Debate about the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and whether it should continue has repeatedly surfaced at the SBC Annual Meeting in recent years.
Several weeks of growing online chatter along with a current podcast receiving widespread attention all but ensures the topic to be a prominent issue at this year’s annual meeting in Dallas.
Speaking on the Baptist 21 podcast April 30, Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, raised his personal concerns about whether ERLC remains viable in representing the Convention on key cultural issues.
In response, ERLC leaders and supporters, including President Brent Leatherwood and trustee chair Scott Foshie, defended ERLC’s work in Washington and its support for churches navigating complex moral topics.
Former ERLC President Richard Land also weighed in, urging the Convention to preserve the entity’s public policy voice.
