{"id":971,"date":"2016-04-29T14:24:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T14:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icocco-op.org\/?page_id=971"},"modified":"2026-08-04T19:15:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:15:49","slug":"proposals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/proposals\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposals &amp; Historical Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2009 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/plan-for-united-cooperation-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plan for United Cooperation Summary<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/plan-for-united-cooperation-translations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here for multi-lingual versions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"proposals\">Proposals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decisions that are made by the Delegate group shape the future of our movement of&nbsp;churches. It is important that we engage in a process that allows all the parts of the&nbsp;body, and all the gifts that God has put in our fellowship, the greatest opportunity to&nbsp;shape our direction. &nbsp;At the same time, timely and decisive leadership for our movement is crucial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposal process is outlined in the <a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Delegates-Process-Proposals.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2010 Delegates Proposal Process<\/a>. Anyone can submit a proposal to the&nbsp;Delegates&nbsp;from their regional family of churches or to the chairman of the appropriate&nbsp;service team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the spirit of collaboration and cooperation, the following proposals have been adopted by the ICOC Delegates to produce healthy change in our fellowship that glorifies God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"delegates-proposals-approved\">Delegates Proposals approved:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><h3>2010:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Delegates-Process-Proposals.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delegates Process Proposals<\/a> \u2014 several proposals that relate to the Delegates Process<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Defining-a-Healthy-Region-2010.09.18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Defining a Healthy Region Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/HOPEww-Proposal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HOPEww Proposal<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 International Day of Giving, Volunteer Programs and Disaster Relief<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2020-Vision-Document-2010.07.01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020 Vision Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><h3>2011:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/healthy_youth__family_ministry_guidelines_-_november_2010-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Healthy Youth &amp; Family Ministry Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/women_s-serviceteamselectionproposal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women\u2019s Service Team Selection Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/proposals-for-2012-evangelist-service-team-selection.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evangelist Service Team Selection Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/missions-committee-proposal.doc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Missions Committee Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/conference-and-delegate-meeting-proposal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ILC and Delegate Meeting Schedule<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/unified-curriculum-summary-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unified Curriculum Summary Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><h3>2012:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/teachers-roll-and-qualifications-from-teachers-service-team.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teachers\u2019 Role &amp; Qualification<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/proposal-for-amendment-to-geographic-church-family-participation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amendment to Geographic Church Family Participation Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/proposal-for-conflict-resolution-process.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conflict Resolution Process Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><h3>2013:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/HYC-Proposal_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HOPE Youth Corps Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><h3><strong>2014:<\/strong><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No proposals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><h3>2015:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/hope-worldwide-and-icoc-alignment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HOPEww \/ ICOC Alignment Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/2015-icoc-delegates-proposal-icoc-staff-financial-retirement-best-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ICOC Staff Financial Retirement Best Practices Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/icoc-delegates-proposal-for-cooperation-followup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cooperation Follow-up Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><h3>2016:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Proposal-to-Establish-an-Administrative-Service-Team-2016.06.22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Establishing Administrative Service Team Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ICOC-Events-NonProfit-Proposal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICOC Events Non-Profit Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><h3>2017:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/icoc-3-0-forward-by-faith-update-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ICOC 3.0 &#8220;Forward by Faith&#8221; Update #5 (Chicago)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><h3>2018:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/icocco-op.org\/2018\/10\/19\/forward-by-faith-2018-icoc-delegates-conference-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forward by Faith \u2013 2018 ICOC Delegates Conference Update (Panama)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><h3>2022:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2022-Delegate-Vote-1-reconfigure-catalyst-team.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reconfigure Catalyst Team Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2022-Delegate-Vote-2-grassroots-funding-global-effort.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grass Roots Centralized Funding Affirmation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2022-Delegate-Vote-3-multiregional-groupings.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Multi-Regional Groupings Affirmation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2022-Delegate-Vote-4-global-teachers-team.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global ICOC Teachers Service Team Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2022-Delegate-Vote-5-define-characteristics-icoc-church.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ICOC Church Characteristics Affirmation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2022-Delegate-Vote-6-defining-levels-decision-making.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Levels of Decision Making Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2022-Delegate-Vote-7-conflict-resolution.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conflict Resolution Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2022-Delegate-Vote-8-intractable-conflict.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Intractable Conflict Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2022-Delegate-Vote-9-adding-churches-icoc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adding Churches to ICOC Affirmation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CATALYST-TEAM-\u2013-NEXT-TERM-ELECTIONS-PROPOSAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catalyst Team \u2013 Next Term Elections Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ICOC-Evangelist-Team-Proposal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evangelist Service Team Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Solution Process: <a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Solution-Process-Packet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Packet<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SOLUTION-PROCESS-smaller.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Presentation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2009 \u2013 Plan for United Cooperation Summary Click here for multi-lingual versions Proposals The decisions that are made by the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[382],"class_list":["post-971","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PhsvEw-fF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":243,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/leadership-roles-and-responsibilities\/","url_meta":{"origin":971,"position":0},"title":"ICOC Leadership Roles and Responsibilities","author":"dtadmin","date":"January 20, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The International Churches of Christ continue to seek God\u2019s will for their cooperation as a movement of churches with the passion to love God, each other and the lost world around us. 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