ecclesiastical polity
The way a church is run
apostolic succession
method whereby the ministry of the Christian Church is held to be derived from the apostles by a continuous succession
presbyterian polity
form of church government consisting of assemblies of elders
cowboy church
local Christian churches within the cowboy culture that are distinctively Western heritage in character
congregationalist polity
Protestant religious practice centered on local governance of each community
College of Cardinals
body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church
episcopal polity
form of church governance consisting of a hierarchy of bishops