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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
General Conference Executive Committee canonical 10

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