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Resolution Number: 2009-A127
Title: Examine the Roles of Various Church Officers, Bodies and Agencies
Legislative Action Taken: Concurred as Amended
Final Text:

Resolved, That the 76th General Convention charge the Standing Commission on the Structure of the Church to consider the relationship of agencies to the structure of The Episcopal Church and make recommendations to the 77th General Convention concerning the same; and be it further

Resolved, That the 76th General Convention charge the Standing Commission on the Structure of the Church to consider the role and term of the Presiding Bishop and report its considerations to a future meeting of the General Convention concerning the same; and be it further

Resolved, That the 76th General Convention charge the Standing Commission on the Structure of the Church to examine the role of Chancellors in the structure of The Episcopal Church and make recommendations to the 77th General Convention concerning the same; and be it further

Resolved, That the 76th General Convention charge the Standing Commission on the Structure of the Church to examine the role of Parliamentarians in the structure of The Episcopal Church and make recommendations to the 77th General Convention; and be it further

Resolved, That the 76th General Convention charge the Standing Commission on the Structure of the Church to examine the cultural homogeneity of the Canons, and the propriety of the Canons being applied within the diversity of the Church, and make recommendations to a future meeting of the General Convention concerning the same; and be it further

Resolved, That the 76th General Convention charge the Standing Commission on the Structure of the Church to examine the Provincial Leadership Conference and the Church’s provincial structure, and make recommendations to a future meeting of the General Convention concerning the same; and be it further

Resolved, That the 76th General Convention charge the Standing Commission on the Structure of the Church to undertake a study and report to the 77th General Convention on the current diocesan configuration and suggest whether adjustments thereto would be appropriate; and be it further

Resolved, That the 76th General Convention charge the Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons to examine appropriate means and changes to the Rules of Order to prioritize and consolidate the work of legislation at General Convention, and make recommendations to the Executive Committee, President of the House of Deputies, Council of Advice, Presiding Bishop and the House of Bishops for future action and to report to the next General Convention.

Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 2009 (New York: General Convention, 2009), pp. 391-392.