David Platt, president of the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, announced his resignation (though the IMB FAQ denies it is a resignation, but rather a request for trustees to begin searching for his successor as IMB President.) Platt will continue as president as the trustees search for a replacement, according to a press release published by the IMB.
Platt informed trustees of a “burdened to continue preaching and leading in the local church,” according to the IMB press release. Platt recently became teaching pastor of McLean Bible Church in Virginia.
“I have come to the realization that it is not viable long-term for me to lead as president of the IMB while serving as teaching pastor in a church,” Platt said in the released published on the IMB website.