Editing Grace Communion International (section)

== Structure ==

===International===
Grace Communion International has a [[hierarchical]] [[polity]]. Its ecclesiastical policies are determined by the Advisory Council of Elders. Members of the Advisory Council are appointed by the President. The President, who also holds the title of Pastor General, is chief executive and ecclesiastical officer of the denomination. A Doctrinal Advisory Team may report to the Advisory Council on the church's official doctrinal statements, [[epistemology]], or [[apologetics]]. The President may [[pocket veto]] doctrinal positions he determines to be [[heresy|heretical]]. However, the President is also a member of the Doctrinal Advisory Team, and so he is aware of and involved in the activities of that committee.<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Church Administration Manuals|url=https://www.gci.org/church/manual|work=Grace Communion International|publisher=Worldwide Church of God|access-date=15 September 2012}}</ref> Historically, Presidents, as chairmen of the board of directors, have appointed their own successor. This and the President's power to appoint and remove members of the Advisory Council have remained areas of concern even among those who applaud the church's doctrinal changes.

The Church maintains national offices and satellite offices in multiple countries. Membership and tithe income originate primarily from the eastern United States.

===Regional and local===
In the United States, denominational contact with local assemblies or local church home small group meetings, i.e., [[cell church]]es, is facilitated by district superintendents, each of which is responsible for a large number of churches in a geographical region (such as Florida or the Northeast) or in a specialized language group (such as Spanish-speaking congregations).

Local churches are led by a senior pastor, pastoral leadership team (with one person designated as a congregational pastoral leader), each of which is supervised by a district pastoral leader. Some senior pastors are responsible for a single local church, but many are responsible for working in two or more churches. Salary compensation for the paid local church pastor, if available, is determined by the local church.