A075 (A Directive for Clergy Mental Health Ministry Training)
House of Bishops Message #292
The House of Bishops informs the House of Deputies that on Jun 28, 2024 it considered resolution A075 (A Directive for Clergy Mental Health Ministry Training). The house acted to:
Concur
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,
That the 81st General Convention direct encourage the President of the House of Deputies to assign to a church body Executive Council the task of beginning training clergy and postulants in the curriculum for Mental Health Ministry as previously directed in 2022-A109, examining the potential for canonically requiring this training for all active clergy, and reporting to the 82nd Convention on the number of clergy trained and offering a proposal for implementation of training requirement.