Ken Hemphill, a former Southern Baptist Convention seminary president, will be nominated for SBC president, a coalition of Southern Baptists has announced. The other nominee is North Carolina pastor J.D. Greear.
Louisiana Baptist Convention will nominate the 69-year-old Hemphill, an administrator at North Greenville University, to follow Pastor Steve Gaines as SBC president, according to Baptist Press.
“We desire to elect a man who is a Southern Baptist through and through, values our understanding of the Gospel, and, has an established record of affirming the cooperative work of our local churches through the associations, state conventions and national entities,” LBC executive director David Hankins was quoted as saying.
He added, “We sought Ken out because of his record in these areas as well as his impeccable character, remarkable breadth of experience in Southern Baptist life, passion for missions and evangelism, and an active ministry of revitalization to pastors and churches.”
Hemphill also spoke about his nomination. “I think there has been an erosion of how local churches, associations, state conventions and the national convention really function together in every dimension of the Great Commission,” he was quoted as saying.
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