Response to D034 at GC 2003

Response to D034 at GC 1997 and A074 at GC 2000

Final Text of Resolution A074, Passed at General Convention 2000:

Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention call for the continuation of the work of resolution D034a passed by the 72nd General Convention, which reads as follows:

“That each diocese, through the cooperative efforts of the bishop and the commission on ministry, or other designated body, shall be responsible for:

Establishing minimum standards for continuing education, including what constitutes an acceptable program and the number of days or hours required per year;
Providing the ways and/or means, in collaboration with the leadership in the diocese, parish, and/or other institution, for continuing education to be made available to all clergy and lay professionals;
Developing standards and methods of accountability for assurance of compliance with their plan.”

The plan devised by each diocese shall be submitted to the Standing Commission on Ministry Development and the Commission shall present guidelines for minimum hours or days for continuing education and make recommendations with provisions to the various dioceses and to the 74th General Convention.

Molly Shaw in the Office of Ministry Development has provided the following report of the implementation of these resolutions:

Resolution D034a Continuing Education

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Minimum Days/Hrs. Cont'd Standard Recommended Annual Monitor Written Cont'd

Standards Ed per year Procedure Funds Leave Days Compliance Ed Provisions

DIOCESE Clergy L.P. Clergy L.P. Clergy L.P. Clergy L.P. Clergy Lay Clergy Lay Clergy Lay

Alaska No No No No Yes Yes 14 days Varies Yes No No No

Albany No No Yes No No set amt. No Yes No No No Yes No

Arizona No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No

Arkansas Yes Yes 7 days N/A No No $1,500 yearly Unspecified No No No No No No

Central Florida No No Yes Yes 14 days No No No No

Central Pennsylvania Yes No 10 days Yes Yes $650 10 days No No No No

Chicago Yes No 10 days Yes No $750 10 days No No No No

Connecticut Yes No 5 days Yes Yes $750 5 days Yes Yes Yes Yes

East Carolina Yes No 14 days Yes No No set amt. 14 days Yes Yes

East Tennessee Yes Yes 5 days 10 days Yes Yes $1,000 yearly $2,000 5 days 10 days No No Yes Yes

Eastern Michigan Yes No Yes Yes No set amt. No set amt. 12 days Yes No Yes Yes

Eastern Oregon No No Yes Yes $750 13 days No No Yes No

Florida Yes Yes 15 hrs. 15 hrs. No No Yes Yes 14 days 14 days Yes No Yes Yes

Fond du Lac Yes Yes 24 hrs. 24 hrs. No No $500 14 days Yes Yes Yes Yes

Fort Worth No No N/A N/A No No Yes $? Yes $? Yes ? No No

Idaho Yes No 20 hrs. Yes Yes $400 min. No 14 days No Yes No Yes

Kansas Yes No 15 hrs. Yes Yes No set amt. No set amt. Yes Yes No Yes Yes

Lexington No No Yes Yes $500 10 days No No

Litoral-Ecuador Yes Yes 444 hrs. 444 hrs. Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Louisiana No No Yes $1,000 10 days No No No No

Maryland No No Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No

Mississippi No No Yes Yes $250 min. No 14 days No No No No No

Nebraska Yes No 15 hrs. Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No

Nevada No No Yes Yes $400 $400 14 days 14 days Yes Yes Yes Yes

New York Yes No 10 days Yes No $500 yearly 10 days No No Yes No

North Carolina No No 14 days Yes Yes $500 14 days No No Yes No

North Dakota No No No No Yes 14 days No No No No

Northern California Yes Yes 15 hrs. 15 hrs. Yes Yes $300 min. 14 days No No Yes Yes

Northern Indiana No No 10 days 10 days Yes Yes Yes 10 days 10 days No No Yes Yes

Northern Michigan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Ohio Yes Yes 30 hrs. 30 hrs. Yes Yes $500 $500 10 days 10 days Yes No No No

Oregon Yes No Yes No $400 14 days No No Yes No

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Pittsburgh Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes

Quincy Yes 20 days Yes $200 20 days No No No No

Rochester Yes Yes 10 days 10 days Yes Yes $500 $500 10 days 10 days No No Yes Yes

San Diego No No No No $500 min. 14 days No No No No

South Carolina

Southeast Florida Yes Yes 14 days 2-5 days Yes Yes Yes 14 days 2-5 days Yes Yes No No

Southwest Virginia Yes No 14 days $700 14 days No Yes

Tennessee Yes No 14 days N/A Yes No Yes Yes 14 days N/A No No Yes No

Upper South Carolina No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes

Utah Yes Yes 7 days 5 days Yes Yes $600 7 days 5 days No No No No

Vermont Yes Yes 14 days 14 days Yes Yes Yes Yes 14 days 14 days No No

Washington No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No

West Missouri Yes No 8 hrs. Yes $200 5 days Yes Yes

West Tennessee No No No No Yes Yes No No

West Texas Yes Yes 24 hrs. 24 hrs. Yes Yes Yes Yes 14 days 14 days Yes No Yes Yes

West Virginia Yes No 10 days Yes Yes 10 days No Yes

Western Michigan No No 14 days No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No

Western New York Yes No 10 days Yes $500 10 days No Yes

Western North Carolina Yes No 7-14 days Yes No No set amt. 7-14 days No No Yes No

Updated 11/7/2002 Page 2

Final Text of Resolution A074, Passed at General Convention 2000
Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention call for the continuation of the work of resolution D034a passed by the 72nd General Convention, which reads as follows:
“That each diocese, through the cooperative efforts of the bishop and the commission on ministry, or other designated body, shall be responsible for:

Establishing minimum standards for continuing education, including what constitutes an acceptable program and the number of days or hours required per year;
Providing the ways and/or means, in collaboration with the leadership in the diocese, parish, and/or other institution, for continuing education to be made available to all clergy and lay professionals;
Developing standards and methods of accountability for assurance of compliance with their plan.”
The plan devised by each diocese shall be submitted to the Standing Commission on Ministry Development and the Commission shall present guidelines for minimum hours or days for continuing education and make recommendations with provisions to the various dioceses and to the 74th General Convention.
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 13:56:35 -0500
From: Molly Shaw mshaw@episcopalchurch.org Subject: Resolution D034a Continuing Education

Dear Louie:

Here is some additional information on Res. D034a that you might like to share on the Bishops & Deputies list.

Bishop Clayton Matthews is involved in a Continuing Education Pilot Project that involves 12 Dioceses who are working with Susy Miller of Miller and May Associates. Each diocese has been developing norms and standards for Continuing Education of clergy and lay professionals, and the results will be published as part of the Standing Commission on Ministry Development (SCMD) report to General Convention next summer. Along with a report will be a resolution to establish a canonical standard for continuing education that is open ended for adaptation by each diocese but within a national framework and understanding.

The Chair of SCMD is Bishop Croneberger of the Diocese of Newark, and the Coordinator for Ministry Development is Bud Holland.

Molly A. Shaw
Assistant for Data Management
Office for Ministry Development
815 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Tel: 800 334 7626, ext. 6162
212 716 6162
email: mshaw@episcopalchurch.org

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