Assertion: congregation's authority | /r/CapableOf | receive member
Facets:
value: into the congregation
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
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).