Southern Baptist leader resigns from top administrative post for lying on his resume about schooling

Willie McLaurin, a Tennessee pastor who served as chief executive of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, has resigned

, who leads the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, resigned Thursday from his position as interim president and chief executive after it came to light that he presented false information about his educational qualifications on his resume.candidate to permanently replace

to lead one of the denomination's ministry entities in its more than 175-year history. The SBC is the nation's largest Protestant denomination. The Executive Committee said it will issue updates about the future of the presidential search team and the SBC Executive Committee's staff leadership “in the near future.”

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