There are multiple Presbyterian branches that are moving into the new General Assembly cycle and a couple of days ago we had the meeting and report of the Free Church of Scotland’s October Commission regarding their Moderator Designate.

The Commission has prayerfully selected the Rev. Dr. Iain D. Campbell as the Moderator for the 2012 General Assembly.

Rev. Campbell, or “Iain D” as he is apparently known, is the pastor of the Point Free Church on the Isle of Lewis. He is well known to a much wider audience through is own blog, Creideamh, as well as his writing for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals online magazine Reformation21. (Although to be fair, both of those have been a bit quiet since last May.)

The Point Church is Rev. Campbell’s third charge since his ordination, having served at Snizort Free Church and Back Free Church previously.  He is an active writer and lecturer and serves as an Adjunct Professor of Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary (PA).  He has served the church in multiple ways, recently as a member and the Convener of the College Board, and currently as Convener of the Communications Board.

For more about Rev. Campbell you can check out the Free Church press release, his church bio (which has the link to his sermons), the Reformation21 contributor information (that where I got the “Iain D” from), and his faculty blurb at Westminster.

As always, congratulations to the Rev. Dr. Campbell on his selection and prayers for him as he prepares to Moderate the upcoming GA.