1. The convention plucked him from the pastorate to head the foreign mission board.

2. For most of his pastorate, Jim could count on Father Ed Dougherty to articulate the opposing view.

3. He has continued to serve in the pastorate during his time at Gordon-Conwell and has for the last ten years been senior pastor of First Church Congregational of Boxford, Massachusetts.

4. Melanne and Phil Verveer, the young friends with whom Tom had spent the holidays during his pastorate.

5. It was his job to introduce the four-priest panel and then leave the room so people could speak freely about his pastorate.