Resolved, That in accordance with a recommendation of the Episcopal Study Committee on Preparation for the Ordained Ministry, which recommendation was endorsed by the Executive Council, the General Convention commend to the Church a plan for the substantial, broad-based financial support of theological education by:
- Requesting the Presiding Bishop continue to designate one Sunday per year as Theological Education Sunday, to be observed at that time or some other appropriate day by all parishes and missions.
- Urging each parish and mission to set a specific, significant goal for annual financial support of theological education, and commending as a figure for such a goal 1 1/2 percent of Net Disposable Budget Income (Item 51-56 of the Parochial Report Form less "Diocesan Support," item 54).
- Vigorously promoting the program through the mutual efforts of the Presiding Bishop, the President of the House of Deputies, the Board for Theological Education, and the deans of the seminaries, with the assistance of the Development Officer of the Executive Council.
- Urging all parishes and missions to collect their funds by budgeted items, special offerings and individual gifts, and to decide the allocation of these offerings to one or more seminaries and/or diocesan programs of preparation for ordination.
