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| Record Creator: | United Methodist Church (U.S.). Commission on the Study of Ministry |
| Title: | Records of the Commission on the Study of Ministry. |
| Date Span: | 1981-1991 |
| Abstract: | A commission established by the General Conference of The United Methodist Church to conduct a broad and comprehensive study of the church's historic and contemporary understanding of ministry. The permanent order of deacon was one of its recommendations. |
| Quantity: | 2.165 cu. feet |
| Resource ID: | gcah.rg.1297 |
In 1984 the General Conference established a Commission for the Study of Ministry to conduct a broad and comprehensive study of the church's historic and contemporary theological understanding of ministry, with emphasis on the meaning of ordination, the relation of ordination to the sacraments, the meaning of itinerancy, and the nature of conference membership. The Commission was to study the effectiveness of the church's present structure of ministry, consider the possibility of a permanent order of deacon and recommend any necessary restructuring for effective ministry.
The Commission was continued in its work by the 1988 General Conference and in its report of 1992 recommended, among other topics, the creation of a permanent order of deacon, replacing the then current order of deacon which was a stepping stone to elder.
The material contains correspondence of the Commission for the Study of Ministry, minutes, news releases, records of jurisdictional and conference meetings, the final report of the Commission and various study papers used by the Commission.
Materials have been arranged in the following manner.
Series: CorrespondenceWhen citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Study of Ministry, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the items' call number as that is not a stable descriptor.
Denominational agency journals, reports and committee minutes are open to the public unless they have been closed in accordance with requirements specified in the Discipline. Denominational agency staff office records are closed for twenty-five (25) years after creation. Personnel records are closed for at least 75 years. Appeals can be made to the General Commission on Archives and History, P. O. Box 127, Madison, NJ 07940.
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