How do you propose to let all voices be heard and respected? Most GAs tend to have some political “squashing” going on, one way or the other. [Our presbytery is finally learning a little grace.] How will you as moderator handle this chronic PCUSA problem diplomatically and call people to Christlike grace and humility when they get on cranky (and creaky) soapboxes?

Will there be an open bar at GA this year?

But seriously: I loved Joan Gray’s demeanor and Christlike commitment (focus on faith, a generous spirit & prayer for Divine discernment) on the floor. I hope you might emulate her in these respects.

Also: “How do you see the position of moderator as one of servant leadership?”

The other questions have been very good! Nice work folks!!

This assembled body is going to have to live with your moderatorial style for the next week. Can you moderate without the clerk constantly having to intervene and can you run the process in such a way that we’re talking about the substance of the matters before us, rather than the parliamentary process?

Where is the mission mind (service outreach, not evangelism) of the church in America and elsewhere?

Being faced with a schism in the denomination, what do they purpose to do in response to the disagreements?

[I second Neal] Who would win in a fist fight, Clint Eastwood or John Wayne (both in their prime)?

When will we arrive at real diversity?

How are we as a church going to respond to the pluralistic culture of America? How are we going to work with other religions and/or denominations to fight the common ills of poverty, oppression, and injustice?

Can I get a job doing security or pastoral care with you as moderator? If not could you provide me a reference?

1. Immigration, legal and otherwise: What stance should the church take on this divisive political issue, and in particular, what can/should we be doing as a denomination to welcome and reach out to immigrant communities?

2. How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop? Seriously. Because if you can’t answer a non-serious question humorously and creatively, it’s going to be a long two years for the PCUSA.

This might not be specifically pomo or emerging but related due to the conflict and pain it is creating.
How will you address the new wineskins activities and other churches that feel a need to leave the denomination rather than continue in dialog and communion with the whole denomination? What do you think this at the root of this effort? How did we get to this point and how can we come back from the brink of schism?

Also:

A straight forward question.
Will you openly express your support for the post modern and emerging developments being birthed within the Denomination?

Perhaps, “With so much of the denomination focused on dwindling numbers, what would you do as moderator to brighten the conversation? Have we lost sight of our duty to spread the gospel by way of new church plants? Can the structures of the PC(USA) support a post-modern new church development?”

Another question, “In the past, perhaps, once one was a Presbyterian one stayed a Presbyterian for life. Today, many people don’t seek out specific denominations when searching for a new faith community. As the moderator of the GA of the PC(USA), how will you fly the standard of the PC(USA) in our increasingly post-denominational age?”

A Wee Blether