A session ordinarily consists of the minister of a charge and two or more elders. A session is established by the presbytery to exercise oversight over every aspect of the life of a congregation or of linked congregations.

The word ‘Session’ comes from the Latin of ‘to sit’. As a court of the church, when the Teaching Elder (Minister) moderates the meeting of Ruling Elders, they are sitting in session. The Session, under the Chief Shepherd who is Christ, is where pastoral care and authority sits to serve the local congregation.