Short (born July 22, 1948) is an ordained minister and was the 38th Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 2003 until 2006.
He was elected Moderator at the denomination's meeting of the 38th General Council in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
[2] In 1978, he graduated from Emmanuel College, and was ordained by the Maritime Conference of the United Church of Canada.
He subsequently served as minister to a number of congregations in eastern and northern Canada.
[2] Following the passage of same-sex marriage legislation by the Canadian federal government in June 2005, Short noted in a pastoral letter to all congregations of the United Church that the topic was deeply divisive.