Church Government

Question 1

What is the purpose of Church censures?

Answer 1

• The honor of Christ
• The peace and purity of His Church
• The keeping and reclaiming of disobedient sinners

Question 2

Which documents comprise the constitution of the Presbyterian Church in America?

Answer 2

The Westminster Standards and The Book of Church Order

Question 3

What is a “particular church”?

Answer 3

A group of professing believers and their children, united for worship and discipline and having their own elders and deacons.

Question 4

Who are the members of the church?

Answer 4

Those who have professed faith in Christ, have been baptized, and have been admitted by the Session, and their children.

Question 5

What is the difference between communing and non-communing members?

Answer 5

Communing members have made a valid profession of faith in Christ, have been baptized, and have been admitted by the Session to the Lord’s Table; non-communing members have not been admitted to the Lord’s Table.

Question 6

Name the church courts.

Answer 6

• Sessions
• Presbyteries
• General Assembly

Question 7

Of whom does the church Session consist?

Answer 7

The pastors, associate pastors, and ruling elders.