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INDEX A Accountability Group ............................................................................................................. 320-324 Administrative Review, Committee on ........................................... 218, 227-228, 254, 257, 285, 317 Africa University Initiative ............................................................................................ 255, 358, 360 Agency Reports ...................................................................................................................... 319-388 Annual Conference, Next .............................................................................................................. 183 Anti-Racism Team .................................................................................................................. 320-324 Appointments....................................................................................................... 40-52, 185, 273-274 Apportionment Budget Comparison ....................................................................................... 354-357 Apportionments ....................................................................... 182, 232-239, 241, 255, 288, 354-366 Archives and History, Commission on ...................................................218, 228, 230, 254, 287, 318 Area Office ...................................................................................................................................... 53 Assistant to Bishop .......................................................................................................................... 53 Audit .............................................................................................................. 183, 242, 254, 288, 369 B Bethlehem Center .......................................................................................................................... 170 Breadbasket, Methodism’s ............................................................................................................. 371 Bridgeport Camp and Conference Center ...................................................................... 224, 229, 283 Business of the Annual Conference ........................................................................................ 254-274 C Campus Ministry ........................................................................................................................... 183 Candidacy ............................................................................................................................... 257-258 Candidates for Ordained Ministry.................. 7, 161, 164-165, 168-169, 171-172, 178, 182, 262-263 Center for Leadership Development ......... 53, 109, 174, 217, 219, 221, 227-228, 235, 254, 281-282, ................................................................................................................................................ 315-317 Center for New Church Development and Congregational Transformation ........... 53, 109, 173, 206, .......................................................................... 211,217, 219, 222, 228, 236, 255, 282, 317, 325-327 Center for Missional Outreach ........................... 53, 109, 217, 219, 223, 228, 236-237, 254, 282, 317 Center for Connectional Resources............................ 53, 109, 217-219, 224, 228, 237-238, 282, 317 Certification, Committee on................................................................................................... 160, 316 Certified Church Professionals ................................................................................ 104-105, 271-272 Certified Lay Ministers ........................................................................................ 41, 49, 51, 205, 272 Chancellor’s Report ....................................................................................................................... 163 Chaplains and Related Ministries .................................................................................................. 316 Church and Society ......................................................................................................... 228, 332-334 Clergy Chronological Roll ...................................................................................................... 136-141 Clergy Divorce........................................................................................................................ 290-291 Clergy Effectiveness Task Force ................................................................................................... 316 Clergy Housing Committee and Standards ..................................................................... 229, 291-297 Clergy Session ...................................................................................................................... 160, 186 Commissioning Probationary Members ..................................................................................... 8, 171 Communications ............................................................................... 53, 105, 109, 188, 218, 227, 342 Compensation of Clergy Appointed to Extension Ministries .................................................. 344-345 Conference Agencies .............................................................................................................. 315-318
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Conference History .......................................................................................................................... 10 Conference Leadership Team ........................................................................................ 149, 152, 157 Conference Offices .......................................................................................................................... 53 Conference Personnel Directory ............................................................................................... 53-103 Conference Policies ................................................................................................................ 287-305 Conference Relations, Committee on ............................................................................ 161, 179, 316 Conference Secretary ............................................................................................................... 53, 254 Conference Session, Next .............................................................................................................. 274 Conference Treasurer ............................................................................................................... 53, 254 Connect to the Kingdom ................................................................................................................ 284 Connectional Reports.............................................................................................................. 370-388 Core Leadership Team .................................................................... 216-225, 227, 254, 281, 302, 315 Courtesies and Resolutions .............................................165, 167, 177, 183-185, 218, 230, 287, 318 Creating Congregations Team ........................................................................................ 173, 324-327 D Daily Proceedings ................................................................................................................... 160-185 Deacons .............................................................................................................. 