A top administrative body of the Southern Baptist Convention has selected its first permanent leader in nearly two-and-a-half years.
Longtime California seminary president Jeff Iorg addresses members of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee during a meeting on Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Dallas, Texas, where he was named the next president and CEO of the committee.
Iorg had recently announced plans to retire from the seminary but agreed to be considered for the Executive Committee post, which he will start on May 13. "Leadership matters, and Dr. Iorg is a leader among leaders," said Philip Robertson, chairman of the committee, which handles day-to-day business for the nation's largest Protestant denomination., who resigned in October 2021 as president amid internal rifts over how to handle an investigation into the SBC’s response to sexual abuse.
Iorg acknowledged the committee faces an array of challenges, from responding to the abuse crisis to tight finances, while saying he would keep it focused on its mission of “getting the gospel to the nations.”
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