More details from yesterday and today
This gets hard as there isn't wireless access at the convention center...makes posting time tight
Moderators
Evenly matched, no one stood out for me. All qualified and acceptable, but no one just wowed me. Evidently not just for me but for the assembly as it took us three votes to elect a moderator.
The process started with nominating speeches on behalf of each of the candidates followed by a 5 minute speech from each candidate. The speeches were followed by an hour of questioning from the floor. A question was posed and each candidate answered in turn. At the end of the hour, the advisory delegates were asked to advise the body (vote). After we voted by electronic keypad, the results are shown to the commissioners. The delegate vote is used to inform the body of the opinion of the groups we represent (youth, theological students, missionary, ecumenical).
Other TSADs
I enjoyed going to dinner with several other TSADs last night. I spent a few hours chatting and breaking bread with the TSADs from McCormick, Dubuque, Louisville, Duke, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. The same kinds of stress over language and class happen everywhere else. They have similar stories about professors, both good and bad, and have a genuine love for the communities where they live and learn. I have also enjoyed sitting next to one of the TSADs from Princeton.
Committee Meetings
Today my committee has met briefly to take care of commissioner resolutions. These are items of business that can be brought before the assembly by any 2 commissioners. My committee is responsible for assigning these resolutions to committee. Once we are done, we are then responsible for observing a committee so that we are better informed as we begin to set the docket on Saturday. Sometimes committee work becomes tedious as overtures are broken down sentence by sentence because of wording.
Moderators
Evenly matched, no one stood out for me. All qualified and acceptable, but no one just wowed me. Evidently not just for me but for the assembly as it took us three votes to elect a moderator.
The process started with nominating speeches on behalf of each of the candidates followed by a 5 minute speech from each candidate. The speeches were followed by an hour of questioning from the floor. A question was posed and each candidate answered in turn. At the end of the hour, the advisory delegates were asked to advise the body (vote). After we voted by electronic keypad, the results are shown to the commissioners. The delegate vote is used to inform the body of the opinion of the groups we represent (youth, theological students, missionary, ecumenical).
Other TSADs
I enjoyed going to dinner with several other TSADs last night. I spent a few hours chatting and breaking bread with the TSADs from McCormick, Dubuque, Louisville, Duke, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. The same kinds of stress over language and class happen everywhere else. They have similar stories about professors, both good and bad, and have a genuine love for the communities where they live and learn. I have also enjoyed sitting next to one of the TSADs from Princeton.
Committee Meetings
Today my committee has met briefly to take care of commissioner resolutions. These are items of business that can be brought before the assembly by any 2 commissioners. My committee is responsible for assigning these resolutions to committee. Once we are done, we are then responsible for observing a committee so that we are better informed as we begin to set the docket on Saturday. Sometimes committee work becomes tedious as overtures are broken down sentence by sentence because of wording.
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