ERLC names Leatherwood acting president, releases candidate profile; An interview with David Spika

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Episode #341

The ERLC held its annual trustee meeting this past week and announced a candidate profile for its new president while naming Brent Leatherwood acting president. Also, David Spika stopped by to discuss an exciting new offering from GuideStone.

News Recap

• ERLC trustees name Leatherwood acting president; greenlight sex abuse assessment – https://bit.ly/3tWLbly
• ERLC trustees approve profile for next president – https://bit.ly/3AkQwFA
• Indiana Baptists name Ryan Strother executive director – https://bit.ly/3AlRwcD
• Smith to step down as BCM/D executive director – https://bit.ly/3Am8GGT
• Georgia Baptist Mission Board announces layoffs amid continual CP decrease – https://bit.ly/3AjzBmI
• Deaths of Helen Parks, wife of former IMB president, and Troy Morrison, former Alabama state executive – https://bit.ly/3AmmOzR

David Spika Interview

• GuideStone Funds

This Week in SBC History

• Porter Routh elected executive secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention
  • http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/358,11-Sep-1951.pdf
  • http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/360,14-Sep-1951.pdf
  • https://www.sbc.net/resource-library/resolutions/resolution-on-appreciation-for-porter-wroe-routh/

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Resources of the Week

• Amy: State of the Bible
• Jonathan: For The Church