Petition Text: 20520-DI-NonDis-O

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Whereas, there has been some ferment in the wake of the Re-Imagining Conference of 1993; and

Whereas, the Council of Bishops has responded with sensitivity, courage and love for the Church by studying the issues raised in this ferment; and

Whereas, their study has resulted in a written statement encouraging local congregations to refamiliarize themselves with the "Doctrinal Standards and Our Theological Task" contained in The United Methodist Book of Discipline 1992;

Therefore, be it resolved, that the 1996 General Conference of The United Methodist Church endorse the Council of Bishops' Statement on Wisdom; and

Be it further resolved, that the study of the "Doctrinal Standards and Our Theological Task" be made a priority during the next quadrennium.

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Petition Text: 20520-DI-NonDis-O
1996 United Methodist General Conference