The Acts of Convention

House of Bishops

The House of Bishops Committee on Congregational and Diocesan Vitality presented its Report #10 on Resolution D080 (Building Community to Discern and Call Episcopal Leadership in The Episcopal Church on Navajoland) and moved adoption of a substitute.

Original Text of Resolution:

(D080)

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,

That the 80th General Convention of the Episcopal Church reaffirm its “readiness to affirm the election and consecration as Bishop someone so called and nominated by the Episcopal Church in Navajoland;” and be it further

Resolved, That the 80th General Convention of the Episcopal Church of North America establish a process, within its Constitution and Canons, for the Episcopal Church on Navajoland to discern and call its own bishop, subject to the consent of the House of Bishops; and be it further

Resolved, That the 80th General Convention of the Episcopal Church of North America collaborate with and support the Episcopal Church on Navajoland in establishing its own rules and procedures for the local discernment and calling of a bishop; and be it further

Resolved, That the 80th General Convention of the Episcopal Church of North America create a process, within the parameters of its Constitution and Canons, for the Episcopal Church on Navajoland, in the event that the person it discerns and calls to serve as bishop is not confirmed by the House of Bishops, to continue its discernment subject to the rules and process it adopts, and call another candidate to serve as its bishop, subject to the consent of the House of Bishops; and be it further

Resolved, That the 80th General Convention appropriate $50,000 to support these efforts.

Committee Substitute:

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,

That the 80th General Convention reaffirms its “readiness to affirm the election and consecration as Bishop someone so called and nominated by The Episcopal Church in Navajoland,” as outlined by the 69th General Convention in Resolution 1988-B003; and be it further

Resolved, That the 80th General Convention affirms the efforts of The Episcopal Church on Navajoland to establish its own rules and procedures for a process of discernment for the calling of a bishop that reflects the values, teachings, and traditions of the Diné; and be it further

Resolved, That the 80th General Convention direct the Standing Commission on Structure, Governance, Constitution and Canons to study and evaluate means by which The Episcopal Church in Navajoland, an Area Mission, could participate in the selection, election, or consent to a Bishop for The Episcopal Church in Navajoland, within the provisions of the Constitution and Canons of The Episcopal Church, including but not limited to a process by which the House of Bishops shall assign a bishop who is discerned and called by The Episcopal Church on Navajoland, subject to the rules and procedures it adopts; and be it further

Resolved, That the Standing Commission develop and present to the 81st General Convention any and all amendments to the Constitution and Canons that it deems necessary and appropriate to honor the voice of the people of The Episcopal Church in Navajoland, to empower them in the selection of a Bishop for Navajoland, and to help them build partnerships across The Episcopal Church in their discernment and calling of episcopal leadership.

Resolved, That the Standing Commission on Structure, Governance, Constitution and Canons collaborate with The Episcopal Church in Navajoland in all aspects of this work.

Motion carried

Substitute resolution adopted

(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #159)