Petition Text: 20467-MN-733.1-D

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Amend ¶ 733.1:

1. Each Annual Conference at the first session following the General Conference shall elect for a term of four years provide for the fulfillment of the purposes and duties of the a Board of Ordained Ministry consisting of not fewer than six ordained ministers in full connection. as assigned by ¶ 733.2 and elsewhere, by structuring itself as it deems appropriate. The Annual Conference shall determine the membership of the structure to which the duties and purposes are assigned, except that it is recommended that no more than one- third of the members be lay persons, and that the remaining members be ordained ministers in full connection. Each Annual Conference shall elect two lay persons and may at its discretion elect further lay members, up to one third of the membership of the board. The structure may be assigned other duties and responsibilities, and may have membership in common with other structures. When the structure sits to perform the duties of the Board of Ordained Ministry, lLay members shall have a vote except on matters prohibited by ¶ 36, Article 2, in the Constitution. An ordained minister in retired relationship may be included as a member of the board. At least one member of the board will be engaged in an appointment beyond the local church and will represent to the board all other clergy so assigned. The board membership shall include women and ethnic persons. As used in this ¶ 733 and its various subparagraphs, and elsewhere in the Discipline in appropriate context, references to "the Board of Ordained Ministry," or to "the Board," shall be construed and interpreted to refer to the structure provided pursuant to this paragraph, whatever the structure is named or titled.

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Petition Text: 20467-MN-733.1-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference