KnowraCongregational polityLinked fromLinked fromThe 14 pages that link to Congregational polity, each with the reason it gives.All 14Broader topic 1Related 7Compared with 6Apostolic successionCompared with: It locates church authority in congregations rather than a chain of bishops.BishopCompared with: Its local autonomy contrasts with a bishop’s authority across a diocese.Presbyterian polityCompared with: It lacks the same binding regional oversight by presbyteries.DioceseCompared with: It contrasts with diocesan systems that place local churches under a bishop's regional authority.ClericalismCompared with: It offers a governance alternative that places substantial authority in the congregation rather than clergy.PresbyterianismCompared with: It differs from Presbyterianism's shared authority across local and regional assemblies.