August 25, 2010

The Expanded World Church Leadership Council will now be called the International Leadership Council (ILC).  The name is being changed to increase clarity and better reflect the strategically international makeup of this council. 

The International Leadership Council has members from more than 20 countries.  It includes the 24 members of the World Church Leadership Council and nearly 50 cultural interpreters.  The cultural interpreters are ethnic ministers from throughout North America and representatives from other mission fields who are selected by apostles to bring the perspectives of more cultures. 
 
The World Church Leadership Council meets to consider priesthood calls, field organization, and other matters of church administration.  The International Leadership Council focuses on strategic issues, explores questions arising in the life of the church, and reflects on intersecting policy and theology.
 
The ILC will be reconstituted with its meetings September 20–23 at Community of Christ International Headquarters.