2007 World Conference Legislation

G-11 Leadership Education in Developing Nations (referred to the First Presidency)

From the South America Mission Center:

Whereas, The policy of the Community of Christ is to encourage new employees in the “appointee” category to be able to obtain a master’s degree in religion and be paid during the years during which they attend these classes; and

Whereas, Most appointees live and work in mission centers in developed countries, with the participation of few persons from developing countries; and

Whereas, This has led to a gap in ministerial development both in terms of the number of participants and the level of leadership development; and

Whereas, Membership growth in the church in developing countries is generally greater than in developed countries, which means that the greatest need in the long term for developing leaders in terms of numbers of leaders and the depth/breadth of teaching is in less-developed countries; and

Whereas, It is not the intention of the Community of Christ that there be a gap in leadership development between developed and developing countries; therefore, be it

Resolved, That the First Presidency and the Council of Twelve Apostles create a strategic plan that would seek to quantify the problem of leadership development inequities and propose possible solutions; and be it further

Resolved, That a report on the progress being made toward the fulfillment of this strategic plan be given to the next World Conference.