Preparation, Moral See MORAL PREPARATION. Pre-Pentecost period The period prior to the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, including the events of both the Old Testament and the portion of the New Testament prior to Pentecost. Presbyter An office involving teaching or ruling in the local church. In presbyterian forms of government, the presbyters of a given local church form its session, and presbyters from the churches in a given geographical area form its presbytery. Presbyterianism The