By Will Hall, Message executive editor NASHVILLE, Tenn. (LBM) – Ed Litton, pastor of Redemption Church in Saraland, Alabama, was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention, June 15, in Nashville, Tennessee, during the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting. Litton won a runoff vote against Georgia Pastor Mike Stone, by a margin of 556 votes, 6,834 to 6,278. The messenger count peaked at 15,691 prior to the election, according to registration secretary Don Currence. However, only 13,112 ballots were cast. FIRST ROUND Stone, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Blackshear, Georgia, led Litton after the first round of voting among four contenders, who included R. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, and Randy Adams, executive director of Northwest Baptist Convention, Vancouver, Washington. First Vote: Stone, 5,216, or 37.2 percent; Litton, 4,360, or 31.1 percent; Mohler, 3,764, or 26.9 percent; and Adams, 673, or 4.8 percent (out of 14,013 total votes counted). CAJUN COMMENDATION Fred Luter, pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, New Orleans, nominated Litton with a strong endorsement of Litton’s ability as a “uniter” who has “uniquely shown his commitment to … [Read more...]