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Presbyterian (or presbyteral) polity is a method of church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") typified by the rule of assemblies of presbyters, or elders.Each local church is governed by a body of elected elders usually called the session (or consistory), though other terms, such as church board, may apply.
The Constitution of the Church in South India (1947) Message of the First Assembly of the World Council of Churches (1948) The Unity We Have and Seek (1952) A Message from the Second Assembly of the World Council of Churches (1954) The Unity of the Church, St. Andrews (1960) The Church's Unity, World Council of Churches, New Delhi (1961)
The "Session House" of the Edisto Island Presbyterian Church was used by the Session and for small meetings.. A session (from the Latin word sessio, which means "to sit", as in sitting to deliberate or talk about something; sometimes called consistory or church board) is a body of elected elders governing a particular church within presbyterian polity.
The British biblical scholar, B. H. Streeter identifies the Johannine epistles as the culmination of the New Testament understanding of church order with the author of Third Epistle of John confronting a serious matter as an official with recognized authority and experience who calls himself an 'Elder' yet functions more like an Archbishop of later development.
The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is an international Holiness–Pentecostal Christian denomination, [2] [4] and a large Pentecostal denomination in the United States. [5] Although an international and multi-ethnic religious organization, it has a predominantly African-American membership based within the United States.
The acronym "ECO" came from its original denominational name, which was the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians. [10] Because the nickname stuck, the denomination kept it and repurposed it to represent ECO's three-fold commitment to make disciples of Jesus Christ (Evangelical), connect leaders through accountable relationships and encourage collaboration (Covenant), and commit to a ...