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Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission

ERLC trustees approve statement guiding next president

February 2, 2026

The SBC’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) approved a statement January 30 that will help guide the work of the public policy entity’s next president.

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First person: Reaching across state lines for life

January 6, 2026

Since the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, the landscape of abortion in America has shifted dramatically.

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First person: A response to physician-assisted suicide

December 1, 2025

The Church has been discussing topics like abortion, embryo adoption, in vitro fertilization and vaccines for many years.

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ERLC launches ‘Across State Lines’ initiative

November 10, 2025

The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention has launched a new initiative called “Across State Lines” to bring the hope of the gospel, advocacy for the preborn and tangible help to mothers in abortion-permissible states through the life-saving power of ultrasound technology.

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Interested in serving as ERLC’s next leader? Here’s what you need to know

September 17, 2025

SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission board of trustees announced today (Sept. 17) they are searching for a spiritually mature, pastoral in heart, Southern Baptist leader who is a proven unifier.

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ERLC names Gary Hollingsworth interim president

September 16, 2025

Former state convention executive director and longtime pastor Gary Hollingsworth named interim president of the SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission today (Sept. 16).

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ERLC search: Who speaks for the SBC next?

September 3, 2025

Can anyone speak for Southern Baptists without making them mad? 

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What’s next? ERLC and the challenging path forward

August 22, 2025

With a search committee named and deployed to find the next president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Southern Baptists remain both hopeful and

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ERLC’s Brent Leatherwood resigns; acting president named

July 31, 2025

Brent Leatherwood has resigned as president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, concluding nearly nine years of service.

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Southern Baptists debate ERLC’s future, vote to maintain entity

June 11, 2025

Brent Leatherwood, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, said his entity had two defunding questions on its plate June 11 as he delivered ERLC’s report to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas.

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