The Rev. Willie McLaurin, interim president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee for the past 18 months, abruptly resigned Thursday after admitting to lying about his academic credentials.
The first Black to head the group that handles matters for America’s largest Protestant denomination outside of an annual business session, the pastor and leadership coach was considered a leading contender for permanent appointment.
The search for a permanent president and CEO stalled earlier this year when questions were raised about the process that selected the Rev. Jared Wellman of Texas as the nominee. Committee members voted 31-50 on the nomination, and his candidacy failed. Mr. McLaurin claimed degrees from North Carolina Central University, Duke University Divinity School and Hood Theological Seminary, the official Baptist Press news agency reported. In the course of performing “vetting and due diligence,” the search committee “discovered [the] disqualifying information” about his academic record, executive committee Chairman Philip Robertson said in a statement.
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