The Co-ordinating Committee (CoC) of the AELC is composed of one male delegate/representative from each member-congregation of the CoC. Pastors of the AELC are also part of the CoC. Its purpose is to help organise happenings across the AELC for the benefit of each individual congregation and the church body as a whole. Decisions made by the CoC come back to the member-congregations as recommendations only.
The CoC of the AELC has a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and two Auditors, who are elected from the lay membership of either the CoC or the Seminary Committee. The Co-ordinating Committee has the power to co-opt the services of a qualified member of an AELC congregation to serve in a special aspect of its work.
All members of congregations of the AELC are allowed to attend meetings of the CoC. However, only congregational delegates/representatives are permitted to vote on recommendations that the Co-ordinating Committee makes to congregations.
All office-bearers of the various committees of the AELC, including the Co-ordinating Committee (CoC), shall be seen as servants of the congregations that they serve, and not lords or masters. The AELC strives to have no hierarchy or degrees of status and superiority among the laymen or among the pastors of the AELC.
Further information about The Co-ordinating Committee of the Australian Evangelical Lutheran Church can be read in The Rules of the Australian Evangelical Lutheran Church. A physical copy can be requested by Contacting Us.