52nd General Council Business

2005-2007 Biennial Reports

The 2005-2007 Biennial Reports of the Assemblies of God executive officers and ministry departments was prepared under the direction of the Executive Presbytery for presentation to the 52nd General Council, Indianapolis, Indiana. The financial reports are for April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2007. Statements relative to the number of ministers and churches and all other reports are based on the calendar years 2005/2006 unless otherwise stipulated.

State of Discipleship Report

The State of Discipleship Report (PDF) was prepared for presentation at the 52nd General Council and describes the current state of discipleship in the Assemblies of God.

Elections

General Superintendent — George O. Wood elected. Assistant General Superintendent — L. Alton Garrison elected. General Secretary — John Palmer elected. AG World Missions Director —L. John Bueno reelected. AG US Missions Director — Zollie L. Smith Jr. elected.

Delegates will vote on various positions including general superintendent, assistant general superintendent, general secretary, AG World Missions executive director and the Executive Presbytery. The electronic voting system will be used for all elections and for secret ballots at the discretion of the chair.

Resolutions

Resolution results will be posted here as soon as possible after voting.

Amended

Adopted

Lost

Resolution 1 – Constitution Article II. Nature

Resolution 2 – Executive Officers

Resolution 3 – Composition of Executive Presbytery

Resolution 4 – Compositon of General Presbytery

Resolution 5 – Credential Requirement for Elected Officers of the General Council

Resolution 6 – Relational Districts

Resolution 7 – Commitment to the Fellowship

Resolution 8 – Divorce and Remarriage: Conditions for Credentialing

Resolution 9 – Integrity in Educational Credentials

Resolution 10 – Legalism

Resolution 11 – Assemblies of God World Missions Regional Directors Term of Service

Resolution 12 – The General Council of the Assemblies of God Operations Manual

Resolution 13 – Honarary General Presbyter—D. Wendel Cover

Electronic Voting

Voting constituency is comprised of ordained and licensed ministers and one delegate from each GC church. See "Participation" below. Voting will be conducted electronically. Voting will require: registration, Voter ID Badge, Voter Guidebook Voting on officers will begin Thursday afternoon (August 9). Schedule Confidentiality is assured through the system. Voting delegates will receive a voting number on the back of their registration cards, which will give them access to the voting machine. A simple tutorial will be shown onsite to assist in using the equipment.

Participation

MEMBERS - "The membership of The General Council of the Assemblies of God shall consist of all ordained and licensed ministers holding a current fellowship certificate and churches holding a Certificate of Affiliation issued by The General Council of the Assemblies of God" (Constitution, Article VII. Membership, Sec. 1). VOTERS - "The voting constituency at a General Council shall be composed of all accredited members of The General Council of the Assemblies of God who are present and registered and of such representatives, present and registered, as may be chosen by the churches affiliated with The General Council of the Assemblies of God, each church being entitled to one delegate" (Constitution, Article VII. Membership, Sec. 3). BUSINESS - All business sessions of the 52nd General Council will be conducted from the designated voting sections in the Indianapolis Indiana Convention Center, which will be reserved during business sessions for the voting constituency as described above. To vote or participate in these sessions, ministers and delegates must wear their badges and sit in the reserved sections. ALL GENERAL COUNCIL PARTICIPANTS - All participants are asked to register and wear their badges for all sessions and services. They are encouraged to attend the business sessions as observers.