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<p>The Mission, Pastoral & Church Property Committee of the Church Commissioners
tabled a paper for debate at the July 2021 Synod. The motion and vote was:</p><p>‘That
this Synod a) welcome the consultation paper Mission in Revision: A Review of the
Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 (GS 2222); b) commend it for discussion; and c)
invite the Archbishops’ Council, the Legislative Reform Committee and the Church Commissioners
to bring forward draft legislation for consideration by the Synod no later than July
2022.’</p><p>In a counted vote of the whole Synod the voting was as follows: <br>•
In favour - 278 <br>• Against – 2 <br>• Abstentions – 7</p><p>The original timetable
was extended as the Commissioners decided that further consultation was needed before
any proposals came to Synod. It is hoped that the Business Committee of the General
Synod will schedule the Mission and Pastoral Measure as an item at the July 2023 meeting
and that the Synod will be presented with either an update or more specific proposals,
depending on progress.</p>
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