7, 165, 251, 261-263 Deaths ...................................................................................................................... 265-266, 389-407 Diaconal Ministers’ Service Record ....................................................................................... 142-143 Disability Concerns, Committee on ........................................................................ 228, 254, 336-337 Disciplinary Questions ............................................................................................................ 254-274 District Budgets and Financial Reports................................................................................... 367-368 District Offices.......................................................................................... 53, 190, 208, 212-215, 239 E Ecumenical Ministries .................................................................................................... 256, 335-336 Electric Aggregate Program ........................................................................................................... 231 Elders ..................................................... 7, 161, 164-165, 168-169, 171-172, 178, 182, 191, 262-263 E-mail Addresses, Clergy (www.ntcumc.org) ................................................................................. 54 Episcopal Address ......................................................................................................................... 163 Episcopacy Committee .................................................................................. 163, 188, 218, 254, 285 Episcopal Residence Committee ............................................................................................ 218, 285 Equipping Disciples Team ...................................................................................................... 328-332 Equitable Compensation, Commission on ...................................................... 182, 228, 249-252, 254 F Fidelity Bond ................................................................................................................................. 231 Finance and Administration, Council on ................. 182-183, 218, 228, 230-242, 282, 317, 358-369 Funds, Summary Report of ..................................................................................................... 361-366 G Golden Cross .......................................................................................................................... 375-377 Global Ministries ................................................................................................... 175, 228, 254, 336 Gulfside Association ...................................................................................................................... 175
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H Health and Welfare ........................................................................................................................ 336 Health Benefits Policies .......................................................................................................... 345-353 Higher Education and Campus Ministry, Board of ......................................... 228, 254, 282, 330-332 Honorary Members of North Texas Conference .................................................................... 106, 108 I Imagine No Malaria ....................................................................................... 162, 169, 187, 190, 207 Insurance, Health (See Health Benefits Policies) .................................................................... 345-353 Insurance, Property (see Property and Liability Insurance) ............................ 224, 229, 231-232, 283 Investigation, Committee on - Clergy ..................................................... 218, 227-228, 257, 285, 316 Investigation, Committee on - Diaconal Ministers ........................................................................ 218 J Joint Committees ............................................................................................................ 285, 316-317 Journal Certification ...................................................................................................................... 408 L Laity Address ................................................................................................................................. 164 Laity, Board of ............................................................................................... 218, 228, 256, 283, 315 Laity Dinner .................................................................................................................... 162, 186-187 Laity Session.................................................................................................................................. 160 Lay/Clergy Equalization ......................................................................................... 163, 196, 305-306 Lay Leader, Conference .................................................................... 53, 146, 188, 216, 220, 229, 256 Lay Leaders, District....................................................................... 146, 149, 153, 155, 157-158, 256 Lay Members of Annual Conference ...................................................................................... 144-159 Lay Speaking Ministries, Committee on ................................................. 218, 228, 283, 315, 339-341 Leave of Absence - Clergy ............................................................................................... 51, 266-267 Legislative Actions ................................................... 163, 166-167, 174, 176, 179, 181-183, 195-253 Local Pastors.................................................................................................... 160, 250-251, 257-261 Lydia Patterson Institute ................................................................................................. 360, 370-371 M Memoirs Committee ............................................................................... 218, 230, 255, 286-287, 318 Memorials ....................................................................................................... 161, 177, 192, 389-404 Methodist Children’s Home .................................................................................................... 371-373 Methodist Health System ................................................................................................ 176, 373-375 Methodist Mission Home........................................................................................................ 377-378 Minimum Compensation ................................................................................................ 250-252, 255 Ministers’ Service Record........................................................................................................... 11-39 Mount Sequoyah ..................................................................................................................... 379-380 Moving Fund .......................................................................................................................... 294-297 N New Visionaries............................................................................................................................. 358 Nominating Committee.................................................................... 176, 218, 226, 229, 253, 286,315
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O Ordained Ministry, Board of ..................... 160-161, 171-172, 174, 179, 218, 227-228, 254, 284-285, ................................................................................................................................. 315-316, 342-343 Ordained Ministry, District Committees on ................................................................... 174, 255, 343 Ordination, Certificate of ............................................................................................................. 275 Organization of the Conference .............................................................................................. 162-163 Our Beloved Dead .................................................................................................................. 405-407 P Pension and Health Benefits, Board of ............................ 182-183, 218, 228, 247-249, 254, 285-286, ................................................................................................................................. 317-318, 345-353 Perkins School of Theology ............................................................................................ 175, 380-381 Personnel Directory .................................................................................................................. 53-103 Policies of the Annual Conference.......................................................................................... 287-305 Pre-1982 Pension Liability Funding Plan ............................................................... 182, 232, 245-246 Pre-1982 Service Year Rate ................................................................................................... 182, 245 Preparation and Qualifications for Deacons and Elders ................................................. 161, 174, 316 Provisional Members .................................................................................................. 8, 191, 261-263 Project Pentecost............................................................................................................................ 327 Project Transformation .................................................................................................................. 162 Procedures for Meeting of the Annual Conference ................................................................. 305-313 Property and Liability Insurance Committee .................................................. 224, 229, 231-232, 283 Prothro Center at Lake Texoma, The ............................................................................. 224, 229, 283 R Recruitment, Committee on .......................................................................................................... 316 Religion and Race .......................................................................................................... 227, 254, 324 Resolutions .............................................................................................................. 183-185, 242-243 Retiree Medical Liability ....................................................................................................... 232, 353 Retiree’s Rental/Housing-Related Expenses Resolution................................................. 182, 243-244 Retirement ............................................................................ 9, 52, 161, 179-181, 186, 267-269, 288 Rules of Order ........................................................................................................................ 307-313 S Saint Paul School of Theology ............................................................................................... 381-382 Scholarships ................................................................................................................................... 183 Sending Servants Team ................................................................................... 179, 242-243, 332-339 Service Records ........................................................................................................... 11-39, 142-143 Sexual Ethics, Bishop’s Committee on ................................................................................... 323-324 Sexual Misconduct, Policy and Procedures Regarding ................................................... 230, 297-304 Shalom, Communities of ........................................................................................................ 334-335 Southern Methodist University ....................................................................................... 175, 382-384 Standing Rules ................................................................................................. 174, 225-230, 276-313 Statistical Tables ..................................................................................................................... 412-489 Statistician’s Report ........................................................................................................ 166, 409-411 Status and Role of Women, Commission .............................................................................. 227, 254 Strategic Planning ..................................................... 161, 164, 166-168, 171, 189, 197-230, 239-240
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Structure of the Annual Conference ......................................................................... 226-227, 279-287 Surviving Spouses of the North Texas Conference ................................................................. 106-107 T Texas Methodist Foundation................................................................................................... 385-386 Texas United Methodist College Association ................................................................. 167, 384-385 Texas Wesleyan University .................................................................................................... 387-388 Transfer Review, Committee on .................................................................................................... 316 Transfers in and out - Clergy ................................................................................................... 52, 264 Treasurer’s Report .................................................................................................................. 358-366 Trustees, Board of ............................................................ 181, 218, 228-229, 249, 254, 282-283, 317 U UMCOR ................................................................................................................. 175, 337-338, 359 United Methodist Men ..............................................................................53, 152, 218, 228, 255, 284 United Methodist Women ................................................................. 53, 149, 218, 228, 255, 283, 341 V Vacation Standards - Clergy ................................................................................................... 289-290 Volunteers in Mission .............................................................................................. 192-194, 338-339 W Wesley Rankin ........................................................................................................................ 175-176 Worship, Services of .............................................................................................................. 162, 171 Y Young Person’s Report .................................................................................................................. 170 Youth Ministries ....................................................... 53, 104, 149, 183, 192, 218, 228, 242, 255, 284