Sentences with phrase «historic episcopate»

The report, Mission and Ministry in Covenant, which was co-written by the two churches» faith and order bodies, also sets out how the Methodist Church could come to have bishops in the historic episcopate.

Some of these, like the Church of South India, united Reformed churches with churches of traditions that hold to the necessity of the historic episcopate.

He moved away from the congregationalism of his disciples heritage toward a more integrated form of church structure which he sometimes referred to as «connectionalism» In the course of time he became ready to accept the historic episcopate.

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Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Revd Nicholas Holtam said: «This historic decision has rightly opened up the episcopate to all, regardless of gender.