I have to smile, since your tagline would peg you as an Orthodox Christian, but your words leave me wondering. As an LCMS Lutheran I can state that we have a synod council, president, etc, and dogma is discussed over prayer and in a democratic fashion among the most scholarly among them. Not everyone always agrees, but again, if there’s no unanimity, there’s no change. Our authority comes from via Christ Himself, via the Holy Scriptures, and not from a “representative of Christ on Earth”. You seem to deny the power and influence of the Holy Spirit over the Christian Church today, for without the Holy Spirit, our efforts are in vain. On another post someone stated that Christ must have a reason for allowing the splintering of His Church, perhaps as a more diverse front against the powers of Evil, such as radical Islam. It’s harder to take down Christianity that is not one massive group, so long as we are still united in our core beliefs.
As an aside, I spent several years in Russia and am familiar with the Orthodox faith, and have only the utmost respect for it, despite doctrinal differences, and I married a Catholic. So, despite my adherence to LCMS doctrine, I accept and respect the faith of others Brothers in Christ, but will correct those who deny the fundamentals of the faith. Isn’t that what we should all do...metal sharpening metal?