▁con greg ational ▁polity . ▁Author ity ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁is ▁shared ▁between ▁local ▁churches , ▁quad ren n ial ▁con ferences , ▁and ▁the ▁General ▁Conference . ▁ ▁Pent ec ost al ▁Hol iness ▁con greg ations ▁are ▁self - g over ning ▁in ▁local ▁affairs ▁and ▁are ▁led ▁by ▁past ors . ▁The ▁past or ▁pre aches , ▁admin ister s ▁the ▁ordin ances , ▁and ▁prom otes ▁the ▁" sp irit ual ▁w elf are " ▁of ▁con greg ants . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁past or ▁is ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁board . ▁Other ▁than ▁the ▁past or , ▁the ▁church ▁board ▁consists ▁of ▁de a cons ▁and ▁a ▁secretary / tre as urer ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁church ▁members . ▁The ▁board ▁is ▁account able ▁to ▁the ▁past or ▁and ▁church ▁members , ▁and ▁past ors ▁are ▁account able ▁to ▁the ▁quad ren n ial ▁con ferences . ▁ ▁Ge ograph ically , ▁churches ▁are ▁organized ▁into ▁con ferences ▁led ▁by ▁conference ▁super int end ents . ▁In ▁their ▁spiritual ▁roles , ▁super int end ents ▁function ▁as ▁b ish ops , ▁and ▁in ▁their ▁administrative ▁roles ▁they ▁act ▁as ▁chief ▁executive ▁officers ▁of ▁their ▁conference . ▁All ▁conference ▁leaders ▁are ▁elected ▁by ▁their ▁local ▁conference ▁but ▁are ▁account able ▁to ▁the ▁General ▁Super int endent . ▁ ▁The ▁General ▁Conference ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁administrative ▁body ▁in ▁the ▁church . ▁Under ▁it ▁are ▁regional , ▁annual , ▁district , ▁and ▁mission ary ▁con ferences . ▁When ▁the ▁General ▁Conference