Frank Page, vice president of evangelization for the North American Mission Board (NAMB), will be nominated as the next president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee, the chairman of that group has announced.
Randall James, assistant pastor of First Baptist Church, Orlando, Fla., said the search team of six men and one woman are “unified in our belief that God has indeed revealed to us His man to replace Dr. [Morris H.] Chapman.”
A vote on Page’s nomination will be held June 14. If elected, he will succeed Chapman, who will retire Sept. 30 after 18 years in the post.
Page told BP he was humbled to be named, and praying about his possible new role. “I’m honored to be considered for such an important position,” he said. “My prayer is that in some small way I might help in bringing unity to our convention.”
Page, who was elected to the North American Mission Board position in October 2009, is a former SBC president and was pastor of First Baptist Church, Taylors, S.C., for nine years before joining NAMB. He is a member of the SBC’s Great Commission Resurgence Task Force.
Page holds a Ph.D. in Christian ethics focusing on moral, social and ethical issues and an M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. (BP)
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