TE Dominic A. Aquila Elected Moderator of 34th PCA General Assembly
Atlanta – The 34th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America, meeting in Atlanta, Ga., held its opening worship service on Tuesday, June 20. The retiring moderator, Howard Q. Davis, an elder at First Presbyterian Church in Indianola, Miss., gave the opening sermon before an audience of over 2,000.
Mr. Davis spoke on the theme Mr. Davis spoke on the theme "Onward Christian Soldiers" from Ephesians 6:10-20. He stated that one way to look at the whole Bible is as a story of a war that started before the foundation of the world and will last until Christ returns. From the text he pointed to Paul's admonition to put on the whole armor of God. This is an important urging because "the church has not put on the armor and has allowed itself to become rusted and in disrepair."
Paul made it clear that the church must engage in this spiritual warfare, that Satan is the real enemy, and so the church is commanded to stand fast. Mr. Davis called the church to put on the armor of God with prayer: "The church and its members are no longer prayer warriors, and without prayer the army is in trouble." Another way to engage in this warfare is "to examine and train our leaders and those in the pews, and then we need to take the gospel into all the world, making disciples of all nations." He concluded with the exhortation: "Christ is our leader and the only real hero of this war; we need to honor and obey him."
TE Dominic A. Aquila Elected Moderator of 34th PCA General Assembly
Atlanta – At its opening session on Tuesday, June 20, the 34th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America elected TE Dominic A. Aquila as moderator. The PCA General Assembly is holding its annual meeting at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta through June 23. Dr. Aquila is president of New Geneva Theological Seminary in Colorado Springs, Colo., and also serves as the editor of the PCA Byfaithonline Newsletter. Also nominated was TE Wayne Herring, pastor of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tenn.
Dr. Aquila has pastored churches in Richmond, Virginia, Cerritos, California, Colorado Springs, Colorado and Miami, Florida. He is a member of Rocky Mountain Presbytery.
Over the years, Dr. Aquila served as Dean of Students and Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at Reformed Theological Seminary. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Knox Seminary in Ft. Lauderdale, Reformed Seminary and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School’s Miami campus.
Dr. Aquila graduated from Belhaven College and Reformed Theological Seminary, both in Jackson, Mississippi. He received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Penn.
Dr. Aquila will serve as chairman of the Standing Judicial Commission during the next year. He has also served on a number of other committees in the PCA, including the Covenant College Board and Mission to the World. He regularly visits and ministers to missionaries on the field. He has preached and taught in Jamaica, Mexico, Canada, Ivory Coast, Kenya, England, Korea, Grenada, Ukraine, Trinidad, Myanmar, Spain and Morocco.
Dr. Aquila and his wife, Davileen, have been married for 38 years, have four children, and eight grandchildren.
The new moderator stated that he will be blogging during the General Assembly at http://pca34thga.blogspot.com/. If you are blogging as well, send your blog address and it will be posted there.
Listen and Watch the 34th PCA GA Live
Listen and watch the 34th PCA General Assembly live from Atlanta beginning June 20, 2006. Gavel to gavel sessions as well as worship services will be available. To register to access the web cast, go to http://www.pcaga.com/.
Mr. Davis spoke on the theme Mr. Davis spoke on the theme "Onward Christian Soldiers" from Ephesians 6:10-20. He stated that one way to look at the whole Bible is as a story of a war that started before the foundation of the world and will last until Christ returns. From the text he pointed to Paul's admonition to put on the whole armor of God. This is an important urging because "the church has not put on the armor and has allowed itself to become rusted and in disrepair."
Paul made it clear that the church must engage in this spiritual warfare, that Satan is the real enemy, and so the church is commanded to stand fast. Mr. Davis called the church to put on the armor of God with prayer: "The church and its members are no longer prayer warriors, and without prayer the army is in trouble." Another way to engage in this warfare is "to examine and train our leaders and those in the pews, and then we need to take the gospel into all the world, making disciples of all nations." He concluded with the exhortation: "Christ is our leader and the only real hero of this war; we need to honor and obey him."
TE Dominic A. Aquila Elected Moderator of 34th PCA General Assembly
Atlanta – At its opening session on Tuesday, June 20, the 34th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America elected TE Dominic A. Aquila as moderator. The PCA General Assembly is holding its annual meeting at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta through June 23. Dr. Aquila is president of New Geneva Theological Seminary in Colorado Springs, Colo., and also serves as the editor of the PCA Byfaithonline Newsletter. Also nominated was TE Wayne Herring, pastor of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tenn.
Dr. Aquila has pastored churches in Richmond, Virginia, Cerritos, California, Colorado Springs, Colorado and Miami, Florida. He is a member of Rocky Mountain Presbytery.
Over the years, Dr. Aquila served as Dean of Students and Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at Reformed Theological Seminary. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Knox Seminary in Ft. Lauderdale, Reformed Seminary and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School’s Miami campus.
Dr. Aquila graduated from Belhaven College and Reformed Theological Seminary, both in Jackson, Mississippi. He received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Penn.
Dr. Aquila will serve as chairman of the Standing Judicial Commission during the next year. He has also served on a number of other committees in the PCA, including the Covenant College Board and Mission to the World. He regularly visits and ministers to missionaries on the field. He has preached and taught in Jamaica, Mexico, Canada, Ivory Coast, Kenya, England, Korea, Grenada, Ukraine, Trinidad, Myanmar, Spain and Morocco.
Dr. Aquila and his wife, Davileen, have been married for 38 years, have four children, and eight grandchildren.
The new moderator stated that he will be blogging during the General Assembly at http://pca34thga.blogspot.com/. If you are blogging as well, send your blog address and it will be posted there.
Listen and Watch the 34th PCA GA Live
Listen and watch the 34th PCA General Assembly live from Atlanta beginning June 20, 2006. Gavel to gavel sessions as well as worship services will be available. To register to access the web cast, go to http://www.pcaga.com/.
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