Pastor of 2nd Baptist church in Arkansas, Josh King, said, “I am thankful @EdLitton is #SBC Pres. And very thankful @jdgreear had been the previous 3 years. What looks chaotic right now is the stripping away before a better thing is built. You can’t fix decades of rot without some demo. #GCB@SBCExecComm“
Tom Ascol, the president of Founders Ministries tweeted, “The SBC is a dumpster fire & there is enough blame to go around for all SBC pastors.”
Sexual abuse survivor and advocate Hannah-Kate Williams shared, “It’s a celebration when one who has caused you & your family such harm is no longer allowed the power to do that. But along that celebration comes grief that the one who has harmed you also dishonored your King, & in doing so w/out repentance is missing out so much life. #sbc“
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SBC President Ed Litton tweeted, “Isaiah 46:10 I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.”
EC Member Adam Wyatt tweeted, “There is a large group of survivors who daily walk in integrity despite the way they have been cast aside by the people who have been called to honor them. They are the real heroes even if there are no stained glass windows in their name. #sbc#sbctoo“
Mike Keahbone, another EC Member tweeted, “I have never known a leader worth their salt who quit their team in its most crucial hour. Adversity shines a bright light that exposes greatness or weakness.”
Senior pastor of ADA First Baptist Church in Oklahoma, Bradly Graves, said, “I love and am praying for @ronniefloyd and Jeana Floyd in the days ahead.”
Ronnie Floyd’s Resignation Letter
Read Ronnie Floyd’s full resignation letter below.
Dear SBC Executive Committee Trustees and SBC Family,
I was planning to release this letter on Monday, October 11th; however, I delayed the publishing of this letter until today, due to the death of my mother-in-law on Sunday and then the funeral which took place on Wednesday afternoon in Bridgeport Texas, October 13th.
