| Resolution Number: | 2000-D045 |
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| Title: | Affirm the Centrality of Children to the Ministry of the Church |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention affirm that children are central to the mission of the Episcopal Church and ask each committee, commission, and program of the Episcopal Church, as it plans for the future, to consider how its ministry will positively impact the lives of children in the church and in the world, how it will be impacted by children, and how it will encourage children's full participation in the worship and mission of the church; and be it further
Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention affirm and lift up "A Children's Charter for the Church" as a continuing vision of The Episcopal Church's ministry in nurturing children, ministering to and advocating on behalf of children, and supporting children in their ministries, remembering that "it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs" (Mark 10:14 NRSV); and be it further
Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention ask each diocese to continue to build awareness and increase implementation of "A Children's Charter for the Church," and live out its vision locally.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 2000 (New York: General Convention, 2001), p. 297. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Evangelism |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(D045)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 73rd General Convention name children as a high priority of the Episcopal Church and ask each committee, commission, and program of the Episcopal Church, as it plans for the future, to consider how its ministry will positively impact the lives of children in the church and in the world, how it will be impacted by children, and how it will encourage children's full participation in the worship and mission of the church; and be it further
Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention affirm and lift up "A Children's Charter for the Church" as a continuing vision of the Episcopal Church's ministry in nurturing children, ministering to and advocating on behalf of children, and supporting children in their ministries, remembering that "it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs" (Mark 10:14 NRSV); and be it further
Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention ask each diocese to continue to build awareness and increase implementation of "A Children's Charter for the Church," and live out its vision locally.
Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 73rd General Convention name children as a high priority affirm that children are central to the mission of the Episcopal Church and ask each committee, commission, and program of the Episcopal Church, as it plans for the future, to consider how its ministry will positively impact the lives of children in the church and in the world, how it will be impacted by children, and how it will encourage children's full participation in the worship and mission of the church; and be it further
Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention affirm and lift up "A Children's Charter for the Church" as a continuing vision of the Episcopal Church's ministry in nurturing children, ministering to and advocating on behalf of children, and supporting children in their ministries, remembering that "it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs" (Mark 10:14 NRSV); and be it further
Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention ask each diocese to continue to build awareness and increase implementation of "A Children's Charter for the Church," and live out its vision locally.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #132)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Evangelism presented its Report #7 on HD Message #132 on Resolution D045 (A Church for All God's Children) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #197)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 13.
| Abstract: | The 73rd General Convention affirms the centrality of children to the ministry of the Church and asks dioceses to continue implementation of "A Children's Charter for the Church." |
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