I’ll never forget the phone call I received from Jeff Iorg when I became executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. It was a timely contact.
That first week was an overwhelming dive into the deep end of the pool of a new and unexpected calling on my life. That’s when I received a call from the West Coast. Dr. Iorg was president of what was then Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (now Gateway). He was engaging, kind, soft spoken and a fount of the encouragement I needed in the moment. He’s continued that, and I’ve considered him a trusted advisor and friend since that day.
I am far from the only one who has benefited from his leadership. Thousands have. Jeff Iorg is a leader of leaders, and if there was ever a time when the Southern Baptist Convention needed a leader of leaders, it is now. [Read more…]