Each district of an Annual Conference may organize a district Council
on Ministries.
1. Purpose.----The purpose of the district Council on
Ministries shall be to assist local churches...and to help the Annual
Conference Council on Ministries in the performance of its
functions.
2. Membership.----Each Annual Conference may determine the membership
and the method of election of its district Council on
Ministries...It is recommended that a member of the Annual Conference
Council on Ministries staff be included as a resource person
in each district Council on Ministries...The Annual Conference
may ask the District Conferences (¶ 749) to elect the membership of the
district Council on Ministries.
3. Officers.----The officers of the district Council on
Ministries shall be the chairperson...The district superintendent
shall have executive oversight responsibility for the work of the district
Council on Ministries.
4. Responsibilities.----The responsibilities of the district Council
on Ministries may be determined by the Annual Conference or
the district Council on Ministries....
i) To relate the Annual Conference Council on
Ministries agencies and its staff to local
church needs.
j) To make program and other recommendations to the Annual Conference
agencies Council on Ministries.
n) To elect the lay representative(s) from the district to membership on
the Annual Conference agencies Council on Ministries
when requested by the Annual Conference agencies
Council on Ministries.
o) The district superintendent, after consultation with the chairperson
of the conference Board of Global Ministries or its equivalent and the
conference secretary of global ministries, may appoint a district secretary of
global ministries who shall serve on the district Council on
Ministries and chair the district....
q) [2nd paragraph] The district Councils on Ministries
in an Annual Conference shall cooperate with the Annual Conference Council
on Ministries so that a harmonious...the Annual Conference
Council on Ministries agencies may require the district
councils to submit their program plans for approval.
The district Council on Ministries may appoint a district
coordinator...The district Council on Ministries may
create....
5. Finances.----Each Annual Conference shall determine the method by
which its district Councils on Ministries shall be financed.
It is recommended that an amount for the general operating expense of the
district Councils on Ministries be included in the Annual
Conference budget. As a general rule, major program expenditures for any
district should be made through the budget of the Annual Conference
Council on Ministries or the appropriate Annual Conference
program board agency
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 20194-CO-752-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference