Denominational Executive. Paul Rowland Gilchrist was born to Presbyterian missionaries in Chile. He accepted Christ at age 13 and soon felt called to Christian service. Paul has served as a pastor, as the dean of students and professor of biblical studies at Covenant College and as a visiting lecturer at other colleges and seminaries. Paul is a prolific author and a scholar in Old Testament languages, having translated the book of Nahum for the New King James Version of the Bible. Paul makes frequent trips to the mission field and has served on the boards of various Presbyterian missions organizations. He is an authority on church statistics. Paul held the position of the stated clerk (chief administrative officer) of the Presbyterian Church in America.