Resolved, That the Executive Council meeting in
Burlington, VT, express it appreciation for the work of the Advisory Committee
on Young Adults and Youth and receive its report; and be it further
Resolved, That Executive Council endorse the
priorities in each area established in the report of the Advisory Committee,
specifically the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project, domestic internships
for young adults, non-student young adult ministry development, and new campus
ministry initiatives; and be it further
Resolved, That monies be expended even-handedly among
the priorities according to the following principles:
·Groups will be accountable to the Executive Council for the
expenditure of funds;
·Priority will be given to program and groups that have the greatest
potential for effecting change;
·Funding for broad-based projects will take precedence over
diocesan or congregationally-based proposals;
·Priority will be given to projects effecting structural and
substantive change serving a long-range vision; and be it further
Resolved, That the Ministries with Young People
Cluster, in consultation with the Provincial Leadership Conference, be charged
to bring proposals to the Executive Council for decision no later than the fall
meeting each year.