General Council

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The General Council is the highest decision-making and representative assembly of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, bringing together delegates from its member churches to set policies and directions.

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General Council canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf decision-making body
governing body
organ of an international religious organization
representative assembly
affiliation Reformed tradition
World Communion of Reformed Churches
aim to coordinate common witness and service
to discern the will of God for the World Communion of Reformed Churches
to strengthen communion among member churches
authorityOver overall policy of the World Communion of Reformed Churches
canAdopt confessional documents
resolutions
statements
composedOf delegates from member churches of the World Communion of Reformed Churches
decisionScope global
member churches of the World Communion of Reformed Churches
domain Reformed Christianity
elects general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches
officers of the World Communion of Reformed Churches
president of the World Communion of Reformed Churches
function sets directions for the World Communion of Reformed Churches
sets policies for the World Communion of Reformed Churches
hasRole highest decision-making body of the World Communion of Reformed Churches
representative assembly of the World Communion of Reformed Churches
meetingType plenary assembly
meets periodically
participants lay delegates
ordained ministers
women delegates
youth delegates
partOf World Communion of Reformed Churches
primaryLanguage English
relatedTo Congregationalism
surface form: Congregational churches

Presbyterian churches
Reformed confessions
represents member churches of the World Communion of Reformed Churches
topic church polity
church unity
ecumenical relations
justice
mission
theology
usesWorkingLanguages English
French
German
Spanish
other languages of member churches

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