1412. Membership--The policies, plans of work, management, business, and all affairs of the General Board of Global and administered by the board, which shall be composed according to the conditions defined in 805, 809 of the General Provisions, with the following conditions:
1. The basic members (clergy, laymen, and laywomen) are elected by the jurisdiction upon the nomination of the annual conferences in accord with 805.1. The additional members of the board are nominated by a committee composed of three persons from each jurisdiction--a clergy member, a layman, and a laywoman--elected within each jurisdiction. The committee is to be convened by the president of the board, or if there be none, the secretary of the Council of Bishops.
2. The Women's Division membership procedures are an exception to those described in 805, 809 of the general provisions. This formula is defined in 1429. The basic members of the Women's Division shall also serve on the membership of other divisions, departments, and committees of the board.
3. The composition of the board and its divisions and departments should reflect the major recognized categories of church members. (See 805.1b, 2a.) One-half of the membership should be women.
4. Members of the board shall be distributed across the component divisions, departments, and standing committees of the board in accord with board bylaws.
5. The term of office of all members whose election is provided for in this paragraph shall begin and the board shall organize at a meeting to be held within ninety days after the adjournment of the last meeting of the several jurisdictional conferences held after the adjournment of the General Conference.
6. In addition to the episcopal members provided for by 805, on nomination of the Council of Bishops, the General Conference shall elect to the board three central conference bishops, and each central conference shall elect to the board one clergy, one laywoman, and one layman.
7. The general secretary and treasurer of the board, the deputy general secretaries, and the associate general secretaries shall be members without vote.
8. Salaried members of staff of any agency receiving appropriation funds from any division or department of the board shall not be eligible to serve as voting members of said board, except in order to fulfill the provisions of 805.
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1992 Book of Discipline: ¶ 1412
1996 United Methodist General Conference