Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The theory and practice of the system of the Methodist connection, that is, the complete organization and unification of the different societies by means of the class-meeting, the itinerant ministry, the conference, etc.
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Examples
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Distracted by differences over gay marriage, hurricane disaster is reminding some about importance of connectionalism
Hurricane Katrina 2007
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The polity of the "federated" church is congregational; and extreme congregationalism and connectionalism do not mix readily so far as polity is concerned.
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Joseph Slife comments on the the proposed constitutional amendments that would decimate connectionalism in the UMC.
Allan R. Bevere 2009
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