The Acts of Convention
| Resolution Number: | 2015-A100 |
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| Title: | On the Topic of Assessing Diocesan Viability and Vitality |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Rejected |
| Final Text: | |
Resolution Rejected. See Legislative History for original text of resolution.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Salt Lake City, 2015 (New York: General Convention, 2015), p. 649. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Standing Commission on the Structure of the Church |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Congregational Vitality |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Congregational Vitality presented its Report #6 on Resolution A100 (Assess Diocesan Viability and Vitality) and moved the resolution, recommending rejection.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A100)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 78th General Convention encourages Bishops and Dioceses to prayerfully engage in a candid assessment of the viability and vitality of their Dioceses and to seek creative possibilities for enhancing the viability and vitality of their Dioceses, and be it further
Resolved, That the Standing Commission of the Structure of the Church support these efforts by developing and making available tools and processes for such processes and by facilitating conversations and communications about processes for increasing the viability and vitality of Dioceses.
Motion defeated
Resolution rejected
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #59)
Resolution Rejected.
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on the Structure of the Church, Reports to the 78th General Convention, 2015, pp. 454-470. |
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| Abstract: | The 78th General Convention rejects a resolution encouraging bishops and dioceses to assess their viability and vitality. |
