Our being connected with other congregations through our governing bodies enables us to serve in more ways than we could manage by ourselves. There is another important aspect of connectionalism that we often overlook. When a congregation elects elders, for example, and the session ordains and installs them, such action is done on behalf of the whole church. That elder, having been ordained and installed by your session, can move to another Presbyterian congregation anywhere in the world and be elected an elder there and serve without having to be ordained again. The Sacrament of Baptism.
Baptism is a sign of entrance into the Christian community, either as an infant or an adult.
The emphasis throughout the Reformed understanding of Baptism is on what God does, not on what we do. It further stresses the fact that we belong to a community rather than that we are isolated individuals in our relationship to God. The authority and interpretation of Scripture . Such authority is dependent on God, the inspirer of Scripture. Note that the Westminster Confession speaks about Scripture before it speaks about God.