Not that anybody cares but... my denomination [The Christian Church(Disciples of Christ)] yesterday determined a nominee for the office of general minister and president.

Addressing the General Board on Sunday morning, [nominee Sharon Watkins], a lifelong Disciple, began by talking about her formative years and her love for the church.

"We are a church whose time has come," Watkins said, "because in this day and age, authenticity speaks louder than authority in matters of faith."

"People would rather hear an authentic witness from a modern day doubting Thomas than have some ecclesial authority lay down the law," she said.

In her speech, she lifted up the denomination’s successes in starting new churches and addressing issues of racism.

Watkins, who has been the senior minister of Disciples Christian Church in Bartlesville, Okla. since 1997, sees congregational transformation as the "next big arena."

--Disciples World