The purpose and intent is printed below from the COG web site.Question to COG Leadership - How many times to we, the General Assembly, have to say NO before NO means NO ?WIll The Executive Committee publish a full accounting of the COG money spent producing these forums ?Will the EC promise that after the 2020 vote (and we vote NO) that there will not be another vote?Can some one in the COG please share with us WHO is the force behind this never ending push for women in ministry and WHY does it continue to surface? That open Ministry Forums be conducted globally to provide opportunity for deliberate and meaningful discussion, dialogue, questions/answers and time for spiritual insight regarding the importance and understanding of ministry ranks, qualifications, and women in leadership positions with attention upon the meaning and usage of the title “bishop.†Following the forums, appropriate motion(s) be formulated by the International Executive Council specifically addressing the stated issues and brought to the 2020 International General Council.​