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Tonight’s 10-Minute Family Study

Church government

Learn episcopal, presbyterian, congregational, connectional, and autonomous patterns—and why a polity label still needs detail.

About 10 minutes
Step 1 of 5Warm up · 1 minute

Step 1 of 5: Warm up

Step 1 · 1 minute

Warm up

Family study

Church government tells us who makes decisions, how churches connect, and who holds leaders accountable.

Who makes decisions in a family, class, or team? If someone thinks a decision is unfair, whom can that person ask for help?

Everyone can answer aloud; no answer is saved.

Church government · Tonight’s 10-Minute Family Study — Christianity Atlas