Here's the aforementioned letter from the Chairman of the Admin Committee on the session. It was meant as a reply to my first letter to the Admin Committee, but providentially, it didn't get to me in time, so I wrote a second letter. The second letter garnered a more direct response.

It's apparent that he put a lot of consideration into his response to my first letter, and concur in the main with what he states in his letter. From what I've heard about the recent history of our church, the trend has indeed been to make the officer nomination and election process more transparent and inclusive. I believe that that trend should continue with all deliberation and humble reliance on the Lord's guidance. To that end, my friends and I will be, Lord willing, meeting with the Chairman and a few elders from this past year's Admin committee to ask some questions to understand the officer election process and propose some ideas that may be useful for the incoming Session to further improve the process of officer election at First Presbyterian Church.

Stay tuned.