Petition Text: 20824-GJ-NonDis-O$

I petition the 1996 General Conference to mandate that the Council of Bishops form a blue ribbon committee to perform a top to bottom review of the Church, all sacred cows looked at, no holds barred, including, but not limited to, such items as: 1) aspects of our polity that cause us to be tied to the past (e.g., ways of raising revenue, representation of laity to annual conference); 2) a reexamination of the purpose and need for some apportionments; 3) looking at ways to abolish standing committees and replace them with task forces, ad hoc groups, etc. at all levels of the Church----from national to local; 4) assessing the "credentialling" need and process for clergy; 5) loss of membership and influence; and other such issues as they see fit. This report is to be presented to the General Conference in the year 2000.

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Petition Text: 20824-GJ-NonDis-O$
1996 United Methodist General Conference