| Kirkpatrick
to be nominated for third Stated Clerk term
Report from the Stated Clerk Review and Nomination
Committee
January 29, 2004 — The Stated
Clerk Review/Nomination Committee is pleased to declare
its intention to nominate the Rev. Dr. Clifton Kirkpatrick to
serve a third four-year term as Stated Clerk of the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
At a November 24-25, 2003, meeting, the committee conducted
an end of term evaluation of Kirkpatrick’s work, having
sought and received input from throughout the PC(USA) and from
ecumenical partners. During this meeting, Kirkpatrick was interviewed
in relation to his performance during his last term.
The conclusion of the Committee was that the Rev. Dr. Kirkpatrick
has fulfilled the responsibilities of General Assembly Stated
Clerk with competence, with much pastoral sensitivity, with
appropriate firmness and tact, with a large measure of common
sense and uncommon wisdom, with obvious Christian faith and
conviction. The Committee strongly affirmed his job performance
during the term of office which will end with the 2004 General
Assembly.
In compliance with General Assembly Standing Rules Section
G-1c(1)(f)(1), on December 19, 2003 the Rev. Dr. Kirkpatrick
wrote to the Committee declaring his sense of God’s call
to seek re-nomination to another term as Stated Clerk. In his
letter Kirkpatrick stated that if nominated and elected, he
would “look forward to the great privilege of continuing
to serve this church for another four years as its Stated Clerk.
As I am sure you know, I have a deep love for Jesus Christ,
my Lord and Savior, and for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.),
which is called to be a living expression of the body of Christ
in the world.”
Speaking for the Committee, moderator Sandy Peirce said, “Through
our process of evaluation, reflection and prayer, we have concluded
that the Rev. Dr. Kirkpatrick has served Christ well, ministering
to the whole church. Looking to the future, we believe the PC(USA)
will be well-served by his continuing leadership.”
Meeting in Berkeley, CA, on January 28, 2004, the Stated Clerk
Review/Nomination Committee voted unanimously to declare its
intention to nominate the Rev. Dr. Clifton Kirkpatrick to serve
a third four-year term as Stated Clerk of the General Assembly.
The Stated Clerk Review/Nomination Committee, elected by the
2003 General Assembly, consists of ministers Sandy Peirce, El
Dorado Hills, Calif., chair; Thomas Are, Jr., Prairie Village,
Kan.; Karen Dimon, DeWitt, N.Y.; John Goodman, Elizabethtown,
N.C.; and Charles Heyward, Charleston, S.C.; and elders Cynthia
Joe, San Francisco, Calif., vice chair; Stephen Grace, Midland,
Mich.; Suzanne Souder, Mechanicsburg, Penn.; and Kathy Walker,
St. Petersburg, Fla. Staff to the Committee is Katherine Runyeon,
stated clerk of the Presbytery of San Francisco, Berkeley, Calif.
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