Resolution Number: 1991-A090
Title: Reduce Discrimination in Clergy Deployment
Legislative Action Taken: Concurred As Substituted
Final Text:

Resolved, That the Council for the Development of Ministry facilitate the development of educational materials and training programs, in consultation with the ethnic desks of the Presiding Bishop's staff and other appropriate groups, for diocesan deployment officers, commissions on ministry, search committees and congregations, to help eliminate discrimination in deployment throughout the church against clergywomen, clergy of color, ethnic clergy, and clergy with disabilities.

Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Phoenix, 1991 (New York: General Convention, 1992), p. 278.

Legislative History

Author: The Executive Council: Committee on the Status of Women
Originating House: House of Deputies
Originating Committee: Committee on Ministry

House of Deputies

Original Text of Resolution:

(A090)

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the Council for the Development of Ministry promote the development of educational materials and training programs for diocesan deployment officers, search committees and congregations, and encourage their use in existing deployment systems, to help reduce unconscious discrimination against clergywomen, clergymen of color, and clergy with disabilities, in the deployment process in this Church.

Proposed Committee Substitute:

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the Council for the Development of Ministry facilitate the development of educational materials and training programs, in consultation with the ethnic desks of the Presiding Bishop's staff and other appropriate groups, for diocesan deployment officers, commissions on ministry, search committees and congregations, to help eliminate discrimination in deployment throughout the church against clergywomen, clergy of color, ethnic clergy, and clergy with disabilities.

A vote was taken on the substitute resolution.

Motion carried

Substitute resolution adopted

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #33)

House of Bishops

The Committee on Ministry presented its Report #24 on House of Deputies Message #33 on Resolution A090s (Reduce Discrimination in Deployment) and moved concurrence.

The House concurred

(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #228)

Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 18.

Report Reference:   Executive Council: Committee on the Status of Women, Reports to the 70th General Convention, 1991, pp. 148-172.
Abstract:   The 70th General Convention directs the development of educational materials and programs to help eliminate discrimination in clergy deployment throughout the church against ordained minorities.