NASHVILLE (BP)—Officers of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee have issued a call for a special meeting of the trustees at 10 a.m. Oct. 28.
The meeting will be held in executive session to “update legal, audit and personnel matters,” Chairman Rolland Slade said.
Thirteen trustees have resigned since the board voted to waive attorney-client privilege on Oct. 5 on matters related to the investigation of the Sexual Abuse Task Force. President Ed Litton appointed the task force at the direction of messengers at the 2021 SBC annual meeting.
The full number of trustees should be 86, according to bylaws. The board currently stands at 72, since 13 members have resigned since the Sept. 20-21 trustee meeting, including Steve Swofford and Barbara Norris of Texas.
Others who have resigned are Robyn Hari, Ron Hale and Chuck Williams of Tennessee; Mark Elliott of Nebraska; Chad Garrison of Arizona; Melissa Golden, Paul Hicks and Phyllis Ingraham of Alabama; Kim Grueser of Pennsylvania; Paul McPherson of Arkansas; and Rob Showers of Virginia.
Modena Henson from North Carolina resigned before the Sept. 20 meeting because of a personal relocation.
Long-time legal counsel Guenther, Jordan and Price informed the board Oct. 11 of their desire to withdraw as the Executive Committee’s legal counsel because of the trustee’s decision to waive privilege. The group had represented the Executive Committee since 1966.
The meeting also comes days before SBC Executive Committee President and CEO Ronnie Floyd and Executive Vice President Greg Addison are scheduled to leave their posts Oct. 31.
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