Their form of church governance is known as presbyterian polity.

An attempt to move the church towards presbyterian polity was put down around 1588.

Elements of presbyterian polity are also found in other churches.

That is to say, it is governed by presbyterian polity.

Under the terms of presbyterian polity, the measure would have to be approved by the presbyteries to take effect.

Governance in the Church of Scotland is based on presbyterian polity.

The general assembly (or general synod) is the highest court of presbyterian polity.

It was thanks to Knox that the Presbyterian polity was established.

Presbyterian polity or Synodal government - rule by assemblies of ordained officers.

Presbyterian polity is constructed on specific assumptions about the form of the government intended by the Bible:

Some Lutheran churches practice congregational polity or a form of presbyterian polity.

Presbyterian polity, in which churches are governed on a denominational, geographical basis by committees of elders.

It was a systematic attack on Presbyterian polity and an able defence of Episcopal polity.

But it is also distinct from presbyterian polity, in which higher assemblies of congregational representatives can exercise considerable authority over individual congregations.

A session (sometimes called consistory or church board) is a body of elected elders governing each local church within the Presbyterian polity.

This is usually called Synodal government by the continental Reformed, but is essentially the same as Presbyterian polity.

The NGK has a presbyterian polity with power divided between synods, presbyteries, and church councils.

As with any church holding to a presbyterian polity, individual congregations are represented by elders (who form a session to govern the local church) at presbyteries.

The URC is governed by a combined form of presbyterian polity and congregationalist polity.

The CGGC has a presbyterian polity.

The Church of Scotland maintains a presbyterian polity and is thus governed by a hierarchy of bodies known as church courts.

(Hilton noted that the Church of Scotland's Presbyterian polity does not include bishops or archbishops.)

It has a representative form of government derived from presbyterian polity and organized in three levels of administration: congregations, district councils and the General Council.

The Presbyterian party was furious at the inclusion of the office of commissioner in the act that created Presbyterian polity in England.

The structure of UCC organization is a mixture of the congregational and presbyterian polities of its predecessor denominations.