Jurisdictional Study Committee Do a slide on the office expenses apportioned vs. the office expenses direct paid. Report to 2020 General Conference

Jurisdiction Study Committee Creation Jurisdiction Study Committee Petitions to Change Jurisdictional Lines Petitions to change formula on number of bishops Petitions to change timing of changes in bishop numbers General Conference deferred all decisions related to U.S. jurisdictions and created a Jurisdictional Study Committee (JSC) that is authorized to "examine the best number and boundaries of jurisdictions and episcopal areas in the United States." 2020 General Conference During the 2016 General Conference of The United Methodist Church, 23 petitions included recommendations for changes to the formula used to determine the number of bishops within jurisdictional conferences and jurisdictional boundaries in the United States.

Our Mission Statement “The Jurisdictional Study Committee will examine the current realities and missional needs of the UMC for the 21st century and recommend a process to determine the number and boundaries of the jurisdictions and episcopal areas that align with the missional priorities and common purpose of the UMC so that we live out the call of Christ as people committed to be in the Connection.”

Membership Jurisdiction Bishop Clergy Laity NCJ Frank Beard Joy Barrett Lonnie Chafin NEJ John Schol Denise Smartt Sears Lorene Wilbur SCJ Cynthia Harvey Elijah Stansell Susan Brumbaugh SEJ James Swanson Susan Leonard Ray Del Holley W Warner Brown Jeremy Smith Kristina Gonzalez Chair Fred Brewington

Number of Bishops – Current (paragraph 404) Every jurisdiction shall be entitled to a minimum of 5 Bishops, funded by an apportionment to all jurisdictional annual conferences Plus An additional bishop for every 300,000 members also funded by an apportionment to ALL jurisdictional annual conferences Jurisdiction 2016-2020 Bishop Count 2020-2024 with current formula NCJ 9 8 NEJ SCJ 10 10, will be 9 SEJ 13 W 5 This relates to the funding of the number of bishops.

Number of Bishops - Proposed Every jurisdiction shall be entitled to a minimum of 5 Bishops, funded by an apportionment to all jurisdictional annual conferences Plus The number of additional bishops the jurisdiction determines is necessary to accomplish the ministry and mission funded by an apportionment to annual conferences within that jurisdiction * Will be a parallel process to central conference bishops no change in general superintendency. Not identification of any one specific bishop as a jurisdiction or a general one. Get school’s mission rationale language

Interlocking Authorities Jurisdictional Conference General Conference Colleges “[t]he system balances and constrains the power exercised by each of the authorities individually and by all connectionally” (Decision 1312). “A properly adopted amendment, which may seem not merely to alter the balance but to conflict with other provisions in the Constitution, is still part of the Constitution. By definition, nothing in the Constitution is unconstitutional.” (Decision 1312) The Judicial Council has observed that “[t]he system balances and constrains the power exercised by each of the authorities individually and by all connectionally” (Decision 1312). Colleges of Bishops have authority to arrange the plan of episcopal supervision of the annual conferences, missionary conferences, and missions within their respective territories (¶ 48).  Jurisdictional conferences have authority to determine the number, names, and boundaries of the annual conferences and episcopal areas (¶ 40). General Conference has authority to fix a uniform basis upon which bishops shall be elected by the jurisdictional conferences (¶ 16.10) and to determine and provide for raising and distributing funds necessary to carry on the work of the Church (¶ 16.9); The authority to set the number of episcopal areas is not the same as the authority to set the number of bishops. the Judicial Council has reasoned that this dual authority granted to General Conference determines how many bishops there will be in each jurisdiction (Decision 1312). 

How it would work Reviews and Recommends Approves Funding Interjurisdictional Committee on the Episcopacy College of Bishops Juris. Episcopacy Committee Financial Capacity of Juris General Conference Assess Missional Needs and Capacity 1. More flexibility for the near term 2. Jurisdictional Conferences currently have the authority to determine the number, names, and boundaries of episcopal areas, subject to the General Conference's authority to fix a uniform basis for the election of bishops and provide funding for bishops so elected and the respective Colleges' of Bishops authority to arrange the plan of episcopal supervision (BOD 40; see also BOD 16 and 48, Judicial Council Decision 1312). 3. Therefore, the number, assignment, focus and support of U.S. bishops is best identified within the jurisdiction where people better understand the missional strengths, challenges and opportunities. 4. General conference determines the number of positions to fund based upon the recommendation of the IJC. 5. Funding paragraph uses the term “entitled” and the number appears in the funding paragraph. How does ijc report? What is role of finance committee? Of gcaf? Is the minimum language just, shall be entitled to 5, and ijc may recommend more?

Funding of Bishops – General Expenses Allocation to Annual Conferences same as now Total apportioned sufficient to support these activities: Council of Bishops: Meetings, Travel, Staff, Office, etc. Ecumenical Office staff, office, program, travel, etc. Retired Bishops expenses Area travel Central Conference Bishops Minimum number (5) of Jurisdictional Bishops REMOVE Office Expenses No changes to central conference areas, funding, or All funding flows through the Episcopal Fund All support systems and financial policies are established by GCFA as administrators of the Episcopal Fund All Bishops are bishops of the whole church, the “extra bishops” aren’t associated with an individual name

Jurisdictional Funding of Missionally Necessary Bishops AC ADDED TO EPISCOPAL FUND APPORTIONMENT Total cost for Additional Bishsops All bishops same salary and policies. GCFA standards. All are bishops of the whole church. Within the Jurisdiction

Funding of Bishops AC apportionment to EPISCOPAL FUND Apportionment for General Expenses Apportionment for Extra Bishops AC apportionment to EPISCOPAL FUND We recommend that the formula specified in ¶404 be replaced by a process that would allow jurisdictions to determine the number of bishops and episcopal areas necessary to accomplish the mission of the church in their area. Under our proposal, all Bishops will be funded through the Episcopal Fund, as will all of the costs and ministries shared by the Council of Bishops. The apportionment to the annual conferences in support of the Episcopal Fund would be drawn from two revenue streams: 1) an apportionment to the annual conferences and paid to GCFA, and 2) an apportionment to the jurisdictions in support of the number of bishops active in their area.

Cost implications – After Office expenses JURISDICTION GENERAL APPORTIONMENT ADDITIONAL BISHOPS APPORTIONMENT DIRECTLY PAID OFFICE EXPENSES CHANGE FROM PRESENT North Central 2,682,254 955,889 787,501.44 1.68% Northeast 2,208,769 10.27% South Central 3,327,858 1,194,861 875,001.60 -0.04% Southeast 5,300,440 1,911,778 1,137,502.08 -2.92% West 938,212 - 437,500.80 -9.64%

Timing 2020 Genral Conference Pass Petitions Approve funding for current number of bishops Next Quadrennium Use new Apportionment formula for EF Jurisdictions undertake mission analysis 2024 Preparation and GC Missionally justified number of bishops made by Jurisdictions IJC recommends to GC