eldership
Example Sentences
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"Dr Mawhinney's comments ignore the fact that it has been the policy of the Presbyterian Church to ordain women to eldership for almost a century, and to the ministry for exactly fifty years," it continued.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2023
Another memory cherished in the monastery was that of the famous Father Varsonofy, who was only recently dead and had preceded Father Zossima in the eldership.
From The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Cardinal, 45.Poor, care of, 179, 180.Poullain, or Pollanus, 126, 127, 136 fns.Preaching, necessity of, 151.Presbytery, ideal, 237, 238.Presbytery, or greater eldership, 159, 229 et seq.Preston,
From The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics by David Hay Fleming
All these prerogatives belonged to the united eldership, in which the lay element was distinctly predominant.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by J. H. Kurtz
It was concerning this business that Taras very nearly lost his eldership by reason of a word of sensible advice.
From For the Right by Karl Emil Franzos
