Pray Serve Give icon-search icon-pinpoint icon-menu November 3, 2021 Notice of Proposed Amendments to the General Council Special Rules of Order Notice to 2021 General Council accredited delegates of proposed amendments to the General Council Special Rules of Order submitted to the General Council Committee on Rules in accordance with the Amended and Restated Constitution and Bylaws of The Christian and Missionary Alliance. View All Stories News The Board of Directors of The Christian and Missionary Alliance adopted the following recommendations during their October 2021 meeting, finding that the following proposed amendments are of a routine or editorial nature and will not alter any substantive provision of the noted document, and has directed that the proposed amendments be submitted to a vote of the Committee on Rules. RECOMMENDATION 1—GENERAL COUNCIL SPECIAL RULES OF ORDER— DELEGATE CERTIFICATION 2021 General Council adopted recommendations that moved the certification of evangelists and ministers-at-large from National Office responsibility to the districts. The Committee on Special Reports and General Legislation withdrew a recommendation to the lists below in the Special Rules of Order because it contained additional amendments connected to recommendations to allow voting privileges for spouses that did not pass. The following portion of amendments to that section are still needed to agree with the revisions that were approved regarding evangelists and ministers-at- large. It is recommended that amendments be made to Article V, Section 5.2, Delegate Certification Signatures, sections C and D (pages A3-5-7), in the Special Rules of Order in the C&MA Manual, which reads: Section 5.2. Signature. The delegate certification provided by the corporate secretary shall be authorized as follows: C. National Office. The National Office shall authorize certification for each of the following persons: District superintendents Assistant district superintendents National evangelists Ministers-at-Large National officers of Alliance Women Federal chaplains Each international worker who is eligible to attend the General Council Each retired international worker desiring to attend the General Council Official workers and lay delegates from each developing ethnically based district Each marketplace ministries delegate at the discretion of the vice president for Alliance Missions D. District Superintendent/Director. The district superintendent or director shall authorize certification for each of the following persons: Official workers in the district Nonfederal chaplains Lay delegates certified by the church they are representing Two delegates designated by each postsecondary educational institution of The Christian and Missionary Alliance (one of whom shall be a member of the teaching faculty) District director for Alliance Women Members of a General Council committee elected by District Conference or appointed by the District Executive Committee Lay ministers and each Christian worker who is a pastor of a church Lay members of the District Executive Committee Retired U.S. official workers residing in the district who desire to attend the General Council Orchard Alliance Regional Consultants residing in the district Be amended as follows: Section 5.2. Signature. The delegate certification provided by the corporate secretary shall be authorized as follows: C. National Office. The National Office shall authorize certification for each of the following persons: 1. District superintendents 2. Assistant district superintendents 3. National evangelists 4. Ministers-at-Large 53. National officers of Alliance Women 64. Federal chaplains 75. Each international worker who is eligible to attend the General Council 86. Each retired international worker desiring to attend the General Council 97. Official workers and lay delegates from each developing ethnically based district 108. Each marketplace ministries delegate at the discretion of the vice president for Alliance Missions D. District Superintendent/Director. The district superintendent or director shall authorize certification for each of the following persons: 1. Official workers in the district 2. Nonfederal chaplains 3. Evangelists 4. Ministers-at-large 35. Lay delegates certified by the church they are representing 46. Two delegates designated by each postsecondary educational institution of The Christian and Missionary Alliance (one of whom shall be a member of the teaching faculty) 57. District director for Alliance Women 68. Members of a General Council committee elected by District Conference or appointed by the District Executive Committee 79. Lay ministers and each Christian worker who is a pastor of a church 810. Lay members of the District Executive Committee 911. Retired U.S. official workers residing in the district who desire to attend the General Council 1012.Orchard Alliance Regional Consultants residing in the district The amended section will then read: Section 5.2. Signature. The delegate certification provided by the corporate secretary shall be authorized as follows: C. National Office. The National Office shall authorize certification for each of the following persons: District superintendents Assistant district superintendents National officers of Alliance Women Federal chaplains Each international worker who is eligible to attend the General Council Each retired international worker desiring to attend the General Council Official workers and lay delegates from each developing ethnically based district Each marketplace ministries delegate at the discretion of the vice president for Alliance Missions D. District Superintendent/Director. The district superintendent or director shall authorize certification for each of the following persons: Official workers in the district Nonfederal chaplains Evangelists Ministers-at-large Lay delegates certified by the church they are representing Two delegates designated by each postsecondary educational institution of The Christian and Missionary Alliance (one of whom shall be a member of the teaching faculty) District director for Alliance Women Members of a General Council committee elected by District Conference or appointed by the District Executive Committee Lay ministers and each Christian worker who is a pastor of a church Lay members of the District Executive Committee Retired U.S. official workers residing in the district who desire to attend the General Council Orchard Alliance Regional Consultants residing in the district RECOMMENDATION 2—REVISING “SENIOR PASTOR” TO “LEAD PASTOR” The Manual of the C&MA currently uses the terminology of senior pastor. More commonly in today’s church world, the head pastor of a church in referred to as the lead pastor. Whereas, The nomenclature of senior pastor is somewhat dated and not commonly used in churches; and Whereas, Most Alliance churches refer to the head pastor as the lead pastor, It is recommended that Church Ministries be granted the authority to work with the Corporate Secretary’s Office to change senior pastor to lead pastor in the C&MA Manual. COMMUNICATION DURING NOTICE PERIOD According to Article VII of the Special Rules of Order of The Christian and Missionary Alliance (page A3-8) and Section 10.1 of the General Bylaws of The Christian and Missionary Alliance (page A2-23), an accredited delegate of the 2021 General Council has the right to communicate, during the notice period, to the Committee on Rules concerning the above amendments. The Committee on Rules is required to wait at least one month, after notice is given, to take any action on the amendments. Therefore, if any accredited delegate would like to communicate to the Committee on Rules, they may contact the chairperson, Robert B. Goldenberg, at cmapastorbob@hotmail.com or 814-762-5053. NOTICE PERIOD November 3, 2021, through December 3, 2021 Related Stories View All Stories Loading... WHO WE ARE OUR STORY RESOURCES STORIES DEVOTIONALS FINANCIALS EMPLOYMENT CONTACT US The Christian and Missionary Alliance 8595 Explorer Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80920 (719) 599-5999 Privacy Policy social-facebook social-insta social-linkedin Locate a Church .a { fill: #fff; } .a, .c { fill-rule: evenodd; } .b { mask: url(#a); } .c { fill: #e7bb20; } MyCMA Login .a { fill: #fff; } .a, .c { fill-rule: evenodd; } .b { mask: url(#a); } .c { fill: #e7bb20; } The Alliance eNewsletter Sign up to receive stories of the worldwide work of God through The Alliance biweekly. 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