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Vineyard Movement - Organization: Encyclopedia II - Vineyard Movement - Organization

The Vineyard has a highly decentralized organizational structure, reflecting the church's belief that local and regionally-based management, ministries and outreach are more effective than a highly centralized structure. The international headquarters of the Vineyard is currently located in Sugarland, Texas, though few, if any, major decisions are solely made there. In the United States, the Vineyard is divided into eight regions: Eastern, Southeast, Great Lakes, Midwest, Southwest, Greater Rocky Mountain, Western, and Northwest. Each ...

Vineyard Movement: Encyclopedia II - Vineyard Movement - Organization

Vineyard Movement - Organization

In the United States, the Vineyard is divided into eight regions: Eastern, Southeast, Great Lakes, Midwest, Southwest, Greater Rocky Mountain, Western, and Northwest. Each region has clusters of churches grouped together by relationship and location, facilitated by an Area Pastoral Care Leader (APCL). The APCL's work together with the Regional Overseer (RO) to provide leadership and encouragement to the individual Vineyard Churches. The RO for each of the eight regions is automatically granted a seat on the Vineyard National Board.

The Central Governing Body of the Vineyard is a 12-member board of directors. The board is made up of the eight regional overseers of the church plus 4 additional leadership members, including the National Director. Currently, the National Director of the Vineyard is Bert Waggoner. All major strategic decisions, including all major theological and doctrinal statements, are made by the board of directors. The current makeup of the National Board of Directors is: