Full Legislative History
Resolution Number: 2015-A031
Title: Continue Development of the Clergy Search Toolkit
Legislative Action Taken: Concurred as Amended
Final Text:

Resolved, That the 78th General Convention direct the Office of Transition Ministries, the Office of Pastoral Development, and the Executive Council Committee on the Status of Women to continue development of search toolkit resources for female clergy and Church leadership discernment committees through the 2016-18 triennium; and be it further

Resolved, That the 78th General Convention extend appreciation for support of the search toolkit at the 77th General Convention, and call on bishops and other diocesan leaders to urge the search toolkit’s use by search committees and transition ministries and to promote its availability for use among female clergy; and be it further

Resolved, That the 78th General Convention request the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance to allocate $20,000 to continue to develop the search toolkit and for resources such as expanded development of online materials, Spanish translation and videography.

Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Salt Lake City, 2015 (New York: General Convention, 2015), pp. 413-414.