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'''Ecclesiastical polity''' is the government of a church. | |||
There are local (congregational) forms of organization as well as denominational. A church's polity may describe its ministerial offices or an authority structure between churches. Polity relates closely to ecclesiology, the theological study of the church. | |||
There are four general types of polity: [[Episcopal polity|episcopal]], [[Connexionalism|connexional]], [[Presbyterian polity|presbyterian]], and [[Congregationalist polity|congregational]]. | |||