Middle judicatory
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A middle judicatory is an administrative structure or organization found in a religious denominations between the local congregation and the widest or highest national or international level. The term is meant to be neutral with regard to polity, though it derives from Presbyterianism where the local, regional and national bodies are themselves respectively higher courts.
Depending on the polity, the middle judicatory can have decisive authority over a local church, can offer standing for clergymembers but little or no control over congregations, can offer counsel and services but no authority or can serve as an informal vehicle for fellowship and communication.
[edit] Assemblies of God
[edit] Church of England
[edit] Church of Scotland
[edit] The Episcopal Church
- Dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
- Provinces of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
[edit] Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
[edit] Presbyterian Church (USA)
[edit] Roman Catholic Church
[edit] Southern Baptist Convention
[edit] Unitarian Universalist Association
[edit] United Church of Canada
- Conferences of the United Church of Canada
- Presbyteries of the United Church of Canada
[edit] United Church of Christ
[edit] United Methodist Church
[edit] References
- Lummis, Adair T. [The Middle Judicatory as a System of Congregations Connected to the Regional Office Hartford Institute for Religious Research http://hirr.hartsem.edu/org/faith_judicatories_research_lummisrpt1.html] Accessed 20 July 2006.
