Book of Church Order of the Reformed Church in America
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The Book of Church Order of the Reformed Church in America is the denomination’s constitutional manual that outlines its polity, governance structures, and procedures for ministry and church life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book of Church Order of the Reformed Church in America canonical | 2 |
| RCA Book of Church Order | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9025180 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Church Order of the Reformed Church in America Context triple: [Minister of Word and Sacrament, governedBy, Book of Church Order of the Reformed Church in America]
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A.
The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church
The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church is the denomination’s authoritative manual that outlines its doctrine, polity, rules, and procedures for church governance and practice.
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Book of Discipline
The Book of Discipline is the primary doctrinal and procedural manual that outlines the faith, practice, and organizational rules of the Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative) of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
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C.
The United Methodist Book of Worship
The United Methodist Book of Worship is an official liturgical resource that provides prayers, services, and worship orders for use in United Methodist congregations.
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D.
The Reformed Liturgy
The Reformed Liturgy is a 17th-century Puritan worship manual by Richard Baxter that sought to provide a simpler, more scripturally grounded alternative to the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.
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E.
Church Order of the Christian Reformed Church in North America
The Church Order of the Christian Reformed Church in North America is the denomination’s governing document that outlines its polity, structure, and rules for church life and discipline.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Church Order of the Reformed Church in America Target entity description: The Book of Church Order of the Reformed Church in America is the denomination’s constitutional manual that outlines its polity, governance structures, and procedures for ministry and church life.
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A.
The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church
The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church is the denomination’s authoritative manual that outlines its doctrine, polity, rules, and procedures for church governance and practice.
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B.
Book of Discipline
The Book of Discipline is the primary doctrinal and procedural manual that outlines the faith, practice, and organizational rules of the Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative) of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
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C.
The United Methodist Book of Worship
The United Methodist Book of Worship is an official liturgical resource that provides prayers, services, and worship orders for use in United Methodist congregations.
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D.
The Reformed Liturgy
The Reformed Liturgy is a 17th-century Puritan worship manual by Richard Baxter that sought to provide a simpler, more scripturally grounded alternative to the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.
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E.
Church Order of the Christian Reformed Church in North America
The Church Order of the Christian Reformed Church in North America is the denomination’s governing document that outlines its polity, structure, and rules for church life and discipline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church order
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constitutional document ⓘ ecclesiastical manual ⓘ governance manual ⓘ |
| countryOfUse |
Canada
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| defines |
governance structures of the Reformed Church in America
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polity of the Reformed Church in America ⓘ procedures for church life in the Reformed Church in America ⓘ procedures for ministry in the Reformed Church in America ⓘ |
| denomination | Reformed Church in America ⓘ |
| format |
digital
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print ⓘ |
| governs |
discipline of officebearers in the Reformed Church in America
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dissolution of congregations in the Reformed Church in America ⓘ installation of officebearers in the Reformed Church in America ⓘ meetings of church assemblies in the Reformed Church in America ⓘ ordination procedures in the Reformed Church in America ⓘ organization of congregations in the Reformed Church in America ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
rules for General Synod
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rules for classes ⓘ rules for local congregations ⓘ rules for regional synods ⓘ |
| isPartOf | constitutional documents of the Reformed Church in America ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | constitutional standard of the Reformed Church in America ⓘ |
| publisher | Reformed Church in America ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Liturgy of the Reformed Church in America ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Protestant
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Reformed ⓘ |
| shortName |
Book of Church Order
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RCA Book of Church Order ⓘ |
| subject |
church assemblies
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church governance ⓘ church membership ⓘ church offices ⓘ church polity ⓘ congregational life ⓘ disciplinary procedures ⓘ ecclesiastical discipline ⓘ ministry procedures ⓘ sacraments administration ⓘ |
| title | Book of Church Order of the Reformed Church in America ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Reformed Church in America assemblies
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Reformed Church in America congregations ⓘ
linked to:
Reformed Church in America
Reformed Church in America deacons ⓘ Reformed Church in America elders ⓘ Reformed Church in America ministers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Book of Church Order of the Reformed Church in America Description of subject: The Book of Church Order of the Reformed Church in America is the denomination’s constitutional manual that outlines its polity, governance structures, and procedures for ministry and church life.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Minister of Word and Sacrament
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governedBy
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Book of Church Order of the Reformed Church in America
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Book of Church Order of the Reformed Church in America
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title
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Book of Church Order of the Reformed Church in America
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linked to: Book of Church Order of the Reformed Church in America