SBC leader Willie McLaurin resigns after admitting he falsified resume
Willie McLaurin, interim president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention's executive committee, speaks during a meeting on June 13, 2022, in Anaheim, California. (RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks)
Willie McLaurin, the acting president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s executive committee, resigned suddenly on August 17 after admitting he had falsified his resume.
“While considering McLaurin as a candidate for Floyd’s permanent replacement, the SBC Executive Committee’s Presidential Search Team discovered disqualifying information during their process of vetting and due diligence,” said Philip Robertson, chairman of the SBC executive committee, in a statement. “McLaurin’s education credentials that he presented in his resume are false.”
The statement quoted from McLaurin’s resignation letter, saying he admitted falsifying his resume.
