* FINAL VERSION - Concurred
Resolution:A008
Title:Program of Formation for Newly Elected Bishops
Topic:Bishops
Committee:14 - Ministry
House of Initial Action:Bishops
Proposer:House of Bishops Committee on Pastoral Development

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 76th General Convention request the Joint Standing Committee of Program, Budget and Finance to consider $367,500, the canonically required and House of Bishops approved program of formation for newly-elected bishops entitled, Living Our Vows: A Peer Coaching and Residential Program, effective January 1, 2010.


EXPLANATION

The General Convention of 2006 mandated a three year program of formation for newly elected bishops be made available (Title III.12.1). The College for Bishops, following a three-year research program, has created a three year program of formation for newly-elected bishops approved by the House of Bishops. Despite mandating its existence, to date, the General Convention has not funded this program.

* Note: The final language, as well as the final status of each resolution, is being reviewed by the General Convention office. The Journal of the 76th General Convention and the Constitution and Canons will be published once the review process has been completed.