The Book of Order is divided into which three sections.
What is the Form of Government, the Directory for Worship and the Rules of Discipline
100
The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA) consists of which two books
What is the Book of Confessions and the Book of Order?
100
The Book of Confessions includes how many historic confessions.
What is 11
200
This is the first and most basic principle of Presbyterian polity
What is "Jesus Christ is head of the church" (G-1.0100c)?
200
The Session of a congregation is made up of whom?
What is the church members who have been elected to a term of office as well as the installed pastor and associate pastors.
200
The Nicene and Apostle's Creed are examples of this.
What is our earliest confessions?
300
According to F.3.0205, this is how decisions are made.
What is majority vote?
300
Worship, Education and Spiritual Formation, Ministries of Care and Compassion, Evangelism and Mission, Stewardship and Strategic Planning are all examples of this.
The responsibilities of the Session
300
Being an elder and not having to agree with every word in the Book of Confessions is known as this.
What is freedom of conscience?
400
According to the opening chapters of the church constitution, the church is what.
What is "the provisional demonstration of what God intends for all of humanity"?
400
The three offices to which people are ordained in the Presbyterian Church.
What are ruling elders, teaching elders and deacons?
400
Subject to the authority of Jesus Christ, the Word of God, as scriptures bear witness to him, the confessions are known as this.
What are subordinate standards?
500
Ruling elders are not only ordained to serve the congregation but are also ordained to serve what.
What is other governing bodies of the PC(USA)?
500
Selling, buying, mortgaging or leasing property; hiring or firing clergy or changing their terms of call or selecting scriptures, sermon, hymns, prayers, art, etc. are all examples.
What are matters the Session may not decide alone?
500
They are historical documents that point to what our forebears once believed and living creeds that express our modern faith.
What is the way we understand the Book of Confessions?