Membership
The Connectional Table includes 47 members who are elected from U.S. jurisdictional and overseas conferences in Africa, Asia and Europe and are composed of: clergy and lay representatives; a bishop selected by the Council of Bishops; general agency top executives and most presidents; one youth and one young adult from the Board of Discipleship’s Division on Ministries with Young People; and members from the denomination’s racial and ethnic caucuses.
For a more detailed explanation of the membership breakdown, see the relevant information from The Book of Discipline. Read more
See a list of the members and staff of the Connectional Table
Leadership
Leadership of the Connectional Table includes an Advisory Team with rotating membership coordinating the work between gatherings. Task groups, each responsible for an area of the Connectional Table's work, make sure the related objectives outlined by The Book of Discipline are accomplished. The task groups are also responsible for sharing information about the work in their particular areas with the entire Connectional Table for discussion at the semi-annual gatherings of the entire body. Such organization has succeeded in distributing the work among the members and in moving forward the dialogue concerning vision and mission. The task groups include:
- Staff and Planning Advisory Team
- State of the Church
- Worldwide Nature of the Church
- Evaluation and Review
- General Conference Report
- Joint Budget Process Committee
- Personnel
- Listening Process Team
- Finance Committee
- Internal Evaluation and Review
- Legislation
- World Service Contingency Funds
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