Expand criteria for Merit scholarships to include nonUMC college/university students 30300-GJ-4-C Expand inclusive definition to include gender,age, disability, marital or family status 31426-LC-253-D Expand lay leadership members 30302-GJ-2624.3-D Expand number of chargeable offenses for lay member of a local church 31310-FA-NonDis-O Expansion of disability eligibility in the MPP 31604-FO-65.G-D Exploitation of relationships by either hetero- or homosexuals not condoned 31728-GM-R617-U Explore justice/peace issues as reason for tours to Bible lands 31785-GM-NonDis-O Explore practical ministries of interethnic reconciliation among Hutu & Tutsi people 30057-LC-217-D Express dissension internally and not publically or in the secular media 31723-CS-NonDis-O Expressing grief for acts of violence 31206-FA-NonDis-O$ Extend a quadrennium the pension build-up of P.R. Methodist pastors participating as of 12/31/92 31505-FA-NonDis-O Extend for one quadrennium pension build-up of P.R.Meth.Ch pastors in theplan on 12/31/92 30866-GM-NonDis-O$ Extend provisions for relationship with Iglesia Metodista de Puerto Rico 30914-HE-343.1-D Extension Course of Study school as an option for clergy to complete educational requirements
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