Dr. James S. Gidley is married, father of two, and grandfather of two. He served as professor of engineering for more than 3 decades at Geneva college, recently retiring. He was ordained as a ruling elder in 1985 and routinely uses his teaching gifts in morning instruction and small group settings. Jim has also served the wider church in a number of ways including as Elected Moderator of the 67th General Assembly in 2000, the Subcommittee on Ministerial Training and the Presbytery of Ohio Candidates and Credentials Committee.