| Resolution Number: | 1994-A082 |
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| Title: | Reaffirm the Model of Jubilee Ministry |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That Jubilee Ministry be reaffirmed as the model for ministry and outreach; and be it further
Resolved, That dioceses and congregations initiate a re-examination of their mission statements vis-a-vis their outreach activity; and be it further
Resolved, That dioceses and congregations intentionally develop Jubilee training centers; and be it further
Resolved, That dioceses and congregations address the issues of violence, its causes and the Church's response in convention workshops.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, 1994 (New York: General Convention, 1995), p. 323. |
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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:
(A082)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That Jubilee Ministry be reaffirmed as the model for ministry and outreach; and be it further
Resolved, That dioceses and congregations initiate a re-examination of their mission statements vis- -vis their outreach activity; and be it further
Resolved, That dioceses and congregations intentionally develop Jubilee training centers; and be it further
Resolved, That dioceses and congregations address the issues of violence, its causes and the Church's response in convention workshops.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #249)
House of Bishops
The Committee on Social and Urban Affairs presented its Report #30 on House of Deputies Message #249 on Resolution A082 (outreach: Jubilee Ministry, Violence) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #274)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 2.
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on the Church in Metropolitan Areas, Reports to the 71st General Convention, 1994, pp. 379-384. |
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| Abstract: | The 71st General Convention reaffirms the Jubilee Ministry as the model for ministry and outreach. It urges dioceses and congregations to re-examine their mission statements, develop Jubilee training centers, and address violence and its causes. |