1. Membership.--The members of the council shall be elected
quadrennially by the General Conference as follows: three bishops, nominated by
the Council of Bishops; six persons from each jurisdiction, nominated
by the bishops of that jurisdiction; nine members at large, at least one of
whom shall not be over thirty years of age at the time of election, and most of
whom shall be elected for special skills; and one youth under the age of
eighteen at the time of election. It is recommended that attention be given to
ensuring adequate representation of racial and ethnic groups, with at least two
of the at-
large
members to be racial and ethnic persons, with consideration being given to the
selection of members of the Central Conferences. It is further recommended
that, in the membership from each of the jurisdictions and the at-
large
members, one-
third
be clergy in full connection, one-
third
be laymen, and one-
third
be laywomen. The at-
large
members and the youth member shall be nominated by the Council of Bishops
without reference to jurisdictions. and twenty-eight persons
elected by the Jurisdictional Conferences on a ratio providing for an equitable
distribution among the various jurisdictions, based on the combined clergy and
laity memberships thereof as determined by the secretary of the General
Conference, provided that no jurisdiction shall be represented by fewer than
two members. The general secretaries...or, in the event of a vacancy
among the youth, episcopal, or at-
large
members,...
4. c) [Third sentence] ...the director of the Department of Statistics,
a staff representative of the General Council on Ministries, a
representative...
d) ...one of whom shall serve as chairperson, two
representatives from the General Council on Ministries, and one
representative....
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 20593-FA-905-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference