The Rev. Dr. Paul T. Reiter is Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy.

The Executive Presbyter is called to lead the Presbytery in focusing on its mission and goals and organizes to accomplish these goals.  The Executive Presbyter advocates for and supports, and builds relationships that foster these goals and mission. The Executive is responsible for the implementation of the decisions of the Mission Council; providing oversight of the presbytery's strategy, program, and resources.

The Executive supervises and coordinates the work of the Presbytery in a style which values teamwork, collaboration, connectedness and collegiality.

Paul is called to lead and support the Presbytery staff in exercising pastoral concern and care for the constituents and pastors of the Presbytery.

Paul is a graduate of Maryville College with a Bachelors of Science in Psychology. He holds both the Master of Divinity and the Doctor of Ministry through the Union Theological Seminary in Richmond Virginia. He served pastorates in North Carolina, New Port Richey, FL; Brandon, FL and Englewood, FL before entering executive service in 1996. He served as General Presbyter in the Presbytery of John Calvin in the Synod of Mid-America before becoming Executie Presbyter in the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy in August of 2001.

Paul is currently a member of the National Response Team for Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, PCUSA. Working with Executive leadership in times of disaster.

He has served as Trainer and Supervisor of Interim Ministers for the Presbyterian Church USA  in the Synod of Mid-America, Synod of Alaska-Northwest, and Synod of the Covenant. Trainer of Interim Executive Presbyters for the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. for over 10 years.

He is a member and Past-President of the Association of Executive Presbyters, Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., and served as a Trainer for new Executive Presbyters for the Association of Executive Presbyters and the Office of the General Assembly. He has also served on Leadership Team for the Executive Assessment Seminars held in partnership with Union-PSCE and the General Assembly

Paul has training and has lead Workshops in:

• Healthy Congregational Training (through Lutheran Brotherhood and Dr. Peter Steinke)
• Conflict Consultant and Bridgebuilder (through Lutheran Brotherhood and Dr. Peter Steinke)
• Leadership Development

Paul has training in spiritual direction and encourages the spiritual formation of leadership and discernment in decision making.

He is accountable to the presbytery through the Mission Council and its Personnel and Office Management Committee.

As head of staff the Executive Presbyter provides oversight to the members of the presbytery staff. In addition he provides staff services to the Mission Council, the Dismnatling Racism and Pirivilege, Resourcing and Equipping and Justice and Compassion Ministry Teams.

He provides resources for the interpretation of the work of the presbytery, Synod of Mid-America, and the General Assembly.

He serves currently as the Moderator of the Presbytyerian- Epsicopal Medical Trust,  and serves by nature of his office on the Board of DIrectors of St. Luke's Hospital, and St. Andrews Resources for Seniors. Currently he serves on the Cabinet of the interfaith Partnership, and relates to the many ecumenical partners in the presbytery.

Paul's adminstrative assistant is Judy Pickett. Phone his office at 314.772.2395 x110 or e-mail Paul at this address.