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2008 Wisconsin Conference JournalBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such educational opportunities be annuallyreported to the Charge/Church Conferences and the same be reported to the AppointiveCabinet through the Regional Offices; andBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pastors, circuit team leaders, lay members ofthe Annual Conference, lay leaders of the local churches, S/PPRC teams and ChurchCouncils will proactively provide leadership by advocating and promoting suchtransformational educational opportunities in the local congregations and Circuits.Conference Action: ApprovedAction Item 15:Submitted by:Resolution Establishing a “Conference Faith-Based Safety TaskForce”Conference Leadership and Ministry and Outreach TeamWhereas The Wisconsin Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church desiresto create a culture of hospitality that protects vulnerable people; andWhereas The Wisconsin Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church seeksto better protect people and property; andWhereas The Wisconsin Annual Conference of The United Methodist Churchseeks to develop swift and appropriate faith-based responses to disasters, crises, andemergencies; andWhereas in each Quadrennium since 1996 the General Conference has advised annualconferences develop guidelines and training processes for use by church leaders whocarry responsibility for prevention of child abuse in local churches, (2004 Book ofDiscipline, Social Principles 162.III.C, and 2004 Book of Resolutions 65); andWhereas the Wisconsin Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church hasconsulted with Church Mutual, the insurance carrier for the Wisconsin AnnualConference of the United Methodist Church, in an effort to develop and promote bestrisk management practices and strengthen our child abuse prevention and church andministry protection strategies; andTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that a “Conference Faith-Based Safety TaskForce” be established by the Director of Connectional Ministries, in cooperation withthe Conference Board of Trustees, to develop, coordinate, and make available faithbasedsafety resources for use by local churches, and provide a means of disseminatinginformation and training for local churches to adapt these resources for their use.Conference Action: ApprovedAction Item 16:Submitted by:Resolution on the Continuance of the Wisconsin Annual ConferenceHIV/AIDS Proactive Task ForceWisconsin Annual Conference HIV/AIDS Proactive Task ForceWhereas, the Wisconsin Annual Conference adopted a resolution in 2005 in supportof the 2004 General Conference initiative calling for United Methodists to help combatHIV/AIDS (the Global AIDS Fund, Advance #982345), andItems Requiring Conference Action153