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Minutes of the General Assembly 2012 Ray Coster, Moderator Martin Baker, Clerk 94 Session 3
Minutes of the General Assembly 2012 Minutes of Session 5 of the 2012 General Assembly Rotorua Boys’ High School, Pukuatua St, Rotorua Friday 5 October, 7.00 pm The Very Rev Peter Cheyne constituted the new session with prayer. Resumption of Debate on Liberty of Conviction Rev Dr Margaret Mayman moved, and it was seconded: [12.115] That, given that a range of views on sexual orientation and marriage, held in good faith, exist in the Church, Section 9.1(1A) be deleted from the Book of Order. There was debate. Voting, by secret ballot, was 35.42% in favour and 64.58% against. The motion was declared lost. The following people recorded their dissent to the decision: James Veitch, Cunningham Atchison (with reasons), Hugh Perry (with reasons), Jill White (with reasons), Graeme Munro (with reasons), Judith Milmine, Anne Thomson, Roy Tankersley, Margaret Garland (with reasons), Sue Fenton, Carol Grant, Lynn Russell, Helen Martin, Jan Ewart (with reasons) Dennis McFarland, Lynda Nicol-McLachlan, Adrian Skelton (with reasons), John Elder, Sally Carter (with reasons), Karel Lorier, Margaret Garland (with reasons, Margaret Mayman (with reasons), Russell Thew, Alyson Atchison, Bruce Hamill (with reasons), Ken Wall. Refer addendum to the minutes of this session for reasons for dissent. The Moderator resumed the chair. Role of the Moderator of the General Assembly The Rev Simon McLeay, of the Facilitation Group, presented feedback from session one of dialogue groups discussion. Leave was granted to withdraw notices of motions [12.020-12.027] and replace them by notice of motion [12.134]. [12.020] [Withdrawn] That the primary role of the Moderator of the General Assembly be affirmed as the mission leader of the Church. [12.021] [Withdrawn] That the Assembly calls its Moderator to a four-year, full time-role, which may include moderating more than one General Assembly. [12.022] [Withdrawn] That the Assembly recognise that the role of the Moderator is to: (a) Moderate the General Assembly. (b) Lead and inspire the Church in God’s mission, expressing its vision, beliefs, values and mission direction to congregations and to the wider community, religious and secular, national and international. (c) Encourage the implementation of the Church’s mission strategy. (d) Represent the Church at formal occasions in the wider community. Session 5 95
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