Rev. John M. Buchanan is the pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago, Illinois, the second largest congregation in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).[1] He is also the editor and publisher of The Christian Century.[2] He was also a member of the General Assembly Council from 1996–1999 and served as the moderator of the 208th General Assembly (1996).[3] He was one of the founding co-moderators of The Covenant Network of Presbyterians in 1997.[4] In a letter dated May 18, 2010, Rev Buchanan announced that he would retire from his duties as Pastor of Fourth Presbyterian effective January 31, 2012.[5]