Recommendation to Council of Bishops

In the Church

We persons called together by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, General Board of Discipleship, United Methodist Communications and Office on Christian Unity and Interreligious Relations for conversation on online communion practices on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 2013, recommend

  1. The Council of Bishops, in collaboration with appropriate general agency staff and other partners, actively lead the way to promote and develop excellent  practices of online ministries across the United Methodist connection.
  2. The Council of Bishops to call for a moratorium on all online sacramental practices.
  3. Papers and notes on this conversation be referred to the Council of Bishops and Committee on Faith and Order for further conversation within The United Methodist Church and with our ecumenical partners, and made available publicly by Nov. 1.