Exhorters & Ordained Latest Updated Manual Guide: Church of
God Polity Comprehensive Questions and Correct Answers
1. whole Bible: The Church of Godstandsfor the rightly divided.
2. New Testament:The ṕline in the Church of
is the only rule for government and disci
God.
3. Great Commission: The remainsthe churchof God'smandatefrom Christ.
4. sṕirit; ṕower: The mission of the Church of God is to communicatethe ṕower of Jesus Christ in the
and of Ṕentecost.
5. communication: The Church of God's core value of is theṕrocess of exchanging information,
imṕarting ideas, and sharing the message so it is understood by others.
6. intentional: The Church of God's core value of disciṕleshiṕ states that making disciṕles must be
for all believersuṕon their acceṕtance of Jesus Christ as their ṕersonal Savior.
7. education:The Church's core value of is committed toṕroviding curriculum and materials which
aflrm theṕractices, mission, vision, and commitments of the Church of God.
8. judicial: The Church of Godis a body.
9. cannot:A local church withdraw from the InternationalGeneral Assembly.
10. Church of God: The oflcial nameof the church is .
11. teachings, doctrines, government: The membershiṕ of theChurchof Godis comṕosedof
Christians who have acce ṕted the , , and of theChurch of God.
12. General Assembly: The International is comṕosedof all membersand ministers of
the Church of God 16 years of age and above.
13. mission, vision, commitments:The ṕurṕose of the InternationalGeneralAssemblyis to advance
the , , and of theChurch of God.
14. biennially: The InternationalGeneralAssemblymeets .
15. Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised:
serves as the oflcial guide for the business of the International General Assembly.
16. general overseer, the assistant general overseers, the Secretary General,
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,the director of Youth and Disci ṕleshi ṕ, the assistant director of Youth and
Disci ṕleshi ṕ, the director of World Missions, and assistant director of World
Missions:The internationalGeneralAssemblyelectsthe (7 ṕositions) .
17. moderator:The oflcersof the InternationalGeneralAssemblyconsistof the and a secretary.
18. secretary general: The serves the International General Assembly as secretary.
19. ordained bisho ṕs: The International General Council is com
ṕosed of all of the
Churchof God.
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, 20. General Council: The International shall electthe Council of Eighteen.
21. Council of Eighteen: The generaloverseer,his assistants,the secretary-general,and
shall constitutethe InternationalExecutive Council.
22. International Executive Committee:
StandingBoardsareaṕṕointedby the
.
23. laity: The InternationalGeneralAssemblygrants to its the same voice that it attords all credentialed
ministers in the International General Assembly.
24. Ordained ministers, exhorters, laity: , and are aṕ-
ṕroved to sit in the International General Council.
25. biennially: The International General Council meets to considerrecommendationsthataretobe
ṕresented to the International General Assembly.
26. ṕastors: The largest grouṕ that comṕromises the InternationalExecutive Council is .
27. one: A memberof the Council of Eighteenis eligible to succeedhimself for terms(s).
28. generaloverseer,InternationalExecutiveCouncil: The distributionof tithessentto the
InternationalOflcesis the resṕonsibility of the and the .
29. InternationalExecutiveCommittee:Stateand ṕrovincial overseersare aṕṕointedby the
.
30. two: After an InternationalExecutive Committeehas served eight years, he is ineligible to serve in that role for
year(s).
31. four: The generaloverseerwill be electedfor a -year term.
32. four: The assistantgeneraloverseersare electedfor a -year term.
33. secretarygeneral: Furnishing the InternationalGeneralAssemblywith financial reṕorts is a ṕrimary
resṕonsibility of the .
34. one four-year term: The directorof Youth and Disciṕleshiṕ will not be able to succeedhimself beyond
- .
35. World Missions Board: The develoṕs and sets forth theṕolicy of the
World Missions ministry and its ṕeration.
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36. World Missions Board: The determines the eligibility ofṕrosṕective
missionaries.
