| Resolution Number: | 1985-A107 |
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| Title: | Develop Models of Advocacy for Justice for the Poor |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Substituted |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the Jubilee Ministry lift up and integrate advocacy for justice and servant ministries of compassion, recognizing that both approaches to the poor and oppressed are vital and interrelated; and be it further
Resolved, That the 68th General Convention direct the Executive Council to search out, foster, and develop models of advocacy for justice; and be it further
Resolved, That the Jubilee Ministry staff shall initiate a series of projects designed to enable Jubilee Centers, congregations, and individuals to become advocates for justice.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 1985 (New York: General Convention, 1986), p. 169. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Standing Commission on The Church in Metropolitan Areas |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Social and Urban Affairs |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(A107)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That advocacy for justice in our society be emphasized as equally vital as ministries of compassion in the furtherance of the Jubilee mandate.
Proposed Committee Substitute:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the Jubilee Ministry lift up and integrate advocacy for justice and servant ministries of compassion, recognizing that both approaches to the poor and oppressed are vital and interrelated; and be it further
Resolved, That the 68th General Convention direct the Executive Council to search out, foster, and develop models of advocacy for justice; and be it further
Resolved, That the Jubilee Ministry staff shall initiate a series of projects designed to enable Jubilee Centers, congregations, and individuals to become advocates for justice.
Motion carried
Substitute resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #64)
House of Bishops
The following message was received from the House of Deputies:
HD Message #64: A107 Substitute (Advocacy for Justice).
The House concurred
(Communicated to House of Deputies in HB Message #95)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 10.
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on the Church in Metropolitan Areas, Reports to the 68th General Convention, 1985, pp. 165-176. |
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| Abstract: | The 68th General Convention asks the Jubilee Ministry to integrate the functions of advocacy and servanthood. It directs the Executive Coucil to develop models of advocacy for justice. |