Church Order of Dort

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The Church Order of Dort is a foundational Reformed ecclesiastical polity document that systematically regulates church governance, discipline, worship, and office-bearers in line with the decisions of the Synod of Dort (1618–1619).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Reformed church order
ecclesiastical polity document
historical church governance text
basedOnEvent Synod of Dort (1618–1619)
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
date 1619
denominationalUse Continental Reformed churches
Reformed churches
emphasizes authority of elders
autonomy of local congregations under Christ
connectionalism among churches
discipline as mark of the church
regulation of worship according to Scripture
followsFrom Synod of Dort
governsOffice deacons
elders
ministers of the Word
professors of theology
hasAlternativeName Dordrecht Church Order
Dordt Church Order
hasSection articles on church discipline
articles on church offices
articles on ecclesiastical assemblies
articles on marriage
articles on schools and theological training
articles on worship and ceremonies
hasTheologicalBasis Belgic Confession
Canons of Dort
Heidelberg Catechism
Reformed confessions
hasTitle Church Order of Dort
historicalPeriod Post-Reformation era
influenced Christian Reformed Church in North America polity
Dutch Reformed Church polity
Presbyterian and Reformed church orders worldwide
Reformed Church polity in South Africa
Reformed Churches in the Netherlands polity
language Dutch
placeOfOrigin Dordrecht NERFINISHED
regulates church discipline
church governance
classis
consistory
general synod
office-bearers
particular synod
public worship
religiousTradition Calvinism
Reformed

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Church Order of Dort ("Dordrecht Church Order")
hasAlternativeName
Church Order of Dort
hasTitle
Synod of Dort
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