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The Conciliar System Is Dead: Long Live the ???

Abstract:When it was originally established in 1925, the United Church of Canada created a unique form of governance, labelled "conciliar." This was understood to be a series of interlocking "courts" with clear and distinct responsibilities and powers and, often, a high degree of shared membership from the local congregation to the national level. Recent changes in governance structures have all but eliminated the shared membership, creating a very different reality. This article examines changes over time and provides an analysis of the impact of differing structures on decision making in Canada's largest Protestant denomination.