NOMINATING COMMITTEE

SUMMARY OF WORK

1. Nomination of Moderator and Moderator-elect for 2023.

2. Review committee vacancies.

3. Nominations for permanent committees.

4. Follow-up on finalizing slate of nominees.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

43-01 That the General Assembly elect TE Joe Kim as Moderator of the 43rd General Assembly.

43-02 That the 43rd General Assembly elect RE Victor Jones as Moderator-elect of the 43rd General Assembly.

43-05 That the 43rd General Assembly elect the slate of nominees for the 43rd EPC General Assembly permanent committees, standing committees, and boards.

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WORK OF THE COMMITTEE

The Nominating Committee works year-round encouraging members of each Presbytery to apply for permanent committee positions.

The committee met on March 1, 2023, via video conference to review committee vacancies and work on filling the slate to present to the 43rd General Assembly. Many of the nominees were contacted the day of the meeting and further contacts were conducted by email.

The committee would like to thank the staff of the Office of the General Assembly for their great support, especially Zenaida Bermudez and Stated Clerk Dean Weaver for their advice and dedication to the EPC.

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RECOMMENDATIONS (DETAILED)

RECOMMENDATION 43-01

Joe Felix Kim is a church planter of Hope Philly, which as of now consists of two micro-churches in the Philadelphia area with a third launching soon. Joe was ordained as a Teaching Elder in the EPC in 2015. Prior to planting Hope Philly, he served as the English Ministry pastor of Korean churches in New Jersey and New York.

Hoping to make it as an actor on Broadway, Joe studied Music at Temple University and later finished his degree Toccoa Falls College in Georgia. But our Lord had different ideas, sending him in 2005 to get his MDiv at Westminster Theological Seminary in Glenside, Pennsylvania.

Joe came to faith in 1995, and quickly got involved in ministry. He has served at various times in his life as a children’s director (his first love), choir director, and youth group director in places like Philadelphia, Atlanta, South Jersey and Queens, New York.

He is a regular contributor to Reformed Margins, a blogsite that provides a platform for Reformed Christian thinkers from various ethnic minority backgrounds to join in the broader Reformed and Evangelical conversations.

Joe is married to Emii and has two beautiful daughters, Norah (7) and Naomi (1). Emii is an advocate of special needs ministry as Norah is on the autism spectrum. It was Emii who taught Joe that Norah isn’t someone to apologize for getting in the way of ministry. Norah and his family is ministry; a ministry from which all other ministries can flow.

Joe has served on various committees in the EPC. In 2017, Joe joined the Ministerial Committee for the Presbytery of the East. In 2018, he was named the Chairman of the Candidates Care Committee. In 2021, he was placed on the General Assembly’s Ministerial Vocation Committee (MVC). He also serves on the EPC’s Revelation 7:9 Task Force.

He enjoys reading, guitars, theology, all Philadelphia sports teams, and spending time with his family.

RECOMMENDATION 43-02

Victor Jones is a Ruling Elder at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Laurel, Mississippi, where he and his wife, Rachel, raised their seven daughters. Being blessed with seven children in seven years was a life-changing experience only to be matched by the overwhelming support and encouragement of the Body of Christ at Westminster over the last three decades. Victor and Rachel are graduates of Mississippi State University, as are all of their daughters and son-in-law. They are enjoying a new phase in their marriage—being grandparents to two baby boys.

Victor operated the family business until 2016 when it became part of a 16-location, multi-state John Deere dealership. He is currently a John Deere tractor salesman for AG UP Equipment. He is passionate about his involvement with Laurel Christian School and served the Board for many years as it expanded to a full K through 12 school. For the last decade he has served as a Trustee for South Central Regional Medical Center and is currently Vice Chairman of the largest employer in the community. Victor serves on the Advisory Board of Trustmark National Bank.

Victor enjoyed his time as Moderator of the Presbytery of the Central South, which was followed by being the first Moderator of the Presbytery of the Gulf South as we grew into an additional Presbytery.  That was followed by participation on the EPC National Leadership Team for the last four years.

The first General Assembly he attended was in 1979 in Kansas City during a tumultuous time for Presbyterians. A truth that has become more evident to him is when our Teaching Elders are accompanied by two Ruling Elders to do the “work of ministry,” God often blesses the unity, shared vision, and encouragement that “build up the body of Christ.”  It is encouraging that the EPC is focused on the four Gospel Priorities as we share in this work of ministry together.

RECOMMENDATION 43-05

Slate of Nominations—Permanent Committees and Boards. Some nominees had not confirmed acceptance of their nomination at press time and will be announced at the 42nd General Assembly. Note: ^second term; *pending Session or Presbytery endorsement.

Benefit Resources, Inc., Board of Directors

Chaplains Work and Care Committee

Disaster Relief Committee

Fraternal Relations Committee

Ministerial Vocation Committee

National Leadership Team

Next Generation Ministries Council

Nominating Committee

Permanent Judicial Commission

Presbytery Review Committee

Theology Committee

World Outreach Committee

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COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Marian Bradshaw
TE, Presbytery of the Rivers and Lakes

Robert Chambers
TE, Presbytery of the Central South

Joshua Hurd
TE, Presbytery of the Pacific Northwest

Robert Liddon
RE, Presbytery of the Central South

Stacey Miller
RE, Presbytery of the Coastal Mid-Atlantic

Juan Rivera
TE, Presbytery of Florida and the Caribbean

Ann Weston
RE, Presbytery of Mid-America

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MEETING DATES

September 22, 2022: Video Conference
November 15, 2022: Video Conference
March 1, 2023: Video Conference

Respectfully submitted,

Wayne Hardy, Chairman
June 2023

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