GC action on many fronts

Many resolutions have been passed in the last couple of days. Much of the energy has been focused on Windsor Report stuff, but there are other things happening too. Here's a roundup.

Alongside the legislative gathering, a young adult festival has been going on during Convention. Here's a summary of what that's been about.

ENS reports that "the House of Deputies on June 20 passed a budget of just more than $152 million for the next three years and sent it to the House of Bishops for final action.

• Justice and peace (with an emphasis on the Millennium Development Goals);
• Young adults, youth and children;
• Reconciliation and evangelism;
• Congregational transformation; and
• Partnerships within the Anglican Communion, and with ecumenical and interfaith entities

From an ENS story, we read a synopsis of actions related to evangelism and church growth.
The Convention passed a resolution proposed by Bishop David Jones of Virginia, chair of the Evangelism Committee, to study the Joint Commission on Domestic Mission and Evangelism's concern that the Episcopal Church "may be in systemic decline." The resolution charges the Standing Commission on Domestic Mission and Evangelism with initiating "a national consultation on methods and strategies identify best practices to reverse the decline in mainline denominations," and making recommendations to the 76th General Convention on ways to reverse that decline in all denominations.