Membership: The committee shall have 9 members. The Book of Order, G-9.0105a requires that: “Each governing body above the session shall elect a committee on representation, whose membership shall consist of equal numbers of men and women. A majority of the members shall be selected from the racial ethnic groups (such as Presbyterians of African, Hispanic, and Asian Descent and Native Americans) within the governing body, and the total membership shall include persons from each of the following categories:

·        Majority male membership

·        Majority female membership

·        Racial ethnic male membership

·        Racial ethnic female membership

·        Youth male and female membership

·        Persons with disabilities”

 

Accordingly, in the Presbytery of Philadelphia, the committee shall have 9 members, fulfilling the above requirements and shall include two racial/ethnic females, two racial/ethnic males. Designated representatives of the committee shall be invited to sit with various committees, including the Committees on Nominations, Ministry, and Mission oversight. They shall have voice and vote on matters of representation.

 

Responsibilities:

The committee shall:

• Be responsive to the mission of the Presbytery
• Monitor the representation on all Presbytery Committees, councils, task forces, and work groups to assure that the Presbytery of Philadelphia incarnates the Christian and constitutional goals for proper representation of racial and ethnic groups and those with physical disability, and assuring theological diversity and diversity with respect to age, sex, and geographical distribution.
• Hold the Presbytery to its adopted goals of appropriate representation in election and in employment.
• Designate one of its members to serve and advise Search Committees.
  
  
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