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Resolution Number: 2000-D080
Title: Affirm and Study Youth Ministry Programs at All Levels
Legislative Action Taken: Concurred as Amended
Final Text:

Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention affirm the necessity of youth work in the Episcopal Church; and be it further

Resolved, That the Convention request the Standing Commission on Ministry Development, working in collaboration with the Youth Ministries Cluster of the Episcopal Church Center, to research and study the programs of youth ministry on the congregational, diocesan, provincial, and national levels, to use this research to inform the Commission's "full review of the Title III Canons," and to issue a report including recommendations of future steps for the development and support of youth ministry on the congregational, diocesan, provincial, and national levels to be presented to the 74th General Convention.

Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 2000 (New York: General Convention, 2001), p. 367.

Legislative History

Author:
Originating House: House of Deputies
Originating Committee: Committee on Ministry

House of Deputies

Original Text of Resolution:

(D080)

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 73rd General Convention affirm the necessity of youth work in the Episcopal Church; and be it further

Resolved, That the Convention direct the Standing Commission on Ministry Development, working in coordination with the Youth Ministries Cluster of the Episcopal Church Center, to research and study the programs of youth ministry on the congregational, diocesan, provincial, and national levels, to use this research to inform the Commission's "full review of the Title III Canons", and to issue a full report including recommendations of future steps for the development and support of youth ministry on the congregational, diocesan, provincial, and national levels to be presented to the 74th General Convention.

Committee Amendment:

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 73rd General Convention affirm the necessity of youth work in the Episcopal Church; and be it further

Resolved, That the Convention direct the Standing Commission on Ministry Development, working in coordination with request the Youth Ministries Cluster of the Episcopal Church Center, to research and study the programs of youth ministry on the congregational, diocesan, provincial and national levels, and to use provide this research to the Standing Commission on Ministry Development to inform the Commission's "full review of the Title III Canons", and to issue a full report including recommendations of future steps for the development and support of youth ministry on the congregational, diocesan, provincial and national levels to be presented to the 74th General Convention.

Debate followed on Resolution D080 as amended.

Deputy Pollard of New York moved to amend the resolution on behalf of the Youth Presence.

Proposed Amendment:

Substitute the original resolution in place of the committee amendment, and in that to change the word "direct" to "request", "coordination" to "collaboration", and omit the word "full" the time it occurs before "report".

Motion carried

Amendment adopted

The question was called.

A vote was taken to terminate debate on Resolution D080 as amended.

Motion carried

Debate terminated

A vote was taken on Resolution D080 as amended.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted with amendment

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #204)

House of Bishops

The House of Bishops Committee on Ministry presented its Report #28 on HD Message #204 on Resolution D080 (Research and Study Youth Ministry Programs) and moved concurrence.

The House concurred

(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #292)

Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 14.

Abstract:   The 73rd General Convention affirms and requests a study of youth ministry programs at all levels of the Church.