Governance

Planning for a Future Grounded in Faith and Action

On December 10, 2009, the Sub-Executive of the General Council directed the General Secretary to prepare a planning document for 2011–13. The General Secretary launched a broad consultation in early 2010, and invited ideas and comments from the church. The Executive of the General Council approved the following plan on May 3, 2010.

The Plan

• Executive Approves Plan for Triennium and Beyond, May 3, 2010. Includes the motion passed by the Executive of the General Council.

Actions

• Survey on Simplification and Pastoral Relations Online, November 30, 2011
• Simplifying the Manual (Draft): Feedback Invited, July 5 2011
• Executive Director Appointed to Lead Network for Ministry Development, December 1, 2010
• Changes to United Church Funding for Theological Schools, June 15, 2010
• Consultation on Simplifying Church Processes, July 15, 2010
• Staff Changes at the General Council Office, September 22, 2010
• Q&A: Recent Staff Changes at the General Council Office, September 30, 2010

Background

• General Secretary's letter to the church, January 4, 2010
• Some of the ideas and comments [PDF: 153 pp/523 KB] we received from across the church in January–February 2010
• Planning for a Future Grounded in Faith and Action [PDF: 15 pp/92 KB], the General Secretary's advice to the Executive of the General Council for its May 1–3, 2010, meeting
• Background information [PDF: 20 pp/100 KB] provided to the Executive of the General Council in preparation for its May 1–3, 2010, meeting
• Proposed Changes to Theological School Funding, May 25, 2010