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Southern Baptist Convention: Meet Ed Litton, the new president

Southern Baptist Convention: Meet Ed Litton, the new president
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Southern Baptists elect Ed Litton as their president, a defeat for the hard right

Southern Baptists elect Ed Litton as their president, a defeat for the hard right Sarah Pulliam Bailey © William DeShazer/For The Washington Post Rev. Ed Litton speaks during a luncheon during the Southern Baptist Convention at the Music City Center in downtown Nashville. NASHVILLE The Southern Baptist Convention elected Ed Litton as its president on Tuesday, signaling a defeat for the hard right within the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. Litton narrowly defeated Mike Stone, the favored candidate of the far right. For the past few years, the convention has been mired in debates over racism, politics and sexual misconduct that mirror many of the same debates in the Republican Party. The election took place at the convention’s annual meeting in Nashville.

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Live updates: Southern Baptists elect Alabama Pastor Ed Litton as new SBC president

Live updates: Southern Baptists elect Alabama Pastor Ed Litton as new SBC president Holly Meyer, Katherine Burgess and Duane W. Gang, Nashville Tennessean New doubts over roles for Southern Baptist women Replay Video UP NEXT The Southern Baptist Convention s annual meeting officially begins today amid intense debate over a host of issues from how to handle the sex abuse crisis to race and who should become the denomination s next leader. The meeting is the first gathering of significant size to be held in Nashville since the pandemic killed the city s meeting industry. More than 17,000 messengers, the voting representatives from Southern Baptist churches, are expected show up at the Music City Center.

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Southern Baptists new leader: long career as bridge builder

Southern Baptists new leader: long career as bridge builder DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer June 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Pastor Ed Litton, center, of Saraland, Ala., attends the annual Southern Baptist Convention meeting Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn.Mark Humphrey/APShow MoreShow Less 2of5People pray during the annual Southern Baptist Convention meeting Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn.Mark Humphrey/APShow MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5People vote on a motion during the annual Southern Baptist Convention meeting Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn.Mark Humphrey/APShow MoreShow Less 5of5 As ideological divisions wracked the Southern Baptist Convention this year ahead of a pivotal national meeting, one of the leading candidates for its presidency, Ed Litton, embraced a role as the man best equipped to build bridges and promote unity.

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Southern Baptists elect new president, bucking effort to push denomination to the right

Southern Baptists elect new president, bucking effort to push denomination to the right Holly Meyer, Nashville Tennessean © Mark Humphrey, AP Pastor Ed Litton, of Saraland, Ala., answers questions after being elected as president of the Southern Baptist Convention Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Thousands of Southern Baptists elected Alabama pastor Ed Litton – the only candidate some say can prevent an exodus of minority members from the denomination – the next president of their network of conservative evangelical churches. Litton won the top Southern Baptist Convention role in a runoff vote on Tuesday in Nashville. He defeated Georgia pastor Mike Stone.

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