Clergy Elders in appointment beyond the local
church...
1. Categories of Appointment.--In order to establish...the following categories are established for appointments of elders within the itineracy of The United Methodist Church.
a) Appointments within the connectional structures of United
Methodism: only elders in full connection may be appointed district
superintendents. All ordained ministers may be appointed staff members
of conference councils, boards, and agencies, treasurers, bishops' assistants,
superintendents or directors of parish development,...
b) Appointments to extension ministries of members
elders in full connection under endorsement by the Division of
Chaplains and Related Ministries of the General Board of Higher
Education and Ministry such as: chaplains, both active duty and reserve
components, Department of Veterans Affairs chaplains, both full and part time,
business and industrial chaplains, chaplains in correctional settings,
chaplains and counselors in health care settings, pastoral counselors, ministry
in community service organizations, and other ministry settings which
the bishop and conference Board of Ordained Ministry may designate.33 The
division Board shall annually verify...
c) Conference members Elders in service under
the World Division of the General Board of Global Ministries may be appointed
to the ministries as listed in a) and b) above....
d) Conference members Elders may receive
appointments...true extension of the Christian ministry of the Church. They
may be appointed to pastoral ministry in other Christian denominations,
at the request of appropriate judicatory offers of that denomination.
These ministries...fulfillment of their ordination vows to Service,
Word, Sacrament, and Order...
The Division of Chaplains and Related Ministries of
tThe Board of Higher Education and Ministry will provide...
Those seeking such an appointment shall submit to the Cabinet, the
Board of Ordained Ministry, and the Division of Chaplains and Related
Ministries General Board of Higher Education and Ministry a
written statement...
2. Relation to the Annual Conference.--a) Accountability to the Annual
Conference.--Conference members Elders under
appointment beyond the local church...
Persons Elders under appointment beyond the local
church...and the fulfillment of their ordination to be minister of
service, Word, Sacrament, and Order. Persons
Elders formally evaluated by the institutions in which they serve will
provide, instead of an evaluation, a narrative report reflecting their
ministry. Clergy Elders serving in appointments outside
the conference...
b) Responsibility of the Annual Conference.--The bishop, representatives
of the Cabinet, and the Committee on Chaplains and Related Ministries
of the Board of Ordained Ministry shall provide...
3. Relation to the Local Church.--a) Conference members
Elders appointed beyond the local church...as well as continuing
education work formation experiences completed and
anticipated. This report may be the one submitted to the bishop, district
superintendent, and Board of Ordained Ministry (¶
443.2a 331.2). District superintendents, because
of the nature of their work, and the relationship defined in ¶¶
529.3, 454.1a 357.1a, 755, shall not be
required to have a Charge Conference affiliation.
All conference members who are elders in full connection, including those in extension ministries,...
b) Affiliate Relation to a Local Church.--Ordained
ministers elders under appointment beyond the local
church...
These ordained ministers elders under appointment
beyond the local church...
4. Affiliate Relation to Annual Conference.--Ordained
clergy elders appointed beyond the local church...
5.d) Conference members Elders appointed beyond
the local church...
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 21851-MN-443-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference