Conference Board of Discipleship.----The Annual
Conferences shall provide for the fulfillment of the purposes, duties and
responsibilities shall organize assigned to the
a Board of Discipleship or equivalent structure
that by ¶¶729.1-7 and elsewhere, by structuring
themselves as they deem appropriate. The Board, or the structure organized,
shall provide...as set forth in ¶¶1201, 1202. The Annual
Conference shall determine the membership of the structure except as
specifically required in this paragraph. The structure may be assigned other
duties and responsibilities, and it may have membership in common with other
Conference structures. When the structure sits as the Conference Board of
Discipleship or equivalent, Tthe person or persons
within the Annual Conference who serve serving as
member(s) of the General Board of Discipleship shall be member(s) of
the conference Board of Discipleship sit and may be granted
voting privileges. As used in this paragraph and its subparagraphs, and
elsewhere in the Discipline in appropriate context, references to "the
General Board of Discipleship," and to "the Board," shall be construed and
interpreted to refer to the structure provided pursuant to this paragraph,
whatever named or titled.
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 20445-DI-729-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference