長老宗
長老宗（英語：），其教会称长老教会（英語：，簡稱長老會），是西方基督教新教喀爾文宗的一個流派，源自十六世紀的苏格兰改革。 长老教会持守加尔文主义，尤其是苏格兰长老会基本完全延续着喀爾文及其門徒的教义，教會中也設牧師（Pastor）、傳道（Minister）、執事和信徒群眾選出的長老，共同處理教會事務。是一個以議會形式管理地區教會的制度。[1]
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| 大觉醒运动 |
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20世纪，长老会对普世教会合一运动有相当的参与。
教義
有一些長老派的傳統採取了1647年創作的《韋斯敏斯德信仰宣言》當他們唯一的信條，作為本會牧師受訓練的教條標準。
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延伸閱讀
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