The Acts of Convention

House of Deputies

The House of Deputies Committee on Ministry presented its Report #5 on Resolution D043 (Elimination of Barriers) and moved adoption with amendment.

Original Text of Resolution:

(D043)

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 74th General Convention of The Episcopal Church recognize and celebrate the blessings God has given the Church through the gifts of ordained persons of color and ordained women, while acknowledging that in many places the Church does not yet systematically recruit, train, and deploy such clergy; and be it further

Resolved, That each diocese shall assess the extent to which it has recruited, trained, and deployed women and persons of color for ordained ministries and report these data to the Office of the Assistant to the Presiding Bishop for Program by March 31, 2005; and be it further

Resolved, That each congregation and diocese shall complete by January 2006 a process of self-assessment to identify systemic barriers in its recruitment, training, and deployment of clergy of color and ordained women; and be it further

Resolved, That the Anti-Racism Desk and the Women's Desk at the Church Center shall assist dioceses and congregations by identifying available, appropriate self-assessment tools and other resources which could help the Church move toward elimination of such barriers to more inclusive ordination processes.

Committee Amendment:

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 74th General Convention of The Episcopal Church recognize and celebrate the blessings God has given the Church through the gifts of ordained persons of color and ordained women, while acknowledging that in many places the Church does not yet systematically recruit, train, and deploy such clergy; and be it further

Resolved, That each diocese shall assess the extent to which it has recruited, trained, and deployed women and persons of color for ordained ministries and report these data to the Office of the Assistant to the Presiding Bishop for Program by March 31, 2005; and be it further

Resolved, That each congregation and diocese shall complete by January 2006 a process of self-assessment to identify systemic barriers in its recruitment, training, and deployment of clergy of color and ordained women; and be it further

Resolved, That the Anti-Racism Desk Peace and Justice Ministries and the Women's Desk at the Church Center shall assist dioceses and congregations by identifying available, appropriate self-assessment tools and other resources which could help the Church move toward elimination of such barriers to more inclusive ordination processes.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted with amendment

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #154)