Jim Baird, one of the few living PCA founding fathers, then began an extemporaneous speech that will live in PCA lore.

“I remember when Jim was serving as moderator at the 12th General Assembly. All though the proceedings, he would take time to stop us to pray, or sing a hymn, especially when things were getting tense.”

Letter urges leaders to welcome differences of opinion and discourse on various issues, while affirming “the need for our leadership to always be searching for the center so that unity might be maintained and our mission might be accomplished.”