| Resolution Number: | 2003-B024 |
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| Title: | Authorize a Task Force on Lifelong Christian Education and Formation |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 74th General Convention authorize the creation of a nine-year Task Force of Executive Council on Lifelong Christian Education and Formation that will
- Develop a comprehensive vision and strategy to strengthen Lifelong Christian Education and Formation throughout The Episcopal Church and equip people of all ages to experience, to tell about and to invite others into the Good News of the Gospel;
- Integrate Christian Formation into every area of the church's mission and ministry, recognizing that learning occurs in multiple ways throughout the entire life cycle;
- Identify and communicate resources and models that support the gifts and needs of a church of great diversity and that promote outcomes recommended by the 20/20 Strategy Group;
- Encourage conversation and collaboration among the many entities in the church that address specific aspects of Christian Education and Formation for mission and ministry;
- Provide international and ecumenical links for Christian Education and Formation; and be it further
Resolved, That this Task Force be composed of sixteen members: four bishops; four clergy; and eight lay persons; that the Task Force will meet at least two times a year, commencing in 2004, with additional small gatherings for conversation with selected groups involved in lifelong learning and formation; and that the Task Force will report on its work beginning at the 75th General Convention in 2006; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention request the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance to consider a budget allocation of $120,000 for implementation of this resolution for the next three years.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003 (New York: General Convention, 2004), p. 631f. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Rt. Rev. Mark Andrus (Alabama) |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Education |
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Education presented its Report #11 on Resolution B024 (Task Force on Lifelong Christian Education and Formation) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(B024)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 74th General Convention authorize the creation of a nine-year Task Force of Executive Council on Lifelong Christian Education and Formation that will
- Develop a comprehensive vision and strategy to strengthen Lifelong Christian Education and Formation throughout The Episcopal Church and equip people of all ages to experience, to tell about, and to invite others into the Good News of the Gospel;
- Integrate Christian Formation into every area of the church's mission and ministry, recognizing that learning occurs in multiple ways throughout the entire life cycle;
- Identify and communicate resources and models that support the gifts and needs of a church of great diversity and that promote outcomes recommended by the 20/20 Strategy Group;
- Encourage conversation and collaboration among the many entities in the church that address specific aspects of Christian Education and Formation for mission and ministry;
- Provide international and ecumenical links for Christian Education and Formation; and be it further
Resolved, That this Task Force be composed of sixteen members: four bishops; four clergy; and eight lay persons; that the Task Force will meet at least two times a year, commencing in 2004, with additional small gatherings for conversation with selected groups involved in lifelong learning and formation; and that the Task Force will report on its work beginning at the 75th General Convention in 2006; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention request the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance to consider a budget allocation of $120,000 for implementation of this resolution for the next three years.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #103)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Education presented its Report #9 on HB Message #103 on Resolution B024 (Task Force on Lifelong Christian Education and Formation) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #235)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, August 8.
| Abstract: | The 74th General Convention authorizes the creation of a nine-year Executive Council Task Force on Lifelong Christian Education and Formation. |
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| Notes: | Funds requested in this resolution were not appropriated in the General Convention budget. |