By ERLC NASHVILLE (ERLC) - Evan Lenow has been unanimously elected to fill the role as the next president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention by the organization’s board of trustees.  The ERLC board of trustees voted to appoint Lenow during a special called meeting, April 13, in Nashville, Tenn. Lenow, 47, is coming to the ERLC after serving as the director of the Institute for Christian Leadership, director of Church and Minister Relations and chair of the Christian Studies Department for Mississippi College in Clinton, Miss.  "Dr. Lenow is a proven, trusted servant to Southern Baptists, and he has a demonstrated love for helping churches live out the Great Commission fully in their contexts,” said Scott Foshie, chairman of the ERLC board of trustees. “His biblically rooted ethics resources are trusted by our seminaries, and many local churches have benefitted from his faithful preaching and helpful consultations. We are overjoyed that he has answered God's call to use his keen intellect and shepherd's heart to lead the ERLC." The ERLC trustee presidential search committee, chaired by Mitch Kimbrell of Williston, Vt., recommended Lenow to the full board after a seven-month … [Read more...]

By ERLC NASHVILLE (ERLC) - The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s presidential search committee has announced Evan Lenow as their candidate to serve as the entity’s next president. The full board of trustees will vote on this recommendation from the search committee at a special called meeting in April. Lenow’s candidacy follows a seven-month search led by the search committee, composed of seven trustees approved by the full board. Lenow currently serves as the director of the Institute for Christian Leadership, director of Church and Minister Relations, and chair of the Christian Studies Department for Mississippi College in Clinton, Miss. Mitch Kimbrell, chair of the search committee, commented on Lenow’s presidential candidacy. “Evan is exceptionally qualified and has time-tested experience, but what I’m most encouraged by is how much he loves Southern Baptists and how eager he is to serve by helping us apply the Scriptures and the Baptist Faith and Message to the most important ethical questions of our day. I know that when he represents Southern Baptists in the public square, he’ll do so as one of us.” If elected by the ERLC trustee board, Lenow will assume the role of ERLC president, succeeding Gary … [Read more...]