One way was greater cooperation between groups, such as the Edinburgh Missionary Conference of Protestants in 1910, the Justice, Peace and Creation Commission of the World Council of Churches founded in 1948 by Protestant and Orthodox churches, and similar national councils like the National Council of Churches in Australia which includes Roman Catholics.

After the initial successes of the Ecumenical Movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the Edinburgh Missionary Conference of 1910 ( chaired by future WCC Honorary President John R. Mott ), church leaders agreed in 1937 to establish a World Council of Churches, based on a merger of the Faith and Order Movement and Life and Work Movement organisations.

Subsequent mergers were with the International Missionary Council in 1961 and the World Council of Christian Education, with its roots in the 18th century Sunday School movement, in 1971.

It was formerly a school of London Missionary Society and later became a member school of the Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China.

According to the Indigenous Missionary Council about 450 indigenous people were murdered between 2003 and 2010.

* 1921-Founding of International Missionary Council ( IMC ); Norwegian Mission Council formed ; Columbans enter China

* 1928-Cuba Bible Institute ( West Indies Mission ) opens ; Jerusalem Conference of International Missionary Council ; foundation of Borneo Evangelical Mission by Hudson Southwell, Frank Davidson and Carey Tolley.

As thinking developed, particularly in the context of decolonisation, and churches wanted to recognise the gifts of people of the South, the London Missionary Society transformed into the Council for World Mission – an organisation in which the United Reformed Church is no more important than the Church of South India ( for example )

* 1921: International Missionary Council — organizer.

In 1895 they formed the Philadelphia Missionary Council.

* The Deaconess and Church Training School: Paper Read at the Woman's Auxiliary Meeting of the Missionary Council at Washington, by Deaconess Susan Trevor Knapp ( 1903 )

The work of the Continuation Committee was interrupted by World War I, but formed the foundation for the establishment of the International Missionary Council, established in 1921.

McKay invited Du Plessis to address the International Missionary Council in Willingen, West Germany, in 1952.

He resigned as President of the American Missionary Association to take up a position as the Moderator of the National Council of Congregational Churches in 1904.

In Australia these included the Australian Student Christian Movement, formed in 1896, and the National Missionary Council, created in 1926.

During Missionary Council Meetings in the mid to late 19th century several Western missionaries started advocating for the Chinese Christians to become independent instead of relying on outside support and funds.

In 1938 MCC hosted the Tambaram Conference ( also called The Madras Conference or Tambaram 1938 ), the third World Missionary Conference which eventually created the World Council of Churches.

* Yu-ming Shaw, An American Missionary in China: John Leighton Stuart and Chinese-American Relations ( Cambridge: Council on East Asian Studies Harvard University: Distributed by Harvard University Press, 1992 ).

The London Missionary Society merged with the Commonwealth Missionary Society ( formerly the Colonial Missionary Society ) in 1966 to form the Congregational Council for World Mission ( CCWM ).

The American Bishops assembled at the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore urged the Catholic people to read the Holy Bible.

Furthermore, individual bishops, or the Council of Bishops as a whole, often serve a prophetic role, making statements on important social issues and setting forth a vision for the denomination, though they have no legislative authority of their own.

The collegial expression of episcopal leadership in the United Methodist Church is known as the Council of Bishops.

The Council of Bishops speaks to the Church and through the Church into the world and gives leadership in the quest for Christian unity and interreligious relationships.

The Conference of Methodist Bishops includes the United Methodist Council of Bishops plus bishops from affiliated autonomous Methodist or United Churches.

* The Ecumenical Catholic Communion * The United Methodist Church: Council of Bishops

In 1994, the prayers announced " allowed " by the 1982 Bishops Council of the Anglican Church of Korea was published in a second version of the Book of Common Prayers In 2004, the National Anglican Council published the third and the current Book of Common Prayers known as " seoung-gong-hwe gi-do-seo " or the " Anglican Prayers ", including the Daily Masses, Special Masses, Baptism, Confirmation, Funeral Mass, Wedding Mass, Rite of Ordination Mass, and all of the other events the Anglican Church of Korea celebrates.

Bishops debating with the pope at the Council of Constance

The Church declared the first sessions of the Council of Constance an invalid and illicit assembly of Bishops, gathered under the authority of John XXIII.

Neither body sent representatives to the CUIC plenary on January 11 – 14, 2008, though the AME Council of Bishops never voted to suspend membership officially.

* United Methodist Council of Bishops Official Website of the United Methodist Church

Damasus ' response repudiated Maximus summarily and advised Theodosius to summon a Council of Bishops for the purpose of settling various Church issues such as the schism in Antioch and the consecration of a proper bishop for the see of Constantinople.

Spanish Bishops held the Council of Elvira around 306.

Among the most active of the major Curial institutions are the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which oversees the Catholic Church's doctrine ; the Congregation for Bishops, which coordinates the appointment of bishops worldwide ; the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, which oversees all missionary activities ; and the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, which deals with international peace and social issues.

* Address of the Great Council of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America 11-13 March 1969, Concerning The Canonization of the Spiritual Father Herman of Alaska

The Synod of Bishops was formed during the Second Vatican Council, introduced by the decree Christus Dominus.

Pope Paul VI opened the last period of the Council on 14 September 1965 with the establishment of the Synod of Bishops.

* Council of Bishops — When taken into consideration along with the various general agencies of the church, takes on a role similar to an executive branch.

The Council of Bishops consists of all active and retired bishops and meets twice a year.

According to the Book of Discipline 2000, " The Church expects the Council of Bishops to speak to the Church and from the Church to the world, and to give leadership in the quest for Christian unity and interreligious relationships.

In April 2005, the United Methodist Council of Bishops approved " A Proposal for Interim Eucharistic Sharing.

* Council of Epaone: Bishops of southern Gaul convene near Epao ( present Anneyron ) in Burgundy.

* Seventy Bishops hold the Council of the Christian Church of Africa.