Petition Text: 20576-GJ-1007-D

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Amend ¶ 1007.5 and assign to ¶ 1402:

5. ...It shall be organized under the authority and direction of the General Council on Ministries General Board of Global Ministries. It shall consist of twenty members of the General Council on Ministries.

a) (1) There shall be a Director of the Advance, nominated and elected by the Advance Committee from the staff of one of the participating agencies and elected by the General Council on Ministries. The participating agencies are....General Council on Ministries;...

(2) ...Other administrative costs of the Advance shall be borne by the General Council on Ministries General Board of Global Ministries.

(3) [Delete]

d)...and such other agencies as are designated by the General Council on Ministries Advance Committee. The administering agencies...

[Second paragraph] ...without consultation with the Annual Conference Council on Ministries and the board or agency delegated responsibility for missions by the Annual Conference and the resident bishop.

Amend ¶ 1007.6 and assign to ¶ 907:

6. a) There shall be a World Service Special Gifts Committee within the cCouncil on Finance and Administration to give administrative oversight...The council shall make provisions for the General Council on Finance and Administration and administering agencies...

b) ...it shall be the responsibility of the General Council on Ministries General Council on Finance and Administration to determine...

(3) ...without consultation with the director of Annual Conference Council on Ministries bishop and cabinet.

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Petition Text: 20576-GJ-1007-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference