Q: As a pastor of a young and growing ministry I must know I am doing things right. During any business meeting while entertaining a Motion & Second where should discussion be enteretained? We have thus far had a Motion & A Second then Discussion... Is this correct?
A motion is properly introduced with three steps:
1. A member Moves it
2. Another Seconds it
3. The chair States the motion (e.g., "It is moved and seconded to refer the pending question to a committee of three")
Once it has been stated by the chair, the motion becomes the property of the assembly. It is now open for discussion. The purpose of this is to prevent idle and unfocused discussion from taking place. It also forces the members to think about what they want to do ahead of time and come to the meeting with a well thought out plan or proposal.
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