818. All programs or general funds administered by any general agency of The United Methodist Church (801) which are proposed to be used within an Annual Conference shall be implemented or disbursed only after consultation with the presiding bishop, the conference council director, the Council on Ministries, and the appropriate district superintendent(s) of that annual conference. Consultation in matters of program implementation, funding, and relationships among various agencies, conferences, and other bodies of the Church requires communication, including written documentation, in which each party reveals plans and intents in such a way as to assure dialogue and mutual awareness, even if not agreement.17
17See Judicial Council Decision 518.
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1992 Book of Discipline: ¶ 818
1996 United Methodist General Conference