challenge: How do the mother churches in the Brazilian Assembleias de Deus manage the affiliated local churches?
  
  A. They assign pastors and receive tithes, but local churches manage their own funds
  B. They only provide spiritual guidance, while local churches are financially independent
  C. They assign pastors and manage the funds of the local churches
  D. They have no involvement in the decision-making process of local churches
  Answer: 