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Resolution Number: 2003-A059
Title: Acknowledge Strategies and Skills for Church Leadership
Legislative Action Taken: Concurred as Substituted
Final Text:

Resolved, That in support of this church's 20/20 program for evangelism, and in recognition of the joys and challenges of 21st century ministry, and in acknowledgment that this ministry requires specific strategies and skills in:

  • intercultural leadership
  • contemporary foreign language courses
  • anti-racism education
  • church planting
  • congregational revitalization
  • evangelism
  • management of change
  • negotiation of conflict; and be it further

Resolved, That the 74th General Convention strongly urge that dioceses carry out recruitment, discernment, and evaluation of persons for lay and ordained ministries which consider these strategies and skills as integral aspects of church leadership. That the seminaries and diocesan schools for ministry of The Episcopal Church be urged to review and renew curricula, providing inclusion of these strategies and skills; and that opportunities across the church for continuing education, focus on these strategies and skills, most especially in the coming triennium, in order to lay a strong foundation for 20/20 evangelism.

Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003 (New York: General Convention, 2004), p. 676.

Legislative History

Author: The Standing Commission on Domestic Mission and Evangelism
Originating House: House of Bishops
Originating Committee: Committee on Education

House of Bishops

The House of Bishops Committee on Education presented its Report #9 on Resolution A059 (Design New Resources) and moved adoption of a substitute.

Original Text of Resolution:

(A059)

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the seminaries and diocesan schools for ministry of The Episcopal Church be urged to review curriculum resources and design new resources that focus on:

  • intercultural leadership
  • contemporary foreign language courses
  • anti-racism education
  • church planting
  • congregational revitalization
  • evangelism
  • management of change
  • negotiation of conflict.

Committee Substitute:

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That in support of this church's 20/20 program for evangelism, and in recognition of the joys and challenges of 21st century ministry, and in acknowledgment that this ministry requires specific strategies and skills in:

  • intercultural leadership
  • contemporary foreign language courses
  • anti-racism education
  • church planting
  • congregational revitalization
  • evangelism
  • management of change
  • negotiation of conflict; and be it further

Resolved, That the 74th General Convention strongly urge that dioceses carry out recruitment, discernment, and evaluation of persons for lay and ordained ministries which consider these strategies and skills as integral aspects of church leadership; that the seminaries and diocesan schools for ministry of The Episcopal Church be urged to review and renew curricula, providing inclusion of these strategies and skills; and that opportunities across the church for continuing education, focus on these strategies and skills, most especially in the coming triennium, in order to lay a strong foundation for 20/20 evangelism.

Motion carried

Substitute resolution adopted

(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #141)

House of Deputies

The House of Deputies Committee on Education presented its Report #10 on HB Message #141 on Resolution A059 (Design New Resources) and moved concurrence.

The House concurred

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #259)

Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, August 8.

Report Reference:   Standing Commission on Domestic Mission and Evangelism, Reports to the 74th General Convention, 2003, pp. 112-135.
Abstract:   The 74th General Convention urges dioceses to consider specific strategies and skills as integral aspects of Church leadership when recruiting, discerning, and evaluating persons for lay and ordained ministries.