The Acts of Convention

House of Deputies

Original Text of Resolution:

(A072)

Whereas, congregational leaders urgently need up-to-date information regarding available curriculum and other resources together with evaluations of their usefulness in different contexts; and

Whereas, very few congregations have access to well-equipped resource centers and to consultants familiar with all available biblical, theological, historical, or issue oriented resources; and

Whereas, modern technology now offers the Church unprecedented opportunities for better communication and educational planning that will soon become available to most congregations; therefore be it

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the staff of the Episcopal Church Center oversee the development of a plan for encouraging the use of computers in educational ministry by fostering the development of software that would enable congregations and dioceses to call up needed information and resources and that would offer administrators and teachers a variety of options by printing out feasible and individualized plans for teaching and learning; and be it further

Resolved, That the Episcopal Church Center staff also provide information and encouragement for setting up systems of inter-computer communication among the Episcopal Church Center, diocesan offices, and local congregations for the sharing of information and the development of educational strategies; and be it further

Resolved, That in the interim period before such a system can become operational, efforts be made to utilize the columns of newspapers and magazines that have regular and frequent publication schedules, including, but not limited to, those publications especially directed to educators.

Deputy Neiman of Western Michigan moved an amendment to A072.

Proposed Amendment:

In the first Resolved, second and third lines:

delete the word "encouraging;" and

delete the words "fostering the development of" and substitute the word "identifying."

The Committee accepted the amendment.

A vote was taken on A072 as amended.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted with amendment

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #135)