We offer ourselves to work in order to reduce the bitterness that has overflowed in Gods world (Genesis 12:1, Isaiah 11:1-9, 2 Corinthians 13:11, Ephesians 2:19-10). In all cases where an appeal is made and admitted by the appellate committee, after the charges, findings, and evidence have been read and the arguments concluded, the parties shall withdraw, and the appellate committee shall consider and decide the case. >> During the period of transition between the adoption of thisTransitional Book of Doctrines and Disciplineby the Transitional Leadership Council and the effective date of actions taken by the convening General Conference, the Transitional Leadership Council may appoint transitional connectional commissions to begin the work or organizing and administering the connectional ministries of the denomination. a. We are accounted righteous before God only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by faith, and not for our own works or deservings. b. iii) Either a notarized statement certifying that the candidate has not been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor or accused in writing of sexual misconduct or child abuse, OR a notarized statement detailing any convictions for felony or misdemeanor or written accusations of sexual misconduct or child abuse. Upon announcement of the required majorities by the bishop or bishops involved, the transfer shall immediately be effective. The appellate body shall determine one question only: Were there such errors of Church law or procedure as to vitiate the recommendation and/or action of the administrative body? 1. The Board of Ministry. In turn, bishops may call and appoint other elders as presiding elders (district superintendents) to give guidance and direction to those serving as clergy within their district, organize new churches, and assist, discipline, and provide sacramental support to laity, deacons, and elders in located ministry. 17. A church conference shall be conducted in the language of the majority with adequate provision being made for translation. 6. The new churchs leadership will be sharing information on at least a weekly basis through Crossroads, and each article will be added to a plethora of information already on its website. In advance of the convening General Conference, the Transitional Leadership Council shall nominate by majority vote a total of 21 persons representing the churchs geographic, ethnic, and gender diversity in the appropriate lay and clergy categories. When the initial Council is elected by the convening General Conference, four members shall be clergy and three members shall be laity. The financial secretary, treasurer, and church business administrator, if paid employees, shall be members without vote. 8. Protection of assets The Board of Directors may intervene and take all necessary legal steps to safeguard and protect the interests and rights of the corporation anywhere and in all matters relating to property and rights to property whether arising by gift, devise, or otherwise, or where held in trust or established for the benefit of the individual unit of the Global Methodist Church or its membership. Quorum Seven members or alternates duly seated shall constitute a quorum. 7. Were there such errors of Church law as to vitiate the verdict and/or the penalty? 6. Deacons may also consecrate or assist with the Sacraments in accordance with 313. 1. The charge conference shall therefore be organized from the church or churches in every pastoral charge and shall meet at least annually. Accordingly, in 1784, while gathered in Baltimore for the Christmas Conference, the Methodist Episcopal Church was formally constituted. endobj This confession, expressed by Simon Peter in Matthew 16:16-19 and Acts 2:32, is foundational. This category encompasses all those who were previously named certified lay servants, certified lay speakers, certified lay ministers, deaconesses, home missioners, and lay missioners. 1. 3. Candidates are baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19). Our longing and hope are that our church may: 1. A professing member of the Global Methodist Church, of an affiliated autonomous Methodist or united church, or of a Methodist church that has a concordat agreement with the Global Methodist Church, who resides for an extended period in a city or community at a distance from the members home church, may on request be enrolled as an affiliate member of a Global Methodist church located in the vicinity of the persons temporary residence. To carry out our God-given mission, clergy must be effective in their leadership and ministry. Deacons and elders who are not under a current appointment shall be considered inactive ( 409.3, 410.3 respectively.). If the respondent is a bishop, the chair of the Transitional Leadership Council shall make the conference episcopacy committee where the bishop presides (if any) and all active bishops aware of the complaint and keep them apprised of its progress. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS OF THE ORDAINED, 407. The names of the canonical books are: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, The First Book of Samuel, The Second Book of Samuel, The First Book of Kings, The Second Book of Kings, The First Book of Chronicles, The Second Book of Chronicles, The Book of Ezra, The Book of Nehemiah, The Book of Esther, The Book of Job, The Psalms, The Proverbs, Ecclesiastes or the Preacher, Cantica or Songs of Solomon, Four Prophets the Greater, Twelve Prophets the Less. Each local church has its own church council, but there is also a parish council consisting of representatives from each local church council that governs the coordinated efforts of the cooperative parish. Any organization, clergy member, or lay member of the Global Methodist Church may petition the convening General Conference in the following manner: 1. In keeping with this covenant, bishops fulfill their servant leadership and express their mutual accountability. An annual report to the charge conference and annual conference board of ministry outlining what ministry had been done during the year and giving evidence of satisfactory performance. 3. All expenses for the administrative process for complaints involving bishops shall be borne by the general church. We believe civil government derives its just powers from the sovereign God. 1. Care shall be taken to include persons from a broad range of racial, ethnic, tribal, gender, economic, and age characteristics. 2. It is recommended that no officer serve more than three consecutive years in the same office. Certification as a lay minister may be transferred to another annual conference if the person relocates. 5. b. Upon the approval of the charge conference congregations may require that individuals membership be intentionally renewed on a yearly basis. Other deacons will choose to retain their status as deacons. A local church may be transferred from one annual conference to another by a two-thirds vote of the professing members who are present and voting in the church council and the church conference, and a simple majority vote by each of the two annual conferences involved. 6. Some will be ready for such ordination immediately upon aligning with the new church. 4. In order to allocate delegates to the convening General Conference, the Transitional Leadership Council shall establish a deadline by which time the annual conference must submit a list of those churches and their number of professing members (listed for each church) aligning with the Global Methodist Church. The annual conference committee on episcopacy shall be responsible for working with the bishop and the cabinet to ensure compliance with our commitment to open itinerancy and to the equitable and fair consideration of clergy of diverse race, tribal or ethnic origin, gender, disability, marital status, and age during the appointment process. 1. Along with the Transitional Leadership Council, coordinate the ministries of the general church to fulfill the mandates of the. j. The elements of Holy Communion may be taken to those whose condition prevents them from being physically present. 5. A person deferred by the pastor may appeal that decision to the Pastor- Parish Relations Committee or its equivalent. 1. (18) Are you in debt so as to embarrass you in your work? And all these we know his Spirit writes on truly awakened hearts. 2. Will you be loyal to Christ through the Global Methodist Church and joining with your brothers and sisters around the world do all in your power to fulfill its mission? Additionally, in the case of a district conveying property, the presiding elder (district superintendent) must consent to the conveyance. Recognize the laity as the people of God and a royal priesthood, chosen and empowered for the work of God in this world in full partnership with our clergy. 6. 6. 5. The members of the Transitional Leadership Council shall serve until that body is disbanded under the provisions of the convening General Conference. The appellate committee shall not reverse the judgment nor remand the case for a new hearing on account of error plainly not affecting the result. 3. Appointments are made with the expectation that the length of pastorates shall respond to the long-term pastoral needs of charges, communities, and pastors. As the charge conference determines, there may be elected annually by that conference a Pastor-Parish Relations Committee or its equivalent composed of professing members of the local church or charge, or the committees responsibilities may be assigned to a different group. Once a deacon has been ordained, a minimum of five further (four for those going on to ordination as an elder) courses will be required. Deacons may serve in a variety of offices within and beyond a local church, including, but not limited to, serving as pastor of a local church. The accounts of such units shall be audited at least annually by a recognized public or certified public accountant. 6. The bishop shall nominate persons for the committee, in consultation with the Board of Ministry (for the clergy members). The lay member or the alternate, whichever is seated, has the responsibility of the lay member to report to the local church on actions of the annual conference. 3. The appellate body shall return to the convening officer of the administrative hearing and to the appellant a written statement of the grounds of its action, which shall also be placed in the appellants personnel file. Those who present candidates for Holy Baptism who are unable to answer for themselves will also be asked this question: Will you nurture these children (persons) in Christs Holy Church, that by your teaching and example they may be guided to accept Gods grace for themselves, profess their faith openly, and lead a Christian life? To convene together and supervise the presiding elders (district superintendents) and conference officers, which shall constitute the cabinet of the annual conference ( 507). 