Many people are Presbyterian without having thought through what stands at the heart of Presbyterianism: church polity. This booklet serves as a basic introduction to Presbyterian church government useful for new members or officers training classes as well as those investigating Presbyterianism for the first time.

Author  Sean Michael Lucas is Associate Professor of Church History and Chief Academic Officer at Covenant Seminary, St. Louis. Sean has a BA (pastoral studies) and MA (theology/church history) from Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC and a PhD (historical and theological studies/American Reformed tradition) from Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA