50th General Council, 2003

July 31-August 3, 2003 — Washington, D.C.

50th General Council Resolutions

	General Council Resolutions	Amended	Status
1.	Terms of office of Nonresident Executive Presbyters and Executive officers		Adopted
2.	Honorary General Presbyter — Philip Bongiorno		Adopted
3.	Honorary General Presbyter — Don R. Logan		Adopted
4.	Brazilian District Council of the Assemblies of God		Adopted
5.	Scriptural Interpretation		Adopted
6.	Minimal Membership Guidelines for General Council Affiliated Assemblies		Adopted
7.	Eligibility of Women		Adopted
8.	Marriage Ceremonies		Adopted
9.	Committee on Finance		Adopted
10.	Fellowship Partnership Offering (Amended version to be posted later.)	Amended	Adopted
11.	AGWM Creation of New Region (Amended version to be posted later.)	Amended	Adopted
12.	Appointment of Home Missionaries		Adopted
13.	Home Missionaries Support of AGHM		Adopted
14.	District Evangelists Representative		Adopted
15.	Prayer for Our Country		Adopted

50th General Council Spiritual Life Report	Amended	Status
50th General Council Spiritual Life Report		Passed

North Texas District Appeal	Amended	Status
Credentialing of Divorced and Remarried Persons		Adopted

Operational Definition

Apostolic Ministry and the U.S. Assemblies of God — Operational Definition
Endorsed by the General Presbytery, AUGUST 2003

	Vision for Transformation Resolutions	Amended	Status
1.	Providing for Flexible Local Church Governance Models for General Council-Affiliated Churches		Adopted
2.	Reinforcing the Sovereign Rights of General Council Affiliated Churches		Adopted
3.	Restoring Cooperating Assembly Status		Adopted
4.	Church Planting Emphasis	Amended	Adopted
5.	Providing Licensed Ministers the Right to Vote at General Council		Adopted
6.	Reciprocity With Other Assemblies of God international Fellowships for Credentialing	Amended	Adopted
7.	Establishing a Local Church Credential		Adopted
8.	Moving Licensing and Certification of Ministers Back to the District Councils While Retaining Discipline at the General Council		Withdrawn
9.	Technical Changes to Facilitate a Local Church Credential and Remanding Licensing and Certification Back to the District Councils	Amended	Adopted
10.	Mandatory Screening for All Credential Holders		Adopted
11.	Flexibility for District Leadership Models		Adopted
12.	Encouraging New District Governance Models Through Presbyters		Adopted
13.	District Presbytery Representatives From Ethnic/Language Fellowships		Adopted
14.	Strengthening the Cooperative Relationship Between Ethnic/Language and Geographical Districts		Adopted
15.	Electing Executive Presbyters by Region Rather Than At-Large Voting		Lost
16.	Participation of Women in Governance at the General Presbytery Level		Lost
17.	Internal Realignment to Avoid Duplication and Proliferation Between Divisions, Departments, Commissions, and Committees		Adopted
18.	Voice and Advisory Vote for Credential Holders and Delegates Not Attending General Council		Withdrawn
19.	Expansion of the Board of Administration to Include All Elected Executives		Adopted
20.	Expansion of Commission on Christian Higher Education		Adopted
21.	National Placement Service to Serve Church Leadership		Adopted