Responsibilities.----All the responsibilities assigned to the units within the board shall be considered to be the responsibilities of the board. In addition to these, the board shall have authority to:
1. To pProvide for special publications...
2. [Delete existing text.] Manage and produce The Upper Room daily devotional guide and a wide range of other resources to help people grow in their relationship with God.
3. [Delete existing text.] Provide systems of resources and support to users of resources that will assist people in the historic disciplines of the Church, i.e., Christian education, evangelism, lay ministries, spiritual growth, stewardship, and worship. These resources will address ministry concerns across children, youth and adult ages and family groupings and across programmatic and administrative functions of the congregation in order to improve ministry and the quality of Christian leadership for the future ministry of the Church.
4. [Delete existing text.] Develop and provide resources, training and consultation for pastors of congregations. These resources will focus on equipping pastors for their spiritual and visioning leadership role with their congregations.
5. [Delete existing text.] Develop and provide resources, training and consultation for pastors and congregational leaders as they enhance and evaluate the ministries of the laity and initiate new forms of ministry.
6. [Delete existing text.] Provide resources and training that will assist leaders to improve the quality and effectiveness of the ministries of the congregations and Annual Conferences.
7. [Delete.]
78. To pPlan and administer
a comprehensive children s and youth
ministryies; to enable and strengthen the ministry with
and to children and youth at all levels of the Church, including
the calling together of youth and adults.
89. To pProvide
representation...
910. To rRespond to requests
and needs for ministries in other lands throughout the
world, in consultation with the General Board of Global Ministries
and other Conferences and appropriate agencies.
1011. To eEngage in
research,...
1112. To eEnsure that ethnic
local church...
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 21398-DI-1202-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference