Executive Committee

The fall meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee began with prayer, some hard news and calls for unity after years of turmoil and change.

At its meeting this week in Nashville, the Executive Committee (EC) of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) will nominate newly retired Pastor Dan Summerlin to serve as its transitional interim president and CEO.

This past spring Johnny Hunt filed suit against the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee and Guidepost Solutions, claiming they had ruined his life by revealing his misconduct.

The Executive Committee (EC) of the Southern Baptist Convention is conducting an investigation into the resignation of former interim EC president and CEO Willie McLaurin.

Willie McLaurin has resigned as interim president and CEO of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention following revelations that he lied on his resume about his credentials. In a resignation letter dated Thursday, Aug. 17, McLaurin apologized and asked for forgiveness. 

In the lead-up to the annual meeting of the SBC, Rick Warren has made it known that he will challenge the decision to disfellowship Saddleback Church, most recently in an open leader "to Southern Baptists."

Despite disagreement with many in the SBC over the role of women in pastoral leadership, Rev. Linda Popham said that her church is “more Southern Baptist than the average Southern Baptist church.”

Guy L. Fredrick, SBC EC member and bivocational pastor, has drawn criticism from fellow SBC leaders who feel his online posts and subsequent justifications for them constitute a red flag for his leadership.