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Resolution Number: 2018-A081
Title: Commend a Paper on Social Media for Evangelism
Legislative Action Taken: Concurred
Final Text:

Resolved, That the 79th General Convention commend to Provincial and Diocesan leadership the White Paper, “A Practical Theology of Episcopal Evangelism: Face-to-Face and in Cyberspace” written by the General Convention Task Force for Leveraging Social Media for Evangelism.

Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Austin, 2018 (New York: General Convention, 2018), p. 1054.

Legislative History

Author: Task Force on Leveraging Social Media for Evangelism
Originating House: House of Deputies
Originating Committee: Evangelism and Church Planting

House of Deputies

The House of Deputies Committee on Evangelism and Church Planting presented its Report #9 on Resolution A081 (An Episcopal Theology of Evangelism) and moved adoption.

Original Text of Resolution:

(A081)

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 79th General Convention commend to Provincial and Diocesan leadership the White Paper, “A Practical Theology of Episcopal Evangelism: Face-to-Face and in Cyberspace” written by the General Convention Task Force for Leveraging Social Media for Evangelism.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #58)

House of Bishops

The House of Bishops Committee on Evangelism and Church Planting presented its Report #6 on HD Message #58 on Resolution A081 (An Episcopal Theology of Evangelism) and moved concurrence.

Motion carried

The House concurred

(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #307)

Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 12.

Report Reference:   Task Force on Leveraging Social Media for Evangelism, Reports to the 79th General Convention, 2018, pp. 659-677.
Abstract:   The 79th General Convention commends for study a white paper prepared by the General Convention Task Force for Leveraging Social Media for Evangelism.