By Staff NASHVILLE, Tenn. (SBCEC)—The President Search Team charged with finding the next leader of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee is asking for Southern Baptists’ prayers, and has provided a 21-day prayer guide with specific points of focus and focal Scripture references. SBC Bylaws assign the Executive Committee to serve as the fiduciary, the fiscal, and the executive entity of the Convention (in all matters not assigned to other SBC entities). BACKGROUND The position became vacant after Ronnie Floyd, the former Executive Committee president and CEO, resigned, nine days following a 44-31 vote, Oct. 5, 2021, by members (trustees) to waive attorney-client privilege in an investigation of the Executive Committee about mishandling sexual abuse allegations in the SBC and the mistreatment of sexual abuse survivors. There are no allegations of sexual abuse against Executive Committee staff or trustees. The Executive Committee vote was the result of a motion adopted by messengers to the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting which asked the Executive Committee to waive attorney-client privilege to facilitate an investigation into whether the Executive Committee properly addressed such matters. The motion … [Read more...]