Establishment of Ad Hoc Committee of Executive Council
Resolution text
Resolved, That in accordance with Executive Council By-laws, Article VIII, Section 2(b), Executive Council, meeting in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, from June 10-13, hereby establishes the Foresight Committee.
- The purpose of the Foresight Committee is to bring forward to Executive Council issues key to the effective future ministry and mission of The Episcopal Church (TEC), and to do so on a regular basis for discussion, consultation, and potential action to help assure that such issues begin to be addressed in time to take effective action. The focus is be on demographic, economic, scientific and social trends reasonably forecast to have a material effect on the people, societies, and countries to which TEC ministers and where it is reasonable to anticipate that significant changes in TEC’s current practices, staffing, or organization may be needed in order to minister effectively and to proclaim the Gospel. The Committee is both to provide succinct reports on such issues and to engage the expertise of Executive Council members and outside experts to illuminate such issues for Executive Council and to engage Executive Council in beginning to formulate ways to address them. After such consultation, the Committee is also to formulate possible resolutions for consideration and appropriate action by Executive Council to begin to address these issues.
- The Committee shall consist of up to nine members, including a Chair who shall be a member of Executive Council.
- The Committee shall report to Executive Council at each regular session of Executive Council.