Brent Leatherwood, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, resigned on Thursday, saying it was time for him to move on. “After nearly four years leading this institution, it is time to close this chapter of my life,” Leatherwood said in a press release announcing his departure. “It has been an honor to guide this Baptist organization in a way that has honored the Lord, served the churches of our Convention, and made this fallen world a l...| The Roys Report
Trustees for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission selected seven from their group, Aug. 14, as the team to search for the entity’s next president. The post ERLC trustees name presidential search team appeared first on Pathway.| Pathway
Brent Leatherwood has resigned as president of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, ending nearly nine years of service that began in 2017 as director of strategic partnerships. Former Hannibal-LaGrange University professor Miles Mullin, who left Missouri in 2023 to become ERLC vice president and chief of staff, was appointed to the role of ERLC acting president, effective July 31, ERLC trustees said. The post Leatherwood resigns ERLC post, Miles Mullin named acting p...| Pathway
A vote to abolish the SBC’s public policy arm, known as the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, also failed on Wednesday afternoon.| Word&Way
The Southern Baptist Convention meeting this week in Dallas will also consider a proposed ban on churches with women pastors.| Word&Way