Kirk Sessions
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Kirk Sessions are local church courts within the Church of Scotland responsible for the spiritual oversight, discipline, and governance of individual congregations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kirk Session | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church court
ⓘ
ecclesiastical body ⓘ local governing body ⓘ |
| alternativeName | session ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Acts of Synod
ⓘ
surface form:
Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Church of Scotland constitution
|
| governs |
Christian education within congregation
ⓘ
admission to sacraments ⓘ church membership ⓘ congregational discipline ⓘ pastoral care within congregation ⓘ worship life of congregation ⓘ |
| governsTypeOfBody | parish church congregation ⓘ |
| hasHigherCourt |
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
ⓘ
Presbytery ⓘ Synod (historically) ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRootIn |
Reformed church polity
ⓘ
Scottish Reformation ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | local congregation ⓘ |
| hasMainFunction |
church discipline
ⓘ
local church governance ⓘ spiritual oversight of congregation ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
ruling elder
ⓘ
teaching elder ⓘ |
| includesOffice | session clerk ⓘ |
| isLowestCourtIn | Church of Scotland court system ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Scots ⓘ |
| meetsAt | parish church ⓘ |
| partOf |
Presbyterian polity
ⓘ
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
courts of the Church of Scotland
|
| presidedOverBy | minister of the congregation ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
church discipline ⓘ ecclesiastical governance ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
admission to the Lord’s Supper
ⓘ
appointment of some congregational office-bearers ⓘ local church discipline procedures ⓘ local implementation of church law ⓘ maintaining church order ⓘ maintenance of congregational roll ⓘ oversight of baptismal candidates ⓘ oversight of catechumens ⓘ oversight of communicant members ⓘ oversight of elders ⓘ oversight of public worship ⓘ spiritual welfare of congregation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.