Ruling Elders on Session shall have responsibility for governing the congregation and guiding its witness to the sovereign activity of God in the world so that the congregation is and becomes a community of faith, hope, love, and witness. As it leads and guides the witness of the congregation, the session shall keep before it the marks and notes of the Presbyterian and Reformed congregations throughout history:

• Provide that the Word is rightly preached
• Provide that the sacraments may be rightly administered and received
• Nurture the covenant of community of disciples of Christ