Jeff Iorg has been nominated to turn into the brand new president of the Southern Baptist Conference's govt committee and could possibly be accepted for the place later this month.
The Baptist Press, the official information service of the SBC, introduced Friday that Iorg is a candidate for SBC EC president, along with his nomination to be voted on at a particular assembly on March 21.
Iorg served as president of Gateway Baptist Theological Seminary, taking workplace in 2004 when the tutorial establishment was often called Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary.
Iorg earned respect throughout denominational strains by main the seminary's 2016 relocation from the San Francisco space to Central California.
Iorg graduated from Hardin-Simmons College with a bachelor's diploma in Bible and a minor in psychology, then earned a grasp's diploma in divinity from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a doctorate from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Rick Lance, govt director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, was amongst those that expressed assist for Iorg's nomination.
“I’ve recognized Jeff Iorgo for over 25 years. Throughout that point, I’ve watched with nice curiosity as he has grown right into a stellar chief amongst Southern Baptists,” Lance mentioned, as quoted by BP.
“He has earned the respect of our Baptist household from all areas of SBC life. I personally imagine that Jeff is on the highest stage of statesmanship within the SBC.”
Albert Mohler. Jr., president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, referred to as Iorgo “one of the crucial revered leaders in your complete Southern Baptist Conference.”
“He combines character with nice skill and unbelievable dedication to the SBC and its church buildings. He’s precisely what we’d like as president of the manager committee at this historic second,” added Mohler.
The Government Committee consists of 86 representatives and works on behalf of the SBC between annual conferences, overseeing things like auditing monetary statements, distributing funds for SBC ministries, and serving as a belief company for conventions.
The manager committee has been and not using a chief since October 2021, when SBC EC President Ronnie Floyd resigned as a result of committee's choice to waive attorney-client privilege amid an investigation into SBC management's alleged mishandling of allegations of abuse.
After Floyd stepped down, the EC appointed Willie McLaurin, EC vp, as interim president whereas the conference physique continued its seek for a brand new chief.
Final Could, committee members voted 31-50 in opposition to appointing Texas pastor Jared Wellman, an govt committee member who was the highest candidate, after a 14-month recruitment course of.
Wellman confronted objections to a few of his work on the search committee, whereas others needed an individual of coloration within the management place as an alternative.
In August 2023, McLaurin resigned and withdrew from consideration when it was revealed that he had misrepresented his tutorial credentials.
Jonathan Howe, an govt committee worker since 2019 who served as vp of communications, was named interim president after McLaurin left.
In late January, Neal Hughes, chairman of the presidential search group for the SBC EC, introduced that an unnamed presidential candidate had withdrawn from consideration.
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