{"id":3891,"date":"2012-05-16T09:01:38","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T16:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/breyeschow\/?p=3891"},"modified":"2012-05-16T18:04:31","modified_gmt":"2012-05-17T01:04:31","slug":"pcusa-moderator-candidates-wildcard-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/breyeschow\/2012\/05\/16\/pcusa-moderator-candidates-wildcard-question\/","title":{"rendered":"PC(USA) Moderator Candidates’ Wildcard Question"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

For you Presbyterians out there, admit it, you know you are getting all excited about our upcoming General Assembly<\/a> (July, 2012) just around the corner in\u00a0Pittsburgh. The exhibit hall schwag, the stylish local host aprons and the endless arguing over what word works best:\u00a0For, And,\u00a0Nor,\u00a0But, Or, Yet or So<\/em> (FANBOYS).<\/p>\n

Yes, we Presbyterians know how to party like it\u2019s 1955.<\/p>\n

In all seriousness, while there is much to critique my denominational family concerning a great many things, there is a genuine\u00a0sense\u00a0of family for many of us who attend our biennial national gathering. At our worst we model the full spectrum of \u00a0human brokeness and at our best, we allow the Holy Spirit to move in and through our hearts, minds and actiona. It\u2019s a frustratingly wacky family, but it\u2019s my family.<\/p>\n

One of the geekiest and\u00a0loveliest\u00a0parts of our General Assembly is the election of our Moderator. This is the person who moderates the week-long meeting of\u00a0roughly\u00a01,000\u00a0commissioners\u00a0and then travels and speaks on behalf of the denomination for the following two years. I held this office from 2008-2010 and, while exhausting beyond\u00a0belief\u00a0on so many levels, it was a great honor to serve. It really was. As a denomination without a bishop in our structure, the Moderator has no real political power, but there is a great affection for and openness to the office by more folks than I had ever expected. Easy to dismiss as an\u00a0irrelevant\u00a0position \u2013 and that reality is clearer at some times more than others<\/em> \u2013 it\u2019s still an important part of our denominational life together.<\/p>\n

This year there are five candidates who have declared their intentions to \u201cstand\u201d for Moderator: Rev. Janet Edwards of Pittsburg\u00a0Presbytery,\u00a0Rev. Robert M. Austell Jr. of Charlotte Presbytery, Rev. Randy Branson of Palo Duro Presbytery; Rev. Sue Krummel of Great Rivers Presbytery; and Rev. Neal Presa of Elizabeth Presbytery.\u00a0We do not \u201crun\u201d for the office, as this is not about a campaign for an individual to win, but a calling to for a community to discern. Part of that process is that the candidates answer questions before and during General\u00a0Assembly\u00a0from various organizations and entities. It will be completely up to them whether or not they respond and there is a general understanding that all candidates should be included in all public discussions.<\/p>\n

This year I am going to pose a few questions to the \u00a0candidates as well as to those whom they have\u00a0selected, should they be elected,\u00a0to serve as vice-moderator. I will post their responses and links in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n

This is where you come in.<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the questions that I am going to ask them to answer is a wild card: \u201cAnswer one question that you would like to answer but have not been asked and\/or select from any submitted on this blog post.\u201d So if you have a question that you hope one\/all might answer, please leave it in the comment section. It will be totally up to each candidate to choose which and whether they choose one from this pool of questions, but you never know.\u00a0I will be sending the full slate of my questions to the candidates this weekend, so if you add your contribution soon the more likely it will be answered by one of the candidates.<\/p>\n

DISCLAIMER: Just to be clear, I am doing this on my own and not as any\u00a0official\u00a0action of any General Assembly\u00a0entity.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For you Presbyterians out there, admit it, you know you are getting all excited about our upcoming General Assembly (July, 2012) just around the corner in\u00a0Pittsburgh. The exhibit hall schwag, the stylish local host aprons and the endless arguing over what word works best:\u00a0For, And,\u00a0Nor,\u00a0But, Or, Yet or So (FANBOYS). 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