The Acts of Convention
| Resolution Number: | 1976-D005 |
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| Title: | Establish a Study Committee on Total Ministry |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
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Resolved, That the 65th General Convention approve that the Board for Theological Education and the Program Committee on Lay Ministries of the Executive Council, in full consultation with the Ministry Council, be authorized to create a Study Committee on Total Ministry with special attention to the ministry of the laity; be it further
Resolved, That the 65th General Convention approve that this study include, but not be limited to, the following:
- an analysis of the concept of the total Christian ministry of laity and clergy in their mutually supportive and interdependent roles,
- an inventory of the resources available for the education and training of adult lay persons,
- consideration of the possibility for certification of laity for specialized training and skills and, further, for the recognition of their accomplishment in ministry.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis 1976 (New York: General Convention, 1977), p. C-118. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Christian Education |
House of Deputies
On the Seventh Day, the Chairman of the Committee on Christian Education Deputy Green (Southern Virginia), presented Report #6 on Resolution D-5 regarding a Study Committee on the Ministry of the Laity and moved its adoption as follows:
Whereas, the report to the General Convention by the "Study Committee on Preparation for the Ordained Ministry" includes a recommendation for a special study committee on the ministry of the laity, "giving special attention to the nature of ministry as a shared activity and to the possibility of developing a system of certification of specialized training and skills;" and,
Whereas, the recovery of the ministry of the laity within the Episcopal Church is a significant movement evidenced by the steady proliferation of intensive programs for education for ministry, parish and diocesan projects which consistently demonstrate total ministry, constructive changes in seminary programs which meet the needs of lay ministries, and the ever-growing demand for resource materials such as "The Ninety-Nine Percenter" and others; be it, therefore,
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, that the 65th General Convention approve that the Board for Theological Education and the Program Committee on Lay Ministries of the Executive Council, in full consultation with the Ministry Council, be authorized to create a Study Committee on Total Ministry with special attention to the ministry of the laity; be it further
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, that the 65th General Convention approve that this study include, but not be limited to, the following:
- an analysis of the concept of the total Christian ministry of laity and clergy in their mutually supportive and interdependent roles,
- an inventory of the resources available for the education and training of adult lay persons,
- consideration of the possibility for certification of laity for specialized training and skills and, further, for the recognition of their accomplishment in ministry.
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #56)
House of Bishops
On the Eighth Day, the Secretary read Message #56 from the House of Deputies (D-5).
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #126)
| Abstract: | The 65th General Convention authorizes a committee to study total ministry with special attention to the ministry of the laity. |
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