The Committee recommends concurrence as amended as follows:
Amend ¶ 801:
Agencies and General Agencies.--1. Connectionalism is an important part of
our identity as United Methodists. It provides us with wonderful opportunities
to carry out our mission in unity and strength. We experience this connection
in many ways, including our systems of episcopacy, itineracy, property, and
mutual cooperation and support. Our connectional system must carry
outperforms at least three essential tasks: as we move into
the next century. First, we must embracinge God's
mission for the church as making disciples for Jesus
Christ.; Second, we must
organizinge our whole Church more effectively
to enable local congregations, the primary arena for mission,
more faithfully and fruitfully to make disciples for Jesus
Christ.; Third, we must redesign and ensuring
all components in the connection to carry out their
appropriate responsibilities in ways that enable the whole United Methodist
Church to be faithful in its mission. General agencies, in particular, are
important to our common vision, mission, and ministry. They provide essential
services and ministries beyond the scope of individual local congregations and
annual conferences. The nature and scope of thesethrough
services and ministries, however, must becomethat are highly
focused, flexible, and capable of rapid response.
a) The term "agency,"...
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Calendar Item Text: 846-8011996 United Methodist General Conference