The Search/Nomination and Transition Committees for the Election of a Bishop Coadjutor, Diocese of Long Island

 
We will be stewards of the process entrusted to us by the Diocese, understanding our ministries as that of servants.
 
We seek always to be grounded in prayer and worship with time for reflection, silence, and attentiveness to the Spirit of God in our midst.
 
We will be open to the possibility and probability of renewal and transformation, both personal and corporate.
 
We seek in all matters to serve with integrity, to be fair, and to tell the truth. Each committee member has an equal place at the table. We will be open about our individual biases.
 
We will make every effort to appreciate the different styles, gifts, and approaches we bring to this work. We will practice stewardship of our language. We commit to making constructive use of disagreement.
 
We agree to use consensus as our model of decision-making. We agree to make decisions in the context of our respective committees and sub-committees rather than through informal, unauthorized groupings.
 
We will honor confidentiality. We will refrain from inappropriate disclosure of information. We will be respectful of those who have entrusted themselves to us in this process of discernment.
 
Where appropriate, we will seek to expand the circle by involving people throughout the diocese with gratitude for the gifts and skills they offer.
 
We will practice hospitality in every aspect of our work, treating each other and those with whom we have contact with respect, courtesy, and kindness. We will treat all candidates and nominees, along with their families, as honored guests. We will be hospitable in every way possible to our bishop and his family, and in time, to our bishop-elect and his or her family. We will involve them in the planning of events that involve them, and we will welcome their input.
 
We will be attentive to our use of physical space.
 
We seek to bring to our work and our relationships humor, joy, humility, generosity, and kindness. We will use the positive as a frame of reference rather than the negative.

 

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