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Palmberg Nominated for Third Term
CHICAGO, IL (October 15, 2005) - Dr. Glenn R. Palmberg has been nominated to
serve a third four-year term as president of the Evangelical Covenant
Church, it was announced during this weekend's meeting of the
denomination's Executive Board.
The decision to nominate Palmberg came during a meeting of the 23-member
Presidential Nominating Committee, chaired by Dr. Lee Richman, a member
of Applewood Community Covenant Church in Golden, Colorado.
"The committee looked at the seven ministry opportunities that guide our
church as a crucial part of our evaluative process," Richman said. "We
felt strongly that the next president of the Covenant should be someone
able to be on board with those objectives and able to move strongly in
those ministry directions," Richman added.
"The Covenant has tremendous momentum and we believe it is important to
continue that momentum and to consider the next president's ability to
sustain it," he continued. "Glenn is incredibly passionate about these
things and is committed to see them through their next phase of
development."
Richman said the committee was aware of pressures on Palmberg tugging
him in different directions, especially the importance of his family and
time to spend with them. "We wanted to honor those concerns, but at the
same time, we recognize that in many ways he is just arriving at the top
of his game, so to speak, in terms of effectiveness. He understands how
the Covenant works. He has contacts that are important. He has become a
well-respected voice in evangelical circles and is really valuable to
the church, and not only the Covenant, but the church at large."
"For this time in the Covenant's history, Glenn is the right leadership
for this church and the direction in which it is headed," Richman said.
The decision pleased Catherine Gilliard as well – she chairs the
Covenant Executive Board and pastors the Covenant church in Stone
Mountain, Georgia.
"We heard his passion for the things that remain to be done," she said.
"He not only knows where he would like the church to go, but he has the
passion to help us go there. "We have seen the fruits of his leadership
after seven years," she observed. "Because of his history, his influence
and connections, we believe the fruit can grow even more under his
leadership. We couldn't be more excited about his focus, his passion and
his energy."
"I am pleased to accept the nomination," Palmberg said today. "Serving
the Covenant as its president has been an incredible experience for both
Sharon and me. I believe I have the energy for the call and I look
forward to what God will do through our efforts together in shared ministry.
Palmberg will stand for election during the June 2006 Annual Meeting in
Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was elected to his first term in 1998.
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