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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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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Ecclesiastical polity | is a | government of a church | 0.90 | text |
| the Church of God in Christ | instance of | as well as amongst some of the African-American Pentecostal traditions | 0.80 | text |
| the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship.Connexional polityMany Methodist | instance of | as well as amongst some of the African-American Pentecostal traditions | 0.80 | text |
| Wesleyan churches use a derivative of episcopalianism known as connexional polity | instance of | as well as amongst some of the African-American Pentecostal traditions | 0.80 | text |
| president or overseer | instance of | in some cases they have secular-like titles | 0.80 | text |
| the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship | instance of | as well as amongst some of the African-American Pentecostal traditions | 0.80 | text |
| Ecclesiastical polity | related to External links | Ecclesiastical | 0.60 | section |
| Ecclesiastical polity | related to External links | Encyclopædia Britannica | 0.60 | section |
| Ecclesiastical polity | related to history | Questions | 0.60 | section |
| Ecclesiastical polity | related to history | Acts | 0.60 | section |
| Ecclesiastical polity | related to history | Apostles | 0.60 | section |
| Ecclesiastical polity | related to history | The | 0.60 | section |
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