Bruce Reyes-Chow: The Future of the Church

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This week we are treated by "friend of the Journal" Brian Ellison as he fills in as guest host.  All together now: "Thank you, Brian."

Recently, Brian and I sat down with PC(USA) Moderator candidate Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow as he was in Kansas City visiting some friends.

As I'm sure you will hear in the interview, we had a great time talking.  Bruce is really a very solid guy.  He loves his local congregation and his denomination a great deal, and the most evident thing about our conversation was the hope that he has for Christ's church as a whole.

Bruce "gets it."  He understands that if we are going to help the next incarnation of the church be what Christ has called it to be, then there is a lot of work to be done.  Bruce has committed himself to being "in the trenches" when it comes to work with his regional network (called a "presbytery"), and he has striven to show the saints that have gone before that he is serious in his love for the church.  My favorite moment during our conversation was when he said that the younger generation needs to "show up" and "put our time in" if we are going to be taken seriously.

Whether he is elected Moderator of his denomination or not, Bruce is definitely one to watch for how we can faithfully move into the next phase of life together.

Landon