Primary responsibility for planning the first global gathering as well as for the direction of GFTE as a whole rests with the Executive Committee. The Advisory Committee provides advice and council as well as assistance in identifying participants and potential donors.
Executive Committee
| Stephen Bevans, SVD, Catholic Theological Union | North America | Roman Catholic |
| Daniel Buda, World Council of Churches | Eastern Europe | Orthodox |
| David Esterline, Co-Chair, McCormick Theological Seminary | North America | Historical Protestant |
| Rosalee Velloso Ewell, World Evangelical Alliance | Latin America | Evangelical |
| Manfred Kohl, Co-Chair, Overseas Council Europe | Europe / North America | Historical Protestant |
| Wonsuk Ma, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies | Asia / Europe | Pentecostal |
| Rufus Ositelu, Church of the Lord (Aladura), Worldwide | Africa | Independent |
| Joseph Shao, Asia Theological Association | Asia | Evangelical |
Advisors to the Executive Committee:
| Daniel Aleshire, Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada | North America | Historical Protestant |
| Riad Kassis, International Council for Evangelical Theological Education | Middle East | Evangelical |
| Dietrich Werner, Bread for the World—Protestant Development Service | Europe | Historical Protestant |
Advisory Committee:
| Elexei Bodrov | Eastern Europe | Orthodox |
| Peter Choy | Asia | Roman Catholic |
| Gemma Cruz | Asia | Roman Catholic |
| Amele Ekue | Africa / Europe | Historical Protestant |
| Carlos Ham | Latin America | Historical Protestant |
| Po Ho Huang | Asia | Historical Protestant |
| Chammah Kaunda | Africa | Pentecostal |
| Marilyn Naidoo | Southern Africa | Historical Protestant |
| Katerina Pekridou | Europe | Orthodox |
| David Ramirez | Latin America / North America | Pentecostal |
| Lester Ruiz | Asia / North America | Historical Protestant |
| Sergiy Sannikov | Eastern Europe | Evangelical |
| H.S. Wilson | Asia / North America | Historical Protestant |