The session of a particular church consists of the installed ministers of the Word and Sacrament and the elders in active service, all of whom are entitled to vote. An installed minister of the Word and Sacrament shall be the moderator of the session and the session shall not meet without the consent of the moderator. The session is responsible for the mission and government of the particular church and has the responsibility to maintain regular and continuing relationship to the higher governing bodies of the church. It has such additional responsibilities as are assigned in the Constitution .
Session is fully responsible for all funds and financial transactions of the particular church.
A presbytery consists of all ministers of the Word and Sacrament who are its members, and all the particular churches within a certain district. A presbytery shall determine the ministers of the Word and Sacrament who shall be its continuing members. When the presbytery meets as a governing body, the particular churches are represented by such elder commissioners as are assigned by the provisions of the Constitution . Preparation for the Office of Minister of the Word and Sacrament Those who are to be ordained as ministers of the Word and Sacrament prepare for their task under the direction of the presbytery. Presbyteries shall enter into, and shall dissolve if necessary, a relationship with those preparing to become ministers of the Word and Sacrament.