The International Executive Council is composed of the general overseer, his assistants, the secretary general, and which group?

• A. Ministers
• B. Exhorters
• C. Laity
• D. Council of Eighteen

Answer: (D)

In church governance, the International Executive Council is the top leadership group that guides policy and direction at the international level. Along with the general overseer, his assistants, and the secretary general, the remaining seat is filled by the Council of Eighteen. This Council of Eighteen serves as the broad ministerial leadership body, elected to participate in governance, accountability, and strategic decisions for the church.

Ministers and exhorters are ranks within the clergy, and laity refers to non-ordained members; neither forms the formal governing group alongside the general overseer, his assistants, and the secretary general. Therefore, the group that completes the International Executive Council is the Council of Eighteen.