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Ecclesiastical polity

Ecclesiastical polity is the government of a church. There are local (congregational) forms of organization as well as denominational. A church's polity may describe its ministerial offices or an authority structure between churches. Polity relates closely to ecclesiology, the theological study of the church.

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Ecclesiastical polity

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Ecclesiastical polity

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related to history · 23
Ecclesiastical polity → Acts, Apostles, Ascension, Catholic Church, Church, During, England, Hooker, It, Jesus Christ, Judas Iscariot, Laws, New Testament, Of, Protestant, Protestant Reformation, Puritan, Questions, Richard Hooker, Saint Matthias
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Ecclesiastical polity → Ecclesiastical, Encyclopædia Britannica
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Ecclesiastical polity → government of a church

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Ecclesiastical polityis agovernment of a church0.90text
the Church of God in Christinstance ofas well as amongst some of the African-American Pentecostal traditions0.80text
the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship.Connexional polityMany Methodistinstance ofas well as amongst some of the African-American Pentecostal traditions0.80text
Wesleyan churches use a derivative of episcopalianism known as connexional polityinstance ofas well as amongst some of the African-American Pentecostal traditions0.80text
president or overseerinstance ofin some cases they have secular-like titles0.80text
the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowshipinstance ofas well as amongst some of the African-American Pentecostal traditions0.80text
Ecclesiastical polityrelated to External linksEcclesiastical0.60section
Ecclesiastical polityrelated to External linksEncyclopædia Britannica0.60section
Ecclesiastical polityrelated to historyQuestions0.60section
Ecclesiastical polityrelated to historyActs0.60section
Ecclesiastical polityrelated to historyApostles0.60section
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