Ed Schipul • Flickr • bit.ly/2zHQ2dnFirst Look: General Convention December 1, 2017 Clips, News Bishops and Deputies attending General Convention in July may begin preparing now: “An Introduction to the 79th General Convention for Deputies and Bishops” is available online as a 31-page PDF. The 79th General Convention will meet July 5-13 at Austin Convention Center. Its theme is “The Jesus Movement: Loving, Liberating and Life-giving.” The document’s topics include: How to prepare How to register What can I expect in Austin? What is the schedule for General Convention? What happens at General Convention? How does General Convention conduct its legislative work? What are resolutions and memorials? What are the Rules of Order? What are legislative committees? What is the Virtual Binder? Information on elections Draft agenda Legislative committees Adapted from the Office of Public Affairs
