The regular conference consists of the __________.

• A. Membership
• B. Clergy
• C. Board
• D. Congregation

Answer: (A)

The regular conference is the body that represents the church’s membership and has authority in governance decisions. In this framework, those who have joined the church as members—lay people who are in good standing—make up the regular conference and participate in decisions, elect officers, approve budgets, and handle church business. The clergy provide spiritual leadership, but they do not by themselves constitute the regular conference; the board is a separate administrative body, and the congregation refers to the people of the church as a whole, not the formal membership body that has voting rights in this conference. The membership is the group entrusted with the regular conference’s decision-making functions.