Who will be the moderator for the 217th GA?
I have been reading the profiles on the 4 candidates over the last few days. Kerry Carson, Tim Halverson, Deborah Block, and Joan Gray are the 4 candidates. At this point I lean toward Tim Halverson and Joan Gray.
Some of Tim's statements that stood out for me...
"A better strategy would be to go back to our passion, to discover and celebrate the zeal that gave our church birth. In a word, the Presbyterian Church needs a bold leadership to again finds its heart."
"If we open our hearts to the fire of the Holy Spirit, there will be revival. If we can burn with longing for Jesus Christ rather than with anger for the other side, there will be rebirth."
"Unity is a gift of the Holy Spirit, not a by-product of voting."
"It is not our church, it is God's; and God works beyond our agendas."
There are others, but those are a few. Now for Joan's.
"A life committed to God is always an adventure. And the more deeply we are drawn into that adventure, the more we will find ourselves drawn out into the world in mission."
"Can we face the discomfort of associating with people who are different from us so that the Spirit can do this work? Are we willing to let the Holy Spirit bring us unity in Christ?"
"As we let God turn up the spiritual temperature in us and in our churches and as we learn to say "Come and see!" to more and more people, the numbers will take care of themselves."
You can view the information on the candidates online. I would be interested in hearing others thoughts about the moderator candidates.
Candidates for Moderator
Some of Tim's statements that stood out for me...
"A better strategy would be to go back to our passion, to discover and celebrate the zeal that gave our church birth. In a word, the Presbyterian Church needs a bold leadership to again finds its heart."
"If we open our hearts to the fire of the Holy Spirit, there will be revival. If we can burn with longing for Jesus Christ rather than with anger for the other side, there will be rebirth."
"Unity is a gift of the Holy Spirit, not a by-product of voting."
"It is not our church, it is God's; and God works beyond our agendas."
There are others, but those are a few. Now for Joan's.
"A life committed to God is always an adventure. And the more deeply we are drawn into that adventure, the more we will find ourselves drawn out into the world in mission."
"Can we face the discomfort of associating with people who are different from us so that the Spirit can do this work? Are we willing to let the Holy Spirit bring us unity in Christ?"
"As we let God turn up the spiritual temperature in us and in our churches and as we learn to say "Come and see!" to more and more people, the numbers will take care of themselves."
You can view the information on the candidates online. I would be interested in hearing others thoughts about the moderator candidates.
posted by Karen Wagner | 10:50 AM
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