Executive Council Meeting Minutes, April 23 - 26, 1996

-Executive Council - Opening of Session

-Agenda and Time Schedule - (also Appendix/attachment-1)

-UNIFIED CHURCH IN SOUTH AFRICA

-South Africa - Resolution

-Media Ministries - Update

-Ministerial Licensure - Applicants with Previous Marriages Requesting Ordination - (Special Order of the Day)

-Reinstatement

-Charles E. Davis

-Kenneth L. Dill

-Earl A. Hester

-Juan D. Cubillos

-SUMMARY FINANCIAL REPORT - (Special Order of the Day)

-General Assembly - Electronic Voting - (Special Order of the Day)

-Racism - Resolution - (also Appendix/attachment-2)

-South Africa - Letter

-COMMISSION ON LAITY - (also Appendix/attachment-3)

-BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE - (also Appendix/attachment-4)

-Media Ministries

-General Evangelism Fund

-Evangelism & Home Missions

-Ladies Ministries

-Youth & Christian Education

-Tithe Fund

-Stewardship

-Cross-Cultural Ministries

-Public Relations

-General Assembly

-Ministry to the Military

-Ministerial Development

-Music Ministries

-Insurance

-Lay Ministries

-Northwest Bible College

-Chaplains Commission

-Black Ministries

-Ministerial Care

-SpiritCare

-Reformation Sunday Offerings

-Computer Services

-Hispanic Ministries

-Men of Action

-Benevolence

-Publications

-World Missions

-Legal Services

-Cost-of-Living Increase

-Special Fund for Departmental Needs

-Cost of Living and Mileage Rate - 1996 General Council Agenda Item

-GENERAL COUNCIL AFENDA

-Celebrating our Heritage - 1996 General Council Agenda Item

-Declaration of Faith - 1996 General Council Agenda Item - (also Appendix/attachment-5)

-Offending Ministers - 1996 General Council Agenda Item

-Erring General Officials Other Than Members Of The General Executive Committee - 1996 General Council Agenda Item - (also Appendix/attachment-6)

-GLOBAL COMMUNICATION/CHURCH VISIBILITY - (also Appendix/attachment-7)

-Resolution on Spouse/Child Abuse - 1996 General Council Agenda Item - (also Appendix/attachment-8)

-World Missions Superintendents - 1996 General Council Agenda Item

-General Assembly Items for Deletion - 1996 General Council Agenda Item - (also Appendix/attachment-9)

-Ministerial Licensure - Committee on Annulment

-U.S. National Convention - 1996 General Council Agenda Item - (also Appendix/attachment-10)

-COMMISSION ON ORGANIZATION: ITEMS FOR FURTHER STUDY

-SCRIPTURAL PRINCIPLES FOR MINISTRY

-ERRING MINISTERS

-BIBLICAL ORDINATION

-ROLE OF LAITY AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - (also Appendix/attachment-11)

-Holy Spirit Centennial Presentation - Latter Day Outpouring

-SECRETARY APPRECIATION

-AGED MINISTERS FUNDING - (also Appendix/attachment-12)

-International Advisory Council - 1996 General Council Agenda Item

-VIDEO CONFERENCING

-Loans - Report of Delinquent Loans and Loan Activity

-PASTORAL PREFERENCE - (also Appendix/attachment-13)

-CLARIFICATION OF MORAL FAILURE - (also Appendix/attachment-14)

-State Youth and Evangelism Directors - Tenure - (also Appendix/attachment-15)

-Commission Reports - 1996 General Council Agenda Item

-Privileged Statement - Dennis McGuire

-East Coast Bible College - Appropriation - (also Appendix/attachment-16)

-State Youth and Evangelism Directors - Tenure - (also Appendix/attachment-15)

-Western School of Christian Ministry - Evaluation & Guidelines - (also Appendix/attachment-17)

-Privileged Statement - Oliver McMahan

-Eldercare - Report - (also Appendix/attachment-18)

-Gambling Issue - General Assembly Resolutions Committee - (also Appendix/attachment-19)

-Privileged Statement - Lovell Cary

-Insurance - Health Insurance for Ministers - (also Appendix/attachment-20)

-TELEVISION PILOT PROGRAM

-Peniel Ministries - Loan Underwriting

-Appropriation

-Education - Study of Church Colleges

-ERRING MEMBERS - (also Appendix/attachment-21)

-Executive Council - Selection - (also Appendix/attachment-22)

-Benefits Board - MRP Status Report - (also Appendix/attachment-23)

-DECISION OF COUNCIL OF EIGHTEEN

-Executive Council - Approval of Minutes

-Zaire - Report of Amalgamation Procedure

-Task Force

-COMMITTEE TO STUDY ROYALTIES AND/OR PROFITS PAID BY PUBLISHING HOUSE

-General Executive Committee - Discipline

-COMMISSION ON ORGANIZATION

-1996 General Council Agenda - (also Appendix/attachment-24)

-Commission Reports

-Celebrating our Heritage: Faith-Identity-Mission

-Cost-of-Living Announcement

-U.S. National Convention

-Commission on Organzation: Items for Further Study

-Resolution on Spouse/Child Abuse

-World Missions Superintendents

-General Assembly Items for Deletion

-International Advisory Council

-Doctrinal Commitments

-Declaration of Faith

-Resolution on the Role of Laity in the General Assembly

-Offending Members

-Media 2000 - Global Communications

-Erring Ministers

-Erring General Officials (Other than Members of the General Executive Committee)

-AGED MINISTERS PROPOSAL - (also Appendix/attachment-25)

-NATIONAL CHURCH LOAN UNDERWRITING - (also Appendix/attachment-26)