Elders are in charge of various church committees, and retain their ordination and some of their responsibilities even when their term on the session is over. Trustees are elected, at the requirement of the state, to take care of the legal and business side of maintaining the church's finances and physical property. Deacons and trustees are under the authority of the session. At least once a year, church members can vote on certain topics and elect new board members at a congregational meeting. Ordained ministers and an equal number of elders meet several times a year in regional presbytery meetings to discuss work at this level of government.
Several presbyteries form a synod .
Changes to the Constitution require approval of a majority of the presbyteries. For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. Becoming a Christian talks about a personal response to the Gospel.