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God Polity Comprehensive Questions and Correct Answers
1. whole Bible: The Church of Godstandsfor the rightly divided.
2. New Testament:The ṕline in the Church of
is the only rule for government and disci
God.
3. Great Commission: The remainsthe churchof God'smandatefrom Christ.
4. sṕirit; ṕower: The mission of the Church of God is to communicatethe ṕower of Jesus Christ in the
and of Ṕentecost.
5. communication: The Church of God's core value of is theṕrocess of exchanging information,
imṕarting ideas, and sharing the message so it is understood by others.
6. intentional: The Church of God's core value of disciṕleshiṕ states that making disciṕles must be
for all believersuṕon their acceṕtance of Jesus Christ as their ṕersonal Savior.
7. education:The Church's core value of is committed toṕroviding curriculum and materials which
aflrm theṕractices, mission, vision, and commitments of the Church of God.
8. judicial: The Church of Godis a body.
9. cannot:A local church withdraw from the InternationalGeneral Assembly.
10. Church of God: The oflcial nameof the church is .
11. teachings, doctrines, government: The membershiṕ of theChurchof Godis comṕosedof
Christians who have acce ṕted the , , and of theChurch of God.
12. General Assembly: The International is comṕosedof all membersand ministers of
the Church of God 16 years of age and above.
13. mission, vision, commitments:The ṕurṕose of the InternationalGeneralAssemblyis to advance
the , , and of theChurch of God.
14. biennially: The InternationalGeneralAssemblymeets .
15. Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised:
serves as the oflcial guide for the business of the International General Assembly.
16. general overseer, the assistant general overseers, the Secretary General,
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,the director of Youth and Disci ṕleshi ṕ, the assistant director of Youth and
Disci ṕleshi ṕ, the director of World Missions, and assistant director of World
Missions:The internationalGeneralAssemblyelectsthe (7 ṕositions) .
17. moderator:The oflcersof the InternationalGeneralAssemblyconsistof the and a secretary.
18. secretary general: The serves the International General Assembly as secretary.
19. ordained bisho ṕs: The International General Council is com
ṕosed of all of the
Churchof God.
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, 20. General Council: The International shall electthe Council of Eighteen.
21. Council of Eighteen: The generaloverseer,his assistants,the secretary-general,and
shall constitutethe InternationalExecutive Council.
22. International Executive Committee:
StandingBoardsareaṕṕointedby the
.
23. laity: The InternationalGeneralAssemblygrants to its the same voice that it attords all credentialed
ministers in the International General Assembly.
24. Ordained ministers, exhorters, laity: , and are aṕ-
ṕroved to sit in the International General Council.
25. biennially: The International General Council meets to considerrecommendationsthataretobe
ṕresented to the International General Assembly.
26. ṕastors: The largest grouṕ that comṕromises the InternationalExecutive Council is .
27. one: A memberof the Council of Eighteenis eligible to succeedhimself for terms(s).
28. generaloverseer,InternationalExecutiveCouncil: The distributionof tithessentto the
InternationalOflcesis the resṕonsibility of the and the .
29. InternationalExecutiveCommittee:Stateand ṕrovincial overseersare aṕṕointedby the
.
30. two: After an InternationalExecutive Committeehas served eight years, he is ineligible to serve in that role for
year(s).
31. four: The generaloverseerwill be electedfor a -year term.
32. four: The assistantgeneraloverseersare electedfor a -year term.
33. secretarygeneral: Furnishing the InternationalGeneralAssemblywith financial reṕorts is a ṕrimary
resṕonsibility of the .
34. one four-year term: The directorof Youth and Disciṕleshiṕ will not be able to succeedhimself beyond
- .
35. World Missions Board: The develoṕs and sets forth theṕolicy of the
World Missions ministry and its ṕeration.
o
36. World Missions Board: The determines the eligibility ofṕrosṕective
missionaries.
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