A149 Reorganize the Board of Directors of The College for Bishops

Resolved, the House of ________________ concurring,

That “The Right Reverend David E. and Helen R. Richards College for Bishops of the Episcopal Church” is urged to amend its Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws to provide that:

• the directors of the corporation be jointly nominated by the Presiding Bishop and President of the House of Deputies,

• the directors of the corporation be elected by the House of Bishops,

• the directors of the corporation be confirmed by the House of Deputies of the General Convention,

• that vacancies on the Board that occur more than six months prior to the convening of the next General Convention be filled by joint nomination of the Presiding Bishop and the President of the House of Deputies and election by the Board of the College, and

• that the President of the House of Deputies and the Presiding Bishop be members of the board of directors, ex officio.

Explanation

This Resolution would change the College for Bishops governing board to resemble many other churchwide governing boards – by having board members jointly nominated by both presiding officers in a collaborative process likely to result in a board more equally comprising the orders of ministry of the Church, all of whom have a vital stake in the calling and formation of bishops.