Petition Text: 20207-GJ-NonDis-O

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Whereas, personal interaction, communication, interpretation, and inspiration are essential and critical to getting persons excited about stewardship and missional giving; and

Whereas, representation of each Central and Annual Conference on General Boards and the General Council on Ministries leads to ownership and participation of those conferences in regards to those General programs and budgets; and

Whereas, there are meeting locations, such as Conference Campsites, colleges, etc., that are more cost effective for meetings; and

Whereas, there are alternative ways of meeting and times, such as teleconferences, regional meetings, together with full annual meetings;

Therefore, be it resolved, that each Annual and Central Conference, or Episcopal Area directly and personally related to their Conferences, be represented on each General Board and the General Council on Ministries, and that each General Board and/or the General Council on Ministries find alternative ways to save meeting expenses other than cutting representation.

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Petition Text: 20207-GJ-NonDis-O
1996 United Methodist General Conference