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[[logo: amez "The Freedom Church" Organized 1796]] AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH 42nd Quadrennial Session of the General Conference African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church July 25-August 3, 1984 St. Louis, Missouri Sheraton St. Louis Hotel Convention Headquarters [[image]] Bishop Cecil Bishop President of The Board Of Bishops [[image]] Portrait Of Bishop James Varick Founder & First Bishop of A.M.E. Zion Church Presented to The World Methodist Council OBJECTIVES To provide A.M.E. Zion Church lay persons an opportunity for improving effectiveness in church and community leadership through a program designed to: 1. Teach positive leadership for purposeful action. 2. Provide greater knowledge of the structure and function of the structure and function of the A.M.E. Zion Church and the place of Lay persons in it. 3. Provide knowledge which will increase the effectiveness of the Church as a functioning institution in the community and the world. 4. Develop understanding and practice skills in Christian witness, leadership, human relations, and stewardship. 5. Stimulate such an attitude and atmosphere in our endeavors that others "will take notice" and say: "Here Am I, Send Me." Continues on page 428 129