Resolved, That the 79th General Convention urges that The
Raising Up of Episcopal Leadership - A Manual for Dioceses in
Transition (the “Manual”) be revised and updated to reflect best practices
and protocols for the entire transition process:
- Resources that provide flexibility for use by both large and small
dioceses
- Alternatives to minimize costs of transition process
- Ways to establish a transparent transition process with
accountability
- Training for elected diocesan leaders/committee members involved in the
transition process
- Suggestions for use of technology including secure internal
communications among diocesan committees, secure communications with potential
nominees, and secure sharing of reference and background check
information
- Means for electronic and other background checks
- Suggestions for use of social media and websites for communicating
search profile, status update, and election information
- Expanded reference check resources
- Most current medical and psychological testing
- The evaluation of substance, chemical, and alcohol use and misuse, and
assessments of other forms of addiction
- Expanded background check resources including legal, financial,
criminal, vehicular and civil information
- Interviews with current and former bishops with oversight of potential
nominees
- Interviews with current and former diocesan Transition Ministers in
ministry with potential nominees
- Encourage election procedures that allow time for adequate screening
(e.g., discourage nominations from the floor)
- Transition Consultant services
- Discussion of election options/alternatives available to dioceses per
canons
