915. The following general directives shall be observed in the promotion and administration of the Advance and One Great Hour of Sharing:
1. In the appeal and promotion of Advance specials and One Great Hour of Sharing offerings there shall be no goals or quotas except as they may be set by the annual conferences for themselves.
2. The treasurer of the General Council on Finance and Administration shall be treasurer of the Advance and One Great Hour of Sharing.
3. The expense of promotion for Advance specials shall be borne by the respective participating agencies in proportion to the amount received by each in Advance specials. The causes of the Advance shall be coordinated with other financial appeals and shall be promoted by the Division of Program and Benevolence Interpretation of the General Commission on Communication.
4. The appeal for Advance specials shall be channeled through bishops, district superintendents, and pastors, the details of the procedure to be determined by the Division of Program and Benevolence Interpretation of the General Commission on Communication in consultation with the Mission Education and Cultivation Department of the General Board of Global Ministries and the Advance Committee.
5. In each annual conference the conference board of global ministries (if any; see 731), in cooperation with the General Board of Global Ministries, shall promote Advance specials and One Great Hour of Sharing offerings through district missionary secretaries, conference and district missionary institutes, and other effective means as it may determine.
6. Should a clear emergency arise, any feature of the structure and administration of the Advance may be altered on the approval of a majority of the Council of Bishops and of the General Council on Finance and Administration.
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1992 Book of Discipline: ¶ 915
1996 United Methodist General Conference