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In the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the session serves as the lowest level of governance for an individual congregation. It is composed of the church's pastors and its active elders.12
Within this structure, the pastor serves as the moderator, or chairman, of the session. The session is responsible for overseeing the spiritual and administrative life of the church, which includes tasks such as supervising the election of pastors, receiving and dismissing members, determining the order of worship services, and exercising church discipline.2