Resolution Number: | 2003-A029 |
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Title: | Commit to Open Dialogue on Issues Facing the Church and Society |
Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
Final Text: |
Resolved, That the 74th General Convention of The Episcopal Church commit itself to foster moral deliberation on social questions, seeking to be a community where open, passionate, and respectful deliberation of challenging, contemporary issues is expected and encouraged; engage those of diverse classes, genders, ages, races, disabilities, engaging cultures, sexual orientation, and perspectives so that our limited horizons might be expanded and our witness in the world enhanced; address the issues faced by the people of God, in order to equip them for their discipleship and citizenship in the world; and be it further
Resolved, That in addition to the curricula identified and developed in accordance with Resolution A009 of the 73rd General Convention which provide guided conversation around sexual orientation, in particular "Room for Grace Dialogue", the 74th General Convention direct the Peace and Justice Ministries Office and Ethnic and Women's Ministries and, where appropriate, the Committee on Anti-Racism of the Executive Council and other groups to collaborate in further developing models and trainers, lay and ordained, to guide conversations on difficult issues facing our church and societies today and to promulgate their use; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention request the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget, and Finance to consider a budget allocation of $28,000 for implementation of this resolution, including $6,000 for planning the process and printing materials, $20,000 to bring trainers from dioceses and provinces together to learn the process and $2,000 to sustain the process.
Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003 (New York: General Convention, 2004), p. 630f. |
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Legislative History
Author: | The Executive Council: Committee on the Status of Women |
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Originating House: | House of Bishops |
Originating Committee: | Committee on Education |
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Education presented its Report #5 on Resolution A029 (Open Dialogue on Difficult Issues) moved adoption with amendment.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A029)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 74th General Convention of The Episcopal Church commit itself to foster moral deliberation on social questions, seeking to be a community where open, passionate, and respectful deliberation of challenging, contemporary issues is expected and encouraged; engage those of diverse classes, genders, ages, races, cultures and perspectives in the deliberation process so that our limited horizons might be expanded and our witness in the world enhanced; address the issues faced by the people of God, in order to equip them for their discipleship and citizenship in the world; and be it further
Resolved, That the 74th General Convention direct the Peace and Justice Ministries Office and Ethnic and Women's Ministries to collaborate in developing models and trainers, lay and ordained, across the Church to guide conversations on difficult issues facing Americans today; and be it further
Resolved, That up to $28,000 be allocated from the Program Budget for this work including $6,000 for planning the process and printing materials; $20,000 to bring trainers from dioceses and provinces together to learn the process and $2,000 to sustain the process.
Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 74th General
Convention of The Episcopal Church commit itself to foster moral deliberation
on social questions, seeking to be a community where open, passionate, and
respectful deliberation of challenging, contemporary issues is expected and
encouraged; engage those of diverse classes, genders, ages, races,
disabilities, engaging cultures, sexual orientation, and
perspectives in the deliberation process so that our limited
horizons might be expanded and our witness in the world enhanced; address the
issues faced by the people of God, in order to equip them for their
discipleship and citizenship in the world; and be it further
Resolved, That the 74th General Convention direct the Peace and
Justice Ministries Office and Ethnic and Women's Ministries and, where
appropriate, the Committee on Anti-Racism of the Executive Council and other
groups to collaborate in developing models and trainers, lay and ordained,
across the Church to guide conversations on difficult issues
facing Americans our church and societies today; and be
it further
Resolved, That the General Convention request the Joint Standing
Committee on Program, Budget, and Finance to consider a budget allocation
of $28,000 up to be allocated from the Program Budget for this work
for implementation of this resolution, including $6,000 for
planning the process and printing materials; $20,000 to bring trainers from
dioceses and provinces together to learn the process and $2,000 to sustain the
process.
The Bishop Suffragan of New York, withdrew her amendment from the previous day and proposed a new amendment to replace the second resolve.
Proposed Amendment:
Resolved, That in addition to the curricula identified and developed in accordance with Resolution A009 of the 73rd General Convention which provide guided conversation around sexual orientation, in particular "Room For Grace Dialogue", the 74th General Convention direct the Peace and Justice Ministries Office and Ethnic and Women's Ministries and, where appropriate, the Committee on Anti-Racism of the Executive Council and other groups to collaborate in further developing models and trainers, lay and ordained, to guide conversations on difficult issues facing our church and societies today and to promulgate their use; and be it further
Motion carried
Amendment adopted
A vote was taken on Resolution A029 as amended.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #54)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Education presented its Report #5 on HB Message #54 on Resolution A029 (Open Dialogue on Difficult Issues) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #234)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, August 8.
Report Reference: | Executive Council: Committee on the Status of Women, Reports to the 74th General Convention, 2003, pp. 87-93. |
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Abstract: | The 74th General Convention commits itself to fostering open dialogue and developing programs which guide conversations on difficult issues facing the Church and societies today. |
Notes: | Funds requested in this resolution were not appropriated in the General Convention budget. |