"Communing member are those
who have made a profession of faith in Christ,
have been baptized, and have been admitted by the Session
to the Lord's Table."*
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Diaconate
Folds & Fold Leaders
Presbyterian Church in America - Form of Government
"The PCA is one of the faster growing denominations in the United States, with over 1450 churches and missions throughout the USA and Canada. There were over 306,000 communicant and non-communicant members as of December 2000.
"Reformed" defines the doctrinal beliefs of the PCA, which holds that the purest expressions of scriptural doctrine are found in the Calvinistic creeds, particularly the Westminster Confession of Faith.
The PCA's representative form of church government is rooted in its name -- presbyterian. Local churches are governed by elders (presbyters) elected by the church members. This form of government extends through the regional presbyteries, which facilitate connectionalism, to the national General Assembly, which expresses PCA's connectionalism and the bond of union between/among all the churches." - About the PCA, by Phyllis Fraley
Membership Vows:
1. Do you acknowledge yourself to be a sinner in the sight of God, justly deserving His displeasure, and without hope save in His sovereign mercy?
2. Do you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and Savior of sinners, and do you receive and rest upon Him alone for salvation as He is offered in the Gospel?
3. Do you resolve and promise, in humble reliance upon the grace of the Holy Spirit, that you will endeavor to live as becomes the followers of Christ?
4. Do you promise to support the church in its worship and work to the best of your ability?
5. Do you submit yourself to the government and discipline of the church, and promise to study its purity and peace? Hebrews 13:7, 17
See also: F.L.O.C.K.S., Church Leadership or Ministry Groups & Events
*Source: PCA Book of Church Order, 6-1, Sixth Edition, Copyright 2007 by the Office of the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America.
