NBTS Search Committee Formation Announcement
October 10, 2016
Dear NBTS Community,
With the announcement of President Mast’s planned retirement this coming summer, a search committee has been formed and will soon begin the work of identifying the next President of New Brunswick Theological Seminary. The committee was appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Seminary, and they are pleased to announce that the following people have agreed to serve on the search committee:
Rev. Anna Jackson, Pastor of Queens Reformed Church, Co-Chair of Search Committee
Rev. Michael Bos, Senior Minister of West End Collegiate Church, Co-Chair of Search Committee
Rev. Gregory Jackson, Senior Pastor of Mr. Olive Baptist Church, Trustee of NBTS
Dr. Carol Kuhlthau, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University, Trustee of NBTS
Rev. Evans Spagner, Minister of Christian Education at Fountain Baptist Church, Trustee of NBTS
Dr. Raynard Smith, Associate Professor of Pastoral Care of NBTS
Dr. Beth Tanner, The Rev. Dr. Norman and Mrs. Mary Kansfiled Professor of Old Testament Studies, NBTS
Elder Franco Juricic, NBTS Seminarian and RCA candidate
Rev. Yong Bok Kim, Pastor of New York Mission Fellowship
Rev. Debbie Rundecker, Pastor of Reformed Church of Hasbrouck Heights
Rev. Wilfredo Rodriguez, Pastor of Reformed Church of Linden
Ms. Michelle Sanders, Executive Assistant to the President of NBTS, Search Committee Resource Person
The search committee represents the rich diversity of our seminary community, and it is comprised of five trustees, two faculty, one student, and three at-large members. The demographics of the committee are:
Ordained Black Female RCA Alum
Ordained White Male RCA
Ordained Black Male Baptist Alum
Lay White Female Methodist
Ordained Black Male Baptist
Ordained White Female Presbyterian
Ordained Black Male Pentecostal
Lay White Male RCA
Ordained Latino Male RCA Alum
Ordained White Female RCA Alum
Ordained Asian Male RCA
The committee will be providing periodic updates so that the NBTS community can follow the process. If there are any questions or if you would like to suggest a candidate, you can contact the search committee at SearchCommittee@nbts.edu.
Please make the search committee and the process a part of your prayers.
Rev. Anna Jackson
Moderator, Board of Trustees
Co-chair, Search Committee
Rev. Michael Bos
Member, Board of Trustees
Co-chair, Search Committee