page_title: Ministers and elders of the Church of Scotland
hierarchical_section_title: Ministers and elders of the Church of Scotland
caption_attribution_description: English: The Ordination of Elders in a Scottish Kirk.
context_page_description: A Church of Scotland congregation is led by its minister and elders. Both of these terms are also used in other Christian denominations: see Minister and Elder.
context_section_description: A Church of Scotland congregation is led by its minister and elders.  Both of these terms are also used in other Christian denominations: see Minister (Christianity) and Elder (Christianity).  This article discusses the specific understanding of their roles and functions in the Scottish Church.
caption: The Ordination of Elders in a Scottish Kirk, painting by John Henry Lorimer, 1891
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