| Title: | Response Teams for Dioceses Whose Leaders Have Left The Episcopal Church |
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| ID: | EXC102008.14 |
| Committee: | Congregations in Ministry (report 35) |
| Citation: | Executive Council Minutes, Oct. 23, 2008, Helena, MT, pp. 14-15. |
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Resolved, That the Executive Council commits to being proactive in assisting dioceses whose leadership has chosen to leave The Episcopal Church; and be it further Resolved, That the Executive Council make an effort to meet with diocesan leaders and other interested persons in the Diocese of San Joaquin at our January meeting and with other dioceses who may find themselves in similar situations; and be it further Resolved, That the Presiding Officers appoint a Strategy Response Team to assess needs and to determine appropriate responses; and be it further Resolved, That we commend the Response Teams that have been formed in the dioceses of San Joaquin and Pittsburgh and urge that similar Response Teams be formed, using staff, province structures, nearby dioceses, and other appropriate resources; and be it further Resolved, That the Response Teams to these dioceses report to CIM at our meetings and by email between meetings. |
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