Do you have an idea for a way to strengthen the United Church? If so, please consider preparing a proposal to be brought to Pacific Mountain Regional Council’s 6th Annual General Meeting!
This year’s AGM will be hearing Proposals:
- to Regional Council
- to General Council
- to both Regional and General Council – same Proposal for both levels of governance
Proposals have a set format that is outlined in the Proposals form.
- Open the Form: Pacific Mountain Region – Proposal Form 2024
- Request a PDF version of the Form: MAraujo@united-church.ca
Deadline to submit Proposals is Sunday May 5th, 2024 extended to Friday, May 17th, 2024.
Proposals Information Session
Town Hall Gathering
Wednesday April 10, 2024
1pm Pacific / 2pm Mountain
Online Only
Attend the Pacific Mountain Region Town Hall on Wednesday April 10, 2024 to learn about all about Proposals:
What is a Proposal, in The United Church of Canada?
How are Proposals written and submitted?
How are Proposals considered and voted on?
What’s special about Proposals this year, 2024?
Proposals to General Council 45
(See The Manual, Section F)
Individuals, communities of faith, networks, and clusters of the United Church may submit a proposal to their respective Regional Council for consideration.
The Regional Councils will then take ownership of the proposal, with full ability to make revisions and changes, and either forward it to General Council with agreement or disagreement (providing rationale why the Regional Council is sending a proposal with which it disagrees) or by taking no action at this time.
Similar to General Councils 43 and 44, General Council 45 will take a multi-phase approach of Learning, Discussing, and Deciding over the course of three months.
Learning and Discussion sessions will occur on-line during the month of June.
The Learning phase will focus on clarity and understanding the proposal through webinars and on-line videos provided by the proposal originator (or designate). Facilitated Discussion groups will engage the merits of the proposal offering comments, affirmations, and revisions through on-line conversation. Discussion groups are expected to consider every proposal and note takers will record comments of support, dissent, suggested revisions.
The Facilitation Group (or “Way Forward” Team) will consider all the information provided by the Discussion groups on every proposal and offer a way forward that may include a new, refined proposal that reflects the wisdom of the body.
Decision sessions will occur during the convened hybrid sessions of August 7-12, 2025, wherein the General Council’s response to the proposals will be moved, debated, refined, and voted upon, using a consensus model as much as possible, non-binding warm/cool indicators, and Bourinot’s Rules of Order.
If you have questions regarding this proposal, please send them to: GC45@united-church.ca
Pacific Mountain Region Proposal Form 2024
AMG 2024
Click for more Connecting Collaborating Cultivating