Home›Christianity›Polity›Synodal PolityDoctrineSynodal PolityChurch, Sacraments and AuthorityScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedSynodal polity is the governance form in which a church is governed by synods made up of clergy and lay delegates. Wikipedia describes a synod as a council of a Christian denomination, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application, and notes that the term is also sometimes used to refer to a church that is governed by a synod. In this atlas the entity stands for the governance form itself, so denominations, religious orders and societies governed this way can be grouped and compared under it, while each member entry keeps its own governance facts and sources.Synodal PolityConnectionsSourcesTake a Related QuizComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Synodal PolityFilter Results6 entriesSizeAll1,712,563 to 4,850,776 (1)25,000,000 to 1,750,000,000 (2)400,910 to 1,500,000 (1)Originated InAllEngland (1)Germany (1)United States (3)Origin EraAll1457 (1)1517 (1)1534 (1)1847 (1)1890 (1)1988 (1)Parent DenominationAllMainline Protestantism (1)Protestantism (3)Parent ReligionAllChristianity (5)Founded ByAllHenry VIII (1)Establishment StatusAllNo Establishment (3)Privileged Never Established (1)Varies by Province (2)Practice StatusAllDissolved; the community wound itself up (1)Living tradition, practised today (5)Sexuality PositionAllSame-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergy (1)Same-sex sexual relationships are held contrary to teaching; LGBT individuals are welcomed as members but not ordained, and same-sex unions are not blessed (1)The body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (2)Church FamilyAllAnglican Churches (1)Lutheran Churches (4)Moravian Churches (1)Liturgical LanguageAllVernacular Language (6)Ordination PracticeAllOpen to women and men (2)Restricted to men (3)Varies between provinces or member bodies (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6AnglicanismSynodal PolityEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaSynodal PolityFinnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of AmericaSynodal PolityLutheran Church, Missouri SynodSynodal PolityLutheranismSynodal PolityMoravian ChurchSynodal PolityConnectionsPolity OfAnglicanism, Denominations Well-attested Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Denominations Well-attested Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Denominations Well-attested Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, Denominations Well-attested Lutheranism, Denominations Well-attested Moravian Church, Denominations Well-attested SourcesSynod (Wikipedia)Synod, article textQuote, Synod, article textis a council of a Christian denomination, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or applicationView the SourceTake a Related QuizDoctrines: BeginnerCovers this kind of entry.Doctrines: ExpertCovers this kind of entry.Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.