UPDATE: On the morning of Thursday, July 9, 2020, G. Alexander Bryant was confirmed as the new North American Division president by the General Conference Executive Committee with an affirming vote of 153-5.
Congratulations! Dr. Bryant.
Barring an actual booming spoken word by God from heaven, you are it. Not that you are not qualified but I was hoping for a female version of a Dr. Bryant.
Maybe he will be a great facilitator of a next step conducing to your wishes! I donāt know him, so itās time to learn who he is and what can be expected from him.
CONGRATULATIONS DR. BRYANT!!!
bryant is the executive secretary now, so heās kind of the natural successorā¦this is a good look for our division in the wake of the floyd murder, but i was still hoping for sandra robertsā¦
Jeremy I can understand your saying āā¦ the natural successorā with this nomination. However, the problem is that the ānatural successorā is exactly why the good old boy network continues to be a problem with keeping the Sandra Roberts from being considered. That and the fact that women should remain silent in church philosophy.
I think the NAD will be in good hands. He is an excellent choice for NAD president.
i donāt think this is a factor for anything having to do with NADā¦thereās no chance NAD is going to buckle under any GC pressure, if there is anyā¦
the reality is that we have to face the fact that the floyd murder has made a white president impossibleā¦not only is bryant the natural successor, but he has the advantage of being black, and therefore just what the dr. ordered for our timeā¦if anyone other than bryant were nominated, it would be perceived to be unfair because it would be unfairā¦NAD has made the right choiceā¦
and a black NAD president may smooth things over with africa, who knowsā¦
i think all these nominations need to be carefully considered, not only in terms of their substance, but their optics and subliminal messaging potential, as wellā¦it will be interesting to see who our next GC president will beā¦iāll shocked if it isnāt TWā¦
I agree that TW is going to be re-elected and I believe that regardless the color of skin the good old boy network is a high priority both with the GC but also in the NAD.
I have little faith in any election all the way down to the local conference. Thatās not to say Dan Jackson didnāt try but if you are a denominational employee you learn that how you play the game is more important than qualification for the job.
So what would be the subliminal message if TW were to get his wish and be handed the scepter for another term? Curious to knowā¦
The rumblings are against TW. Iāll wait and see if my sources are credible.
Sure hope you are right Elmer. One President down, one to go
Oh, you got parakeets too? Congratulations! ā¦
His academic credentials are awesome ā- I like the doctorate from Fuller Theological Seminary.
Now can we hope that he is not tainted with misogyny and open to womenās ordination ?
Also, would be nice if he were not a hateful homophobe.
We shall have to wait and see.
The biggest concern of the GC and NAD will be when they realize the members donāt care who is elected. The Union Level is where the real authority lies. The authority to ordain. The Unions have to deal first hand with the reduced finances and be responsive to the needs of their constituents. Unfortunately the Union leaders are pecking to get to the Division level. Serving two masters never works. If the legacy of 10 years of Ted Wilson leadership is 5 more years, unless he has.a road to Damascus experience, I am not sure what the church will look like in 2025.
Congratulations to Dr. Bryant. Iāve got my bowl of popcorn in my lap as I watch what happens from here on outā¦
Iām not sure I actually care, but it will be interesting to watch the events unfold.
I looked up Alex Bryantās 2011 doctoral dissertation at Fuller, which is: āAssisting First-Position Leaders in Transition to Executive Secretary Rolesā (2011). It can be found here: https://digitalcommons.fuller.edu/dmin/65/. Just a little more info/background on the new guyā¦
Impressive. The bibliography showed five (5) citations from EGW. I know someone whose citations from EGW numbered more than the pages of his thesis.
Elmer,
I bet Dr. Bryant used the only five citations that were not used by that āsomeoneā guy you referred toā¦ LOL ā¦ 
Thank you for the link Carolyn.
If ABās dissertation project is indicative of his thinking
and general disposition, WO is likely to be in āgood shapeā
in the future, in the NAD (cf. pp. 112-114, 120).
Also, he is not short on ideas when it comes to dealing with
people like TW. (e.g. pp. 160, 161).
" is more important than qualification for the job."
What! Are you hinting that nepotism occurs?? 
"ā¦unless he has.a road to Damascus experience, I am not sure what the church will look like in 2025."
One thing will be that the membership trajectory will continue to diminishā¦maybe even a schism at some point. There will be less and less reason(s) for young people to stay with sexism, racism, and other āismsā on full display. The GC needs a Servant Leader who knows how to lead by acknowledging what century the church is in and how to allow for concientious differences.