Overview
Location: Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, Tenn.
Dates: July 9-13, 2011
Total Number of Registered Attendees: 4,745
Total Attendees from Tennessee (host) Region: 384
Youth Attendees (11-17): 361
Young Adults (18-30): 285
Mission Volunteers: 350
13th Check Offering: $35.604
Week of Compassion Offering: $13,202
Reconciliation Ministry Offering: $12,529
Disciples Mission Fund Offering: $26,431*
* The DMF Offering includes $15,000 from the Christian Church Foundation.
Business from the Assembly
Resolutions
| 1116 | Adopted Addressing Anti-Muslim Action in the United States and Canada Submitted by: Disciples Peace Fellowship Calls upon the General Assembly to promote respect, civility and love toward our Muslim neighbors and urges all expressions of the church to engage in interfaith dialogue. |
| 1117 | Adopted A Call for Reflection and Advocacy on Behalf of the Democratic Republic of Congo Submitted by: Division of Overseas Ministries Calls upon the General Assembly to pray, reflect, educate and advocate on behalf of sisters and brothers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, especially in the area of exploitation of people in the extraction of the mineral wealth of the Congo. |
| 1118 | Adopted Celebrate and Reaffirm Our Commitment to the Vision of Planting New Mission Submitted by: New Church Ministry Celebrates the 88 new and affiliating congregations who have joined the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) during 2009-2010; encourages the Church to continue to support New Church Ministry |
| 1119 | Adopted Moral Injury and Spiritual Care in a Time of War Submitted by: First Christian Church, Oakland, Calif.; Park Avenue Christian Church, New York Asks the General Assembly to accept this as an Item for Reflection and Research during the 2011 – 2013 biennium in order to engage in reflection, prayer and education around conscience, moral injury and spiritual care in a time of war. |
| 1120 | Adopted Human Trafficking Submitted by: Office of Disciples Women Calls on the General Assembly to declare its opposition to human trafficking and to engage in education and advocacy in their local communities about this criminal practice. |
| 1121 | Adopted Justice in Education Reform Submitted by: Family and Children’s Ministries of Disciples Home Missions Calls on the General Assembly to affirm that education reform must be approached in a way that deals with justice issues of race, class, special needs and geographical/residential location in relation to the equitable distribution of resources. |
| 1122 | Adopted with revisions Preventing Sexual Abuse and Ministering to Its Victims Submitted by: General Commission on Ministry Calls on all expressions of the church to nurture the spiritual wholeness of victims of sexual abuse and provides guidelines to aid in preventing such abuse. |
| 1123 | Adopted Support of Children and Youth by Opposing Bullying in Schools, the Church and the Community Submitted by: Group including General Ministries, Regional Ministries and other recognized ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Calls on the General Assembly to denounce bullying as sinful and harmful; encourages local congregations to work within their communities to address bullying and other forms of harassment. |
| 1124 | Adopted Re-election of the General Minister and President Submitted by: General Board Calls for the re-election of Sharon E. Watkins as General Minister and President. |
| 1125 | Adopted Report of the Time and Place Committee Submitted by: General Board Recommends Columbus, Ohio as the site for the 2015 General Assembly. |
| 1126 | Adopted Report of the General Nominating Committee Calls for the election of the 2011-2013 Moderator Team, new General Board members, new General Nominating Committee Members and new board members for Disciples Home Missions and the Division of Overseas Ministries. Read more about our incoming moderator team (in PDF): Regina Morton | Susan Ward Diamond | Rick Ikeda |
| 1127 | Adopted Amending the Special Rules of Procedure for the General Assembly Submitted by: General Board Recommends the re-insertion of guidelines for discussion of Items for Research and Reflection. |
| 1128 | Received Report of the General Assembly Committee of the General Board Provides updates on the 2009 General Assembly resolutions including a special presentation by Robert Welsh regarding the resolution referred by the 2009 General Assembly to the Council on Christian Unity for further investigation, 0919 Christian Unity and War. |
General Ministry Reports
General Ministry reports and audits are provided as PDF documents.
Download all the General Ministry Reports in one PDF document. (8.4MB)
- 1101 – General Assembly of the Christian Church, including the Office of the General Minister and President
- 1102 – Central Pastoral Office for Hispanic Ministries
- 1103 – Christian Board of Publication
- 1104 – Christian Church Foundation
- 1105 – Church Extension
- 1106 – Council on Christian Unity
- 1107 – Disciples Benevolent Services
- 1108 – Disciples of Christ Historical Society
- 1109 – Disciples Home Missions
- 1110 – Division of Overseas Ministries / Global Ministries
- 1111 – Higher Education and Leadership Ministries
- 1112 – National Convocation of the Christian Church
- 1113 – North American Pacific/Asian Disciples
- 1114 – Disciples Women *
- 1115 – Pension Fund
* Financial information for the Office of Disciples Women may be found in the financial report for Disciples Home Missions.