Petition Text: 20846-MN-504-D

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Amend ¶ 504:

Bishops and superintendents share in the full ministry as ordained elders. of the church as overseers of and shepherds to congregations (1 Timothy 3: 1-13; Titus 1: 5-9). Superintendents may be either full or associate members of an annual conference; they may be ordained as elder or deacon. The Body of Christ is one;...

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Petition Text: 20846-MN-504-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference