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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| instanceOf |
Reformed church order
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ecclesiastical polity document → historical church governance text → |
| basedOnEvent |
Synod of Dort (1618–1619)
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| countryOfOrigin |
Dutch Republic
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| date |
1619
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| denominationalUse |
Continental Reformed churches
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Reformed churches → |
| emphasizes |
authority of elders
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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
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| governsOffice |
deacons
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elders → ministers of the Word → professors of theology → |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dordrecht Church Order
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Dordt Church Order → |
| hasSection |
articles on church discipline
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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
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Canons of Dort → Heidelberg Catechism → Reformed confessions → |
| hasTitle |
Church Order of Dort
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| historicalPeriod |
Post-Reformation era
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| influenced |
Christian Reformed Church in North America polity
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Dutch Reformed Church polity → Presbyterian and Reformed church orders worldwide → Reformed Church polity in South Africa → Reformed Churches in the Netherlands polity → |
| language |
Dutch
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| placeOfOrigin |
Dordrecht
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| regulates |
church discipline
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church governance → classis → consistory → general synod → office-bearers → particular synod → public worship → |
| religiousTradition |
Calvinism
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Reformed → |
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Church Order of Dort
("Dordrecht Church Order")
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Church Order of Dort
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hasTitle |
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Synod of Dort
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