Consistory (protesting)

The word Consistoire means “to be held together”.

Thus the traditional Discipline of the reformed Churches names the body of government of a local Church, that this one independent (like the Protestant Church of Geneva) or is affiliated with a national union (like the Church reformed of France). This Consistory is trained of the Pasteur S and the Anciens of the Church, laic elected officials with this at the same time administrative and spiritual administrative duty which does not only belong to the Pasteur S.

In the Church reformed of France, the term changed direction, or rather of level, after one 19th certificated century of Régime where the Consistories were councils with more or less departmental vocation.

The former Consistories name today presbytéraux Conseils and always exert a collegial ministry of government. They are old the conferences which names today Conseils of consistory , places of dialog and division between ministers and laic delegates of close local Churches, in particular with regard to the evangelization, animation youth, sometimes the catechesis, financial solidarity, etc

Currently, with the direction become current in this Church, the consistory (which lost its capital letter) is thus a district gathering several local Churches likely to work together.

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Composition and role of the Consistory protesting Source: " The Discipline of the Reformed Alleged Churches of France" , 1663.

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