ERLC trustees: Lenow elected to serve as next president
April 13, 2026
Evan Lenow has been unanimously elected to fill the role as the next president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
ERLC search: Who speaks for the SBC next?
September 3, 2025
Can anyone speak for Southern Baptists without making them mad?
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
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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