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Session (Presbyterian)
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 each local church within presbyterian polity. Organization These groups of elders make decisions for the local parish through a ruling body called the ''Kirk session'' (Latin. ''sessio'' from ''sedere'' "to sit"), sometimes the ''Session'', ''church session,'' or (in Continental Reformed usage) ''consistory''. The members of the session are the pastor (Teaching Elder) of that congregation, and the other ruling elders (sometimes called " lay elders"). Elders are ordained for life, so if they are subsequently elected or appointed to Sessions at later points in their life, they are inducted, there being no second ordination. In most denominations, the pastor serves as Moderator of the Session and thus convenes or presides over the session. All elders have an equal vote in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Session House At Edisto Island Presbyterian Church
Session may refer to: Bureaucracy and law *Session (parliamentary procedure) *Session (Presbyterian), a governing body in Presbyterian polity *Court of Session, the supreme civil court of Scotland *Executive session, a portion of the United States Senate's daily session *Legislative session Computing *Session (computer science), a semi-permanent interactive information exchange between communicating devices * Session (web analytics), in web analytics, measuring a continuous period of browsing of a website by a particular user *Session, a group of process groups in POSIX-conformant operating systems * CD sessions, how data is laid out on an optical disc *Login session Music Contexts *Jam session, where musicians gather and play *Pub session, playing music in a public house *Recording session, where musicians record music together Works * ''Session'' (Ned's Atomic Dustbin album), a 2004 album by Ned's Atomic Dustbin *"Session", an instrumental song by Linkin Park from their 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
