Church Council
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The Church Council is the chief legislative and policy-making body that oversees and guides the mission and administration of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America between its churchwide assemblies.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
church council
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governing body → legislative body → policy-making body → |
| alsoKnownAs |
ELCA Church Council
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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| country |
United States
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| governs |
churchwide organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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| hasAuthorityOver |
administrative policies of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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mission direction of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America → |
| hasReligiousAffiliation |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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| hasScope |
churchwide
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| legislativeFunction |
acts between churchwide assemblies of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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| meetsBetween |
churchwide assemblies of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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| oversees |
implementation of decisions of the churchwide assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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| partOf |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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| policyFunction |
sets policies for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America between churchwide assemblies
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| primaryFunction |
church governance
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implementation oversight of churchwide assembly decisions → policy development → strategic oversight → |
| religiousDenomination |
Lutheranism
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| religiousTradition |
Evangelical Lutheran
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| reportsTo |
churchwide assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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| role |
chief legislative body of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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chief policy-making body of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America → guides the administration of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America → guides the mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America → oversees the administration of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America → oversees the mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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governingBody |