councils of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
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council of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
governing bodies of a Christian denomination
ordered councils
The councils of the Presbyterian Church (USA) are its ordered governing bodies—sessions, presbyteries, synods, and the General Assembly—that collectively oversee the church’s worship, mission, and discipline.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) | 3 |
| presbyteries | 0 |
| sessions | 0 |
| synods | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
council of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
ⓘ
council of the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ council of the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ council of the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ governing bodies of a Christian denomination ⓘ ordered councils ⓘ |
| adopts | confessional and constitutional changes ⓘ |
| areComposedOf |
ministers of Word and Sacrament
ⓘ
presbyteries ⓘ ruling elders ⓘ ruling elders from congregations ⓘ teaching elders ⓘ |
| areDescribedIn | Book of Order of the Presbyterian Church (USA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areGuidedBy | Book of Confessions of the Presbyterian Church (USA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areHeadedBy | moderators at each level ⓘ |
| areOrderedBy | ascending authority ⓘ |
| areResponsibleFor |
exercise of church discipline
ⓘ
mission in the world ⓘ nurture of members ⓘ ordering worship ⓘ |
| areStructuredIn | graded series of councils ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| exercise |
connectional accountability
ⓘ
shared governance ⓘ |
| govern |
discipline of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
ⓘ
local congregations of the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ mission of the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ worship in the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ |
| haveFunction | regional oversight and support ⓘ |
| haveJurisdictionOver | ministers within their bounds ⓘ |
| havePrinciple | mutual submission in governance ⓘ |
| highestCouncilIs | General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| include |
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
presbyteries ⓘ sessions ⓘ synods ⓘ |
| includeOffices | stated clerks at various levels GENERATED ⓘ |
| is | highest council of the Presbyterian Church (USA) ⓘ |
| lowestCouncilIs | session ⓘ |
| meets | biennially ⓘ |
| oversee | mission strategy within their bounds ⓘ |
| oversees | mission of the whole church ⓘ |
| partOf | Presbyterian Church (USA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| polityType | presbyterian polity ⓘ |
| reflect | historic presbyterian church order ⓘ |
| sets | denominational policy ⓘ |
| theologyTradition | Reformed ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
this entity surface form:
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
this entity surface form:
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)