crc nominates interim director

[Chris Meehan <cmeehan@crcna.org>]

>CRC Nominates Interim Director

May 23 -- The Christian Reformed Church in North America has nominated Rev.
Joel Boot to serve as the denomination’s interim Executive Director, BOT
president Rev. Mark Vermaire announced today.

Rev. Boot, who serves as pastor of Ridgewood Christian Reformed Church in
Jenison, Mich., is considering the nomination. He told the Board he would do
his best to give an answer by June 5.

“It is a tremendous honor and an even larger responsibility,” Rev. Boot
said in an interview. “The invitation is certainly one I take seriously. I
am trying to determine if it comes not only from the Board but also from
God.”

The nomination marks the next stage in the process of selecting a leader to
replace Rev. Jerry Dykstra, who resigned on April 5 after nearly five years
as executive director.

If Rev. Boot accepts the nomination, it would be for a term of two years,
through June 2013. This will allow time for a task force looking at
denominational structure and culture to complete its work. The board will
ask Synod 2011 to ratify the appointment when it meets starting June 10.

Rev. Boot has been the pastor at Ridgewood since 1992. Prior to that, he
pastored congregations in Grand Rapids and Dearborn, Mich., and Le Mars,
Iowa. He has served nine times as a delegate to synod, including three times
as its president and once as vice president. He served two terms on the
board of Calvin Theological Seminary, part of that time as board president,
as well as on the board of what is now Faith Alive Christian Resources.

For further information, please contact Henry Hess, Director of
Communications, athhess@crcna.org or by phone at 905-336-2920; or Rev. Mark
Vermaire, president of the Board of Trustees, CRCNA, at
markvermaire@hotmail.com.

>—CRC Communications

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>Chris Meehan
>News & Media Manager
>Christian Reformed Church in North America
>1-616-224-0849