The Church of Scotland nominating committee has selected the Rev. David Lunan, Clerk to the Presbytery of Glasgow, as the Moderator Designate for the General Assembly to be held this coming May.

The Rev. Lunan was ordained in 1970 and served as a youth worker before that and in parish ministry in Moray and Glasgow until 2002 when he became the clerk of the presbytery.  He served as Moderator of both the Presbyteries of Moray and Glasgow.  The Church of Scotland press release talks about his implementation of alternate styles of worship during his parish ministry as well as his extensive youth work.  He is also credited with “raising the profile” of the organization Christian Aid.

While the news coverage pretty much just covers the material in the press release, the Scotsman.com has an article on the six nominees that the selection committee considered.