
Several members of the new search committee, including Corey Cain, center, pastor of First Baptist Church, Seymour, and others gather for prayer after the May 1 EC meeting. — Photo by Marc Ira Hooks / The Baptist Paper
DALLAS — Meeting behind closed doors in executive session today (May 1), the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention rejected the nomination of Jared Wellman as its new president/chief executive officer by a vote of 50-31.
Wellman, 39, pastor of Tate Springs Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, informed his church on April 30 that he was the nominee to lead the EC.
There were 81 of the 83 trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee in Monday’s executive session, according to The Baptist Paper (TBP).
TBP reported 12 of the 83 joined via Zoom due to health and other issues preventing their ability to attend in person. One staff member, the parliamentarian and legal council, also participated in the meeting. [Read more…]


