' ▁to ▁each ▁other . ▁Personal ▁o vers ight ▁of ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁is ▁exerc ised ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Conference , ▁a ▁pres by ter ▁elected ▁to ▁serve ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁by ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Conference ; ▁such ▁o vers ight ▁is ▁shared ▁with ▁the ▁Vice - Pres ident , ▁who ▁is ▁always ▁a ▁de acon ▁or ▁lay person . ▁Each ▁District ▁is ▁head ed ▁by ▁a ▁' Ch air ', ▁a ▁pres by ter ▁who ▁over se es ▁the ▁district . ▁Although ▁the ▁district ▁is ▁similar ▁in ▁size ▁to ▁a ▁dioc ese , ▁and ▁Ch airs ▁meet ▁regularly ▁with ▁their ▁partner ▁b ish ops , ▁the ▁Method ist ▁super int endent ▁is ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁bishop ▁in ▁function ▁than ▁is ▁the ▁Chair . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁is ▁to ▁resource ▁the ▁circ uits ; ▁it ▁has ▁no ▁function ▁otherwise . ▁ ▁Church es ▁that ▁have ▁neither ▁b ish ops ▁nor ▁dioc eses ▁Many ▁churches ▁world wide ▁have ▁neither ▁b ish ops ▁nor ▁dioc eses . ▁Most ▁of ▁these ▁churches ▁are ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Re formation ▁and ▁more ▁specifically ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Re formation ▁led ▁by ▁John ▁Cal vin . ▁ ▁Pres by ter ian ▁churches ▁derive ▁their ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁pres by ter ian ▁form ▁of ▁church ▁government , ▁which ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁representative ▁assemb lies ▁of ▁el ders . ▁ ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland ▁is ▁govern ed ▁sole ly ▁through ▁pres by ter ies , ▁at ▁parish ▁and ▁regional ▁level , ▁and ▁therefore ▁has