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David December 6, 2007
In September of 1987, I stood before a congregation of church members and Presbyters to answer the ordination questions listed in W-4.0003. I was nervous, excited, proud and confident that my answers to the nine questions would be true and from the heart. Now, twenty years later, I look at these same questions as I come before you, because in the wisdom of the Spirit, you wish to learn more about me and my understanding of service to the Kingdom of God. As members of the Church, and therefore, one another we must be willing to say the truth with conviction and with heartfelt intention to bring change in itself and the world God has placed us in. This is why I wish to attend General Assembly, to be a part of the change that our Lord and our scripture call us to do.
I am still faced with these profound questions from our Book of Order, and I must confess that my understanding or interpretation of their answers is different than twenty years ago. I have changed......

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