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General Council
(21 members)
General Presbytery
Executive Presbytery
Board of Administration
General Superintendent
Assistant General Superintendent
General Secretary
General Treasurer
Executive Director of World Missions
Executive Director of US Missions
Executive Presbytery
(Board of Directors)
Board of Administration
General Presbytery
3. Which board functions as the trustees for the General Council?
4. Why are four officers nominated according to a different process than the other two?
5. How is a disagreement between the Executive Presbytery and the General Presbytery resolved.
6. What officer is each district required to select and what is the required selection process?
7. The General Council Bylaws encourage district presbyters to focus on what kind of role within the area under their leadership?
8. What is the difference between a geographic district and a language/ethnic district?
9. What is the process for a church to transfer from a geographic district to a language district (or vice versa)? What body must initiate the decision for such a transfer?
10. Who assists a local assembly in its request to affiliate with the Assemblies of God?
11. What steps are local assemblies encouraged to take before allowing any person to teach, minister, or pastor?
12. In your opinion, why are local churches prohibited from allowing dismissed Assemblies of God ministers to have any ministry in the church?
13. In what matters are churches expected to be amenable to the General Council and district councils?
14. According to this study, what is the essential difference between General Council affiliation and district affiliation?
15. Summarize the principles reflected in the Bylaws related to church divisions.
16. Describe several problems that could develop if a Fellowship like the Assemblies of God did not have specific qualifications for ministers
17. Why is knowledge of Assemblies of God polity and a commitment to the Fellowship listed as basic requirements? How are these qualifications related to ministry in the church?
18. How does the General Council Credentials Committee know that an applicant for credentials possesses enough education and training to be a successful minister?
19. What spiritual criteria must a ministerial applicant meet to be approved for credentials?
20. Various Credentialing Requirements
21. Based on bylaws we have considered, what is the function of districts in the credentialing process? What is the function of the General Council Credentials Committee in the credentialing process?
22. Why do you think ministers should be required to maintain high standards regarding marriage, including those related to performing marriage ceremonies?
