Sentence examples for by a general synod from inspiring English sources

The NGK consists of all synods and is governed by a general synod that meets every four years.

Today the Waldenses are governed by a seven-member board, called the Tavola ("Table"), elected annually by a general synod that convenes in Torre Pellice, Italy.

With the Synodical Government Measure of 1969, most of the powers of the convocations, including the power to legislate by canon, passed into the hands of a general synod composed of members of the houses of bishops, members of the houses of clergy, and a house of laity.

Now that the package has been approved by General Synod, a draft declaration is expected to be endorsed at another meeting next February, and final approval is expected by November 2014.

The rejection of women bishops by the general synod of the Church of England is the latest twist in a long story going back a century to the time of the suffragettes.

The former policy that bishops be appointed by the president of Finland from candidates proposed by the general synod was changed in 2000 to make the vote of the synod final.

The archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev. Rowan Williams, was speaking after an emergency meeting of bishops called to debate Tuesday's narrow balloting by its General Synod rejecting the ordination of women as bishops, even though female priests account for one-third of the Church of England's clergy members.

The decision by the general synod of the Church of England to reject women bishops will come as a shattering blow to most Anglicans.

Should the proposal be voted through by the General Synod, it will mark the first time the Church has opened its top jobs to both sexes some 20 years after women were first ordained as priests.

Although the Vatican was concerned by last week's General Synod vote formally paving the way for women bishops, the church leaderships in London and Rome are keen to help Dr Williams hold the Anglican Church together.

Instead of saying that the camp's presence eclipses the issues, the bishop could have moved the shadow of the dean's unwelcome moon to let the sun shine on issues raised by his own General Synod.