Assertion: congregation's authority | /r/CapableOf | rest with the board of elders
Facets:
value: at the local level
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: At the local level, the authority to receive members into the congregation, exercise discipline, and establish rules for the government, worship, and theological integrity of the church rests with the board of elders (usually called the Session, or in Reformed polity, the Consistory).