The pastor said, “In a recent resume that I submitted, it included schools that I did not attend or complete the course of study.'
A cross and Bible sculpture stand outside the Southern Baptist Convention headquarters in Nashville, Tenn.
The Executive Committee’s hiring team was considering McLaurin as a candidate to permanently replace former chief executive Ronnie Floyd who resigned in 2021. On a resume he submitted for the job, McLaurin falsely listed that he had earned degrees from North Carolina Central University, Duke University Divinity School and Hood Theological Seminary, according to the Baptist Press, an official SBC news outlet.
McLaurin could not be reached for comment Thursday. In a statement, Executive Committee Chairman Philip Robertson shared an excerpt from McLaurin’s resignation letter: “In a recent resume that I submitted, it included schools that I did not attend or complete the course of study.” In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, SBC President Bart Barber quoted McLaurin asking for forgiveness “for the harm or hurt that this has caused.” Barber shared in the same post that he had granted that request: “Biblical Christianity offers you one and only one response to that plea, fellow Southern Baptists. Yes, Willie, I forgive you.”
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