Assertion: church | /r/HasProperty | governed by presbyter
Facets:
value: following a pattern
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Following a pattern set in the first congregation of Christians in Jerusalem described in the Book of Acts in the New Testament, the church is governed by presbyters (a term and category that includes elders and Ministers of Word and Sacrament, historically also referred to as "ruling or canon elders" because they measure the spiritual life and work of a congregation and ministers as "teaching elders").