____ are approved to sit in the International General Council.

• A. Ordained ministers and laity
• B. Ordained ministers
• C. Ordained ministers, exhorters, and laity
• D. Exhorters and laity

Answer: (C)

The group approved to sit in the International General Council includes ordained ministers, exhorters, and laity. This structure mirrors how the Church of God organizes leadership: ordained ministers provide preaching and pastoral oversight, exhorters contribute from a recognized lay leadership role, and laity from the general membership participate in governance. Including all three ensures the council represents spiritual authority, teaching influence, and practical lay perspective, offering a balanced and inclusive leadership body. Options that leave out any of these groups don’t reflect the church’s practice of broad-based governance.