(RNS) — Turmoil at the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has increased calls to disband the denomination's public policy arm, but some SBC pastors say it can and ...

A motion to abolish the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission was introduced at the SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas, amid debate over the future of the convention's policy arm. Pastor Willy Rice ...

(RNS) — A group of 10 former Southern Baptist Convention presidents have weighed in on a debate over the denomination’s controversial ethics and public policy arm. In an open letter, the 10 former ...

Southern Baptists didn’t enact major reforms at their annual meeting this week. They didn’t vote to shut down their long-standing public policy arm, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC).

Yesterday, July 31, 2025, Brent Leatherwood submitted his resignation as president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, bringing to an end nearly a decade-long relationship with the ...

After four years under Brent Leatherwood, SBC pastors look for a leader to rebuild trust in its public-policy arm. Pamphlets with a photo of Brent Leatherwood alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson ...