Resolved, the House of _______ concurring, That there shall be a Special Commission on Missional Structure and Strategy, the composition of which shall be at the discretion of the Presiding Bishop and the President of the House of Deputies and the members of which shall be appointed jointly thereby not later than thirty days following the adjournment of this 77th General Convention. The Special Commission shall be charged with presenting a plan to the Church for reforming its structures, governance, administration, and staff to facilitate this Church\u2019s faithful engagement of Christ\u2019s mission to proclaim good news to the poor, release to the captives, recovery of sight to the blind, freedom to the oppressed, and the acceptable year of the Lord (Lk. 4:18) in a way that maximizes
\nthe resources available for that mission at all levels of this Church; and be it further<\/p>\n
Resolved, That the Special Commission shall endeavor to issue its report and recommendations along with resolutions necessary to implement them, including proposed amendments to the Constitution and Canons of this Church, so that they might be considered by a special General Convention prior to the convening of the 78th General Convention in 2015, but in any event, not later than February 1, 2015; and be it further Resolved, That the General Convention request the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget, and Finance to consider a budget allocation of $100,000 for the implementation of this resolution.<\/strike><\/p>\n
Resolved, the House of [________] concurring, That this General Convention believes the Holy Spirit is urging The Episcopal Church to reimagine itself, so that, grounded in our rich heritage and yet open to our creative future, we may more faithfully:
\u201d\u00a2\tProclaim the Good News of the Kingdom<\/p>\n
\u201d\u00a2\tTeach, baptize and nurture new believers<\/p>\n
\u201d\u00a2\t Respond to human need by loving service<\/p>\n
\u201d\u00a2\tSeek to transform unjust structures of society<\/p>\n
\u201d\u00a2\tStrive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth…..<\/p>\n