1. Members shall be nominated by the Conference Leadership Committee and elected by the annual conference. We believe in Jesus Christ, truly God and truly man, in whom the divine and human natures are perfectly and inseparably united. When a question of law is raised in writing during a session of a conference. Members shall serve six years and may not succeed themselves. Both clergy and lay delegates shall be elected by a minimum of fifty percent of votes cast plus one, with clergy voting for clergy delegates and laity voting for lay delegates. The affirmative vote must be to endorse the doctrinal standards and Social Witness ( 101-202) in this Transitional Book of Doctrines and Disciplinesand express a desire to be connected and accountable to this church. Its findings shall be final, subject to appeal to the committee on appeals. x. The committee shall include equal numbers of clergy and laity. It is a thing plainly repugnant to the Word of God, and the custom of the primitive church, to have public prayer in the church, or to minister the Sacraments, in a tongue not understood by the people. Vacancies occurring in the Board of Trustees shall be filled by election for the unexpired term. A professing member of a local church may be charged (subject to the statute of limitations listed below) with the following offenses: a. The Supper of the Lord is not only a sign of the love that Christians ought to have among themselves one to another, but rather is a sacrament of our redemption by Christs death; insomuch that, to such as rightly, worthily, and with faith receive the same, the bread which we break is a partaking of the body of Christ; and likewise the cup of blessing is a partaking of the blood of Christ. The chairperson of the Finance Committee shall be a member of the church council. A pastoral charge shall consist of one or more churches that are organized under and subject to the Transitional Book of Doctrines and Discipline of the Global Methodist Church, with a charge conference, and to which a pastor is appointed to serve. These profiles shall be reviewed and updated prior to an appointment being made. The Supper of the Lord. When a committee raises substantive and missional concerns about the suitability of an appointment, such concerns must be addressed by the bishop and cabinet in considering whether to make the appointment. Establish and give oversight to such general boards, program agencies, or commissions and to form ministry partnerships as shall be deemed necessary for strengthening and promoting the mission of the Global Methodist Church through the local church. The name of the custodian of all legal papers of the local church, and where theyare kept; ix. A fund shall be maintained for ministerial education by the Transitional Leadership Council. Congregations that for reason of conscience find themselves unable to do so are accordingly encouraged to affiliate with another Christian denomination more in keeping with their beliefs or practices under the provisions of 903. Ireton - Ireton. These courses will be determined in consultation with the presiding elder (district superintendent) in consideration of the deacons ministry setting. Administrative complaints may be filed by laypersons who are within the scope of a respondents ministry, other clergy familiar with the respondents ministry, the presiding elder (district superintendent), or the bishop. The applicant is not required to surrender their credentials under 360.2 because they are not leaving the ministerial office. 3. They should be nurtured and led to personal acceptance of Christ, and by profession of faith confirm their Baptism. W@P=WZiId;Y`6',)Y\xl:MmSDeUI^3KF@#vv7]M|HMvXCA[I4 Appeals shall be heard by the proper appellate body unless it shall appear to the said body that the appellant has forfeited the right to appeal by misconduct, such as refusal to abide by the findings of the trial court; or by withdrawal from the Church; or by failure to appear in person or by counsel to prosecute the appeal; or, prior to the final decision on appeal from conviction, by resorting to suit in the civil courts against the complainant or any of the parties connected with the ecclesiastical court in which the appellant was tried. Two or more local churches, to more effectively fulfill their ministry, may merge and become a single church by pursuing the following procedure: 1. The purpose of such special session shall be stated in the call, and only such business shall be transacted as is in harmony with the purposes stated in the call. A sponsoring local church, or group of local churches, shall be the agent in charge of the project. 4. 6. Any just resolution that involves an allegation of disobedience to a provision of the Transitional Book of Doctrines and Discipline shall include a commitment by the respondent to abide by all applicable disciplinary requirements, including those alleged to have been violated. 10. 4. c. The administrative review committee shall elect a chair and secretary and organize at the annual conference following its election. 2. Under no circumstances shall the church award compensation for or reimbursement of any expenses or fees associated with the respondents or complainants use of an attorney. The Global Methodist Church is committed to open and fair processes in its commissions and institutions, including in the hiring, retention, compensation, promotion, and retirement of staff. Beyond the diverse forms of ministry is this ultimate concern: that all persons will be brought into a saving relationship with God through Jesus Christ and be renewed after the image of their creator (Colossians 3:10). Consultation is not merely notification. t. Establish connectional funding for the general church during the transition, create a system for receiving and disbursing funds given, and ensure fiscal accountability and integrity in all handling of church funds. Committee members must be in good standing and must be of good character. To secure experience and stability, the membership may be divided into three classes, one