The 214th General Assembly (2002) adopted the following:

The General Assembly Council recommends that the 214th General Assembly (2002) approve the Mission Initiative, a five-year, $40 million funds development effort for international mission personnel and church growth, and direct the General Assembly Council (GAC) to implement the Mission Initiative and report on its progress to the 215th (2003), 216th (2004), 217th (2005), 218th (2006), and 219th (2007) General Assemblies, with the provision that the proceeds from this campaign be considered over and above the budget and not be used to weaken the church's commitment to missions from its unrestricted budget, and shall report on the Web quarterly the cash receipts and disbursements of all Mission Initiative Funds.

By a vote of 426-8, the 214th General Assembly gave its approval to the Mission Initiative. Elder William Pohlmann of Pittsburgh Presbytery, moderator of the Assembly Committee on Mission Coordination and Budgets which brought the recommendation, called the Mission Initiative "well thought-out, visionary and exciting."

Support for the campaign was enthusiastic. "It's time for the church to step forward," said the Rev. David Carver of Pittsburgh Presbytery. "It's time to do the work Christ called us to do."