A026 (Establishing a Database for Title IV Outcomes on the Office of Transitional Ministry Profiles of Clergy)
House of Deputies Message #141
The House of Deputies informs the House of Bishops that on Jun 25, 2024 it considered resolution A026 (Establishing a Database for Title IV Outcomes on the Office of Transitional Ministry Profiles of Clergy). The house acted to:
Refer to an Interim Body
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,
That the 81st General Convention authorize the establishment of a Title IV data base on the Office of Transitional Ministry (OTM) website, of which will hold all pastoral responses, pastoral directions, Accords, and decisions regarding clergy discipline, for the purpose of transparency, integrity, and accountability of all clergy search processes in The Episcopal Church; and be it further
Resolved, that each Diocese shall send all mentioned materials to the Office of Transitional Ministry within thirty days of their becoming effective; and be it further
Resolved, That the OTM staff be charged with the responsibility of data entry and updates of any materials.