The Acts of Convention

House of Bishops

The House of Bishops Committee on Ministry presented its Report #11 on Resolution A176 (Amend Canon III.16, Section 2) and moved adoption.

Original Text of Resolution:

(A176)

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That Canon III.16.2 be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 2. The duties of the Board shall be:

(a) To oversee the Church Deployment OfficeOffice for Transition Ministry.

(b) To provide support for the training of bishops and diocesan personnel in the transition ministry processes.

(c) To study the deploymenttransition ministry needs and trends in The Episcopal Church and in other Christian bodies.

(d) To issue and distribute such reports and information concerning deploymenttransition ministry as it deems helpful to the Church.

(e) To cooperate with the Centers for Mission and the other Boards, Commissions and Agencies which are concerned with transition ministry, and particularly with the Executive Council.

(f) To report on its work and the work of the Church Deployment OfficeOffice for Transition Ministry at each regular meeting of the General Convention.

(g) To report to the Executive Council at regular intervalsannually as part of its accountability to the Council for the funding which the Church Deployment OfficeOffice for Transition Ministry receives.

(h) To work in cooperation with the Church Center Staff.

(i) To fulfill other responsibilities assigned to it by the General Convention.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted

(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #71)