General Conference Executive Committee

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The General Conference Executive Committee is the chief governing body of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church, responsible for major administrative, policy, and mission decisions between General Conference sessions.

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General Conference Executive Committee canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Seventh-day Adventist Church organization
executive committee
governing body
accountableTo General Conference Session
linked to: General Conference
adopts working policies of the General Conference
approves creation of new divisions and unions
major institutional developments
reorganization of church territories
canCreate ad hoc committees
standing committees
canDelegate authority to divisions and other church entities
convenes Annual Council
governs worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church
hasAuthorityScope worldwide
hasDecisionType doctrinal policy (within limits set by General Conference Session)
financial and budgetary decisions
mission initiatives approval
organizational policy
hasHigherAuthority General Conference Session
linked to: General Conference
hasNature representative body
hasRole administrative authority between General Conference sessions
chief governing body of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
mission-planning authority between General Conference sessions
policy-making authority between General Conference sessions
headquartersLocation Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
includesMember General Conference officers
division officers of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
institutional leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
lay members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
pastoral representatives
isChairedBy President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
jurisdiction global Seventh-day Adventist Church
languageOfRecord English
meetsAtLeast annually
meetsPrimarilyDuring Annual Council
operatesBetween General Conference sessions
oversees attached unions and fields of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
world divisions of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
partOf General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
religiousTradition Seventh-day Adventist
represents world membership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
responsibleFor approving major church policies
approving organizational changes in church structure
electing or confirming certain church officers between sessions
implementing decisions of the General Conference in session
overseeing global mission strategy of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
subjectTo Seventh-day Adventist Church Working Policy

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General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists hasOrgan General Conference Executive Committee
subject linked to: General Conference
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists hasOrgan General Conference Executive Committee
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists hasExecutiveBody General Conference Executive Committee
subject linked to: GC
President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists worksWith General Conference Executive Committee
Division of the General Conference reportsTo General Conference Executive Committee
world divisions of the Seventh-day Adventist Church reportTo General Conference Executive Committee
General Conference Secretariat reportsTo General Conference Executive Committee
General Conference Treasury worksWith General Conference Executive Committee
Secretary of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists memberOf General Conference Executive Committee