Worship
This group is responsible for the schedule for worship and sacraments.
Who is the Session?
This is the name of the book Presbyterians use for church governance.
What is the Book of Order?
Session decides how to delegate tasks, how to delegate authority, how the church is run, how we make a budget, how we ensure safety, how we use our facilities, everything the Book of Order is nonspecific about.
The denomination's name "Presbyterian" refers to these.
Who are "Presbyters?"
Presbyter = Greek word for "Elder" - spiritual leaders. There are two kinds: Ruling Elders & Teaching Elders.
True or false: Elders are elected to represent church members.
False!
Elders are elected to discern and represent the will of God on behalf of the church.
This event in the church is always public and open to everyone.
What is worship?
According to the Book of Order, who is the Head of the Church?
Who is Jesus Christ?
Each committee gets a budget. This person authorizes expenditures.
Presbyterian belief is represented in a collection of documents called ______________.
What is the Book of Confessions?
True or False: Elders should defer to the ideas and desires of the Pastor.
False.
The Session, of which the pastor is one voice and vote, decides upon the program and activities of the church.
True or false: The Pastor can celebrate sacraments whenever needed.
False.
The Session has to authorize sacraments.
What is prayer?
What is the Personnel Committee?
This is the Presbyterian slogan.
Hint "once this, always this".
What is "Reformed and Reforming"?
What is love?
These people may serve communion.
Who are Elders, Deacons, Pastors, and anyone Session authorizes?
These 4 sections comprise the Book of Order: Foundations of Presbyterian Polity, ______________, Directory for worship, and Church Discipline.
What is the Form of Government?
You need to consult this organizational tool when planning anything at the church.
What is the church calendar?
Available updated in real time on the website, Diane or Katja in the office.
True or False: Church leaders are chosen because they have the right training.
False.
They are chosen because they and the church mutually discern that they are called to ministry. The church trains and equips the called.
As ordained leaders of the church, Elders should strive to demonstrate a ___________ level of Christian discipleship.
What is "higher"?
Remember your ordination vows!
The Pastor has sole authority over these things in worship.
What are the prayers, songs, art/media, scripture readings, and preaching in worship?
These three things are required to consider a church faithful in its mission: _______________, Sacraments, and nurturing a community of disciples.
What is needed to get an idea considered at a Session meeting?
Shared power, exercised jointly.
What is the basic principle for how decisions are made?
Dissent and Protest.
What are the tools Elders have to use when they believe a Session decision was made unfaithfully or improperly?