Meeting together, these three quorums are known as the World Church Leadership Council.

Bylaw provisions allow for additional members to be added to the World Church Leadership Council.

The World Church Leadership Council is a leadership body of the Community of Christ.

As such, the Standing High Council is not part of the World Church Leadership Council.

In 2006, the World Church Leadership Council deliberated significant restructuring of the church's headquarters operations and reduction in the number of paid field ministers.

Together with the First Presidency and the Presiding Bishopric they comprise the World Church Leadership Council.

Before the adoption of the 2002 bylaws, the predecessor body known as the Joint Council served essentially the same role as the new World Church Leadership Council.

The World Church Leadership Council assisted with the recommendation to the World Conference by the Council of Twelve that Stephen M. Veazey be ordained as Prophet-President of the church.

Since its formation, the World Church Leadership Council has been the deliberative and consensus forming body for a number of important decisions, such as the 2002 Statement on Homosexuality, formation of mission centers, and setting of dates for specially called World Conferences.