of which shall be elected each year for a three-year term. In order to make explicit the expectations upon those who are members of the Methodist societies, John Wesley first devised a set of rules in 1738, publishing it five years later. Article XXIII Of the Rulers of the United States of America. We believe that human sexuality is a gift of God that is to be affirmed as it is exercised within the legal and spiritual covenant of a loving and monogamous marriage between one man and one woman (Exodus 20:14, Matthew 19:3-9, Ephesians 5:22-33). Deacons who do not complete all educational requirements within the allotted time shall be classified as inactive until such educational requirements are completed. The records of the administrative process and the arguments of the official representatives of all parties shall determine this question. The Global Methodist Church welcomes covenant relationships with other Christian denominations or association of churches which do not involve organic union with the Global Methodist Church. The annual conference may add lay members of the annual conference who are serving in conference leadership positions. In all cases of appeal, the appellant shall give written notice of appeal within thirty (30) days of the verdict and announcement of penalty by the trial court or the issuance of a written decision of an appellate body other than the Connectional Council on Appeals. Although good works, which are the fruits of faith, and follow after justification, cannot put away our sins, and endure the severity of Gods judgment; yet are they pleasing and acceptable to God in Christ, and spring out of a true and lively faith, insomuch that by them a lively faith may be as evidently known as a tree is discerned by its fruit. h) The church council chairperson shall be entitled to attend meetings of all boards and committees of the church unless specifically limited by the Book of Discipline. In valid Christian baptism water is administered in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit by an authorized person. Lay delegates shall have been professing members of the Global Methodist Church, or its predecessors, for at least two years. Involuntary Leave Conditions. 3 0 obj Double Jeopardy. The Global Methodist Church defines a disciple as a person whose life reflects the character of Christ and extends the mission of Christ in holy love of God and neighbor. The annual conference shall elect the committee, with the power to elect additional members or alternates during the term of office as needed. As we continue to build the structure of the Global Methodist Church there will be congregations who join the Church in areas where there is not yet a TCAT, provisional district(s) or a provisional annual conference. The Finance Committee shall oversee the stewardship of financial resources as their priority throughout the year, seeking as part of the ministry of discipleship to move members toward tithing and beyond, with an attitude of generosity. Deacons are to witness to the Word in their words and actions, and to embody and lead the communitys service in the world for the sake of enacting Gods compassion and justice. Your email address will not be published. Reflecting the historic understanding of Methodism, pews in the Global Methodist Church shall always be free. Reflecting the shared mission of each of our congregations, connectional entities may be formed at the general, regional, and annual conference levels to effectively support the task of making disciples and spreading scriptural holiness. The general church funding percentage shall be set by the Transitional Leadership Council without adjustment by the annual conference. The sacredness of all life compels us to resist the practice of abortion except in the cases of tragic conflicts of life against life when the wellbeing of the mother and the child are at stake. The Articles were officially adopted by the General Conference of 1808, when the first Restrictive Rule was also implemented, and revised by the Uniting Conference of 1939 when three Methodist communions within America became one. Work to develop an effective and functioning system for recruitment of candidates for ordained ministry. If more than one church is on the pastoral charge, all members of each church council shall be members of the charge conference. [0 0 612 792] >> 1. 6. Define the qualifications, duties, and responsibilities of those who serve as deacons, elders, supply pastors, and other leaders within the Global Methodist Church. In provisional annual conferences the role of presidents pro tempore and presiding elders are critical to the work of deploying clergy leadership. If the judicial complaint does not proceed to trial, the respondents suspension must be lifted at that time. If a member of a local church shall move to another community so far removed from the home church that the member cannot participate regularly in its worship and activity, this member shall be encouraged to transfer membership to a Global Methodist church in the community of the newly established residence. 3. 11. >> /Font << /TT2 7 0 R /TT4 9 0 R /TT6 11 0 R >> /XObject << /Im1 12 0 R >> Recognition that the corporations powers cannot exceed those given by thisTransitional Book of Doctrines and DisciplineLanguage consistent with the taxation codes of the country in which the corporation operates to protect its tax-exempt status (if applicable); and. The charge conference shall receive reports annually on all local church organized mission teams and shall forward the combined report through the regular annual local church statistical report.
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