CHICAGO, IL (April 18, 2008) \u2013 Eight proposed bylaws amendments are among decisions facing delegates to the 123rd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church June 24-26 in Green Lake, Wisconsin.
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\nThe proposed amendments are listed below.<\/p>\n
Article VII, Section 7.10.n.ii<\/strong><\/p>\n Current wording<\/em>: \u201cA vacancy on a board shall be filled by election not later than the second Annual Meeting following the creation of the vacancy. Candidates for the vacant position shall be nominated and elected in the same manner as the member whose vacancy is being filled, and shall be elected for the unexpired term of that member. A board member elected to serve the unexpired term of a predecessor may be elected to a subsequent full term provided that the board member did not serve more than two years of the predecessor\u2019s unexpired term.\u201d<\/p>\n Proposed wording<\/em>: \u201cA vacancy on a board shall be filled by election not later than the second Annual Meeting following the creation of the vacancy. Candidates for the vacant position shall be nominated and elected in the same manner as the member whose vacancy is being filled, and shall be elected for the unexpired term of that member. A board member elected to serve the unexpired term of a predecessor may be nominated for a subsequent full term and may be nominated as a single candidate, provided that the board member did not serve more than two years of the predecessor\u2019s unexpired term.\u201d<\/p>\n Proposed by the Board of Nominations, approved by the Covenant Executive Board.<\/p>\n Article VIII, Section 8.2.d<\/strong><\/p>\n Current wording<\/em>: \u201cAdvisors to the Executive Board. The Executive Board shall have the following advisors: the members of the Council of Administrators and the president of Covenant Bible College International.\u201d<\/p>\n Proposed wording<\/em>: \u201cAdvisors to the Executive Board. The Executive Board shall have the following advisors: the members of the Council of Administrators.\u201d<\/p>\n Proposed by Covenant Executive Board<\/p>\n Article XII, Section 12.1<\/strong><\/p>\n Current wording<\/em>: \u201cThe ECC has established the following corporations: Covenant Ministries of Benevolence, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation; North Park University, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation; Covenant Bible College International, a Colorado not-for-profit corporation; Covenant Development Corporation, an Iowa not-for-profit corporation; National Covenant Properties, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation; Covenant Trust Company, a chartered Illinois trust company; and Paul Carlson Medical Program, Inc., an Illinois not-for-profit corporation.\u201d<\/p>\n Proposed wording<\/em>: \u201cThe ECC has established the following corporations: Covenant Ministries of Benevolence, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation; North Park University, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation; Covenant Development Corporation, an Iowa not-for-profit corporation; National Covenant Properties, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation; Covenant Trust Company, a chartered Illinois trust company; and Paul Carlson Medical Program, Inc., an Illinois not-for-profit corporation.\u201d<\/p>\n Proposed by Covenant Executive Board<\/p>\n Article XII, Section 12.4<\/strong><\/p>\n Current wording<\/em>: \u201cCovenant Bible College International. Covenant Bible College International is the coordinating and guiding body for all affiliated campuses whose mission is to equip men and women to live as disciples of Jesus Christ. Affiliated campuses pursue this mission through promoting biblical literacy, spiritual formation, Christian service, worship, a practically applied faith, and global perspective. The corporate members of Covenant Bible College International are the ECC and the Evangelical Covenant Church of Canada. Covenant Bible College International has only ex-officio directors, as provided in its by-laws.\u201d<\/p>\n Proposed wording<\/em>: Delete in its entirety.<\/p>\n Proposed by Covenant Executive Board<\/p>\n Article X, Section 10.3.b.i(3)<\/strong><\/p>\n Current wording<\/em>: \u201cThe Board of the Ordered Ministry shall have the following ex-officio members: the president of the ECC, the president of the Covenant Ministerium, the president and dean of North Park Theological Seminary, the president of Centro Hispano de Estudios Teol\u00f3gicos del Pacto Evang\u00e9lico, the executive minister of the ordered ministry, a liaison from the Council of Superintendents approved by the president of the ECC, and a liaison from the Executive Board of the ECC appointed by the Executive Board of the ECC who shall be an ordained or licensed minister in good standing in the ECC.\u201d<\/p>\n Proposed wording<\/em>: \u201cThe Board of the Ordered Ministry shall have the following ex-officio members: the president of the ECC, the president of the Covenant Ministerium, the president and dean of North Park Theological Seminary, the president of Centro Hispano de Estudios Teol\u00f3gicos del Pacto Evang\u00e9lico, the executive minister of the ordered ministry, a liaison from the Council of Superintendents appointed by the president of the ECC, and a liaison from the Executive Board of the ECC appointed by the Executive Board of the ECC who shall be an ordained or licensed minister in good standing in the ECC.\u201d<\/p>\n Proposed by the Covenant Executive Board Current wording<\/em>: \u201cThe Board of Pensions and Benefits shall have the following ex-officio members: the vice president for finance of the ECC, the executive minister of the ordered ministry, and a liaison from the Executive Board of the ECC appointed by the Executive Board of the ECC.\u201d<\/p>\n Proposed wording<\/em>: \u201cThe Board of Pensions and Benefits shall have the following ex-officio members: the vice president for finance of the ECC, the executive minister of the ordered ministry, a liaison from the Council of Superintendents appointed by the president of the ECC, and a liaison from the Executive Board of the ECC appointed by the Executive Board of the ECC.\u201d<\/p>\n Proposed by the Covenant Executive Board<\/p>\n Article XII, Section 12.2.b.ii<\/strong>
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\nArticle X, Section 10.4.b.ii<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nCurrent wording<\/em>: \u201cThe Board of Benevolence shall have the following ex-officio members: the president of the ECC, the president of Covenant Ministries of Benevolence, and a liaison from the Executive Board of the ECC appointed by the Executive Board of the ECC.\u201d<\/p>\n