| It had to develop the machinery of synodical self-government. |
| With newness came new headquarters, new synodical geographies, untested leadership, loss of memory in the church-wide organization, and other hurdles. |
| Mission support is provided by congregations for both synodical and churchwide ministries. |
| The covenant process will conclude when any definitive text is adopted or rejected finally through the synodical processes of the Provinces. |
| More than one third of local synodical assemblies passed resolutions supporting a favorable change in policy. |
| The duration of the solar year had been calculated with amazing accuracy, as well as the synodical revolution of Venus. |
