The progressive tilt of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) could be hurting the bottom line of the Southern Baptist Convention as churches exit and redirect dollars. The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention adopted a motion to study if the ERLC under the leadership of Russell Moore is harming the work of the Southern Baptist Convention.
This is huge.
The motion adopted at the February 18, 2020, session of the Executive Committee recommended: “That the task force review the past and present activities of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission in the fulfillment of its Convention-approved ministry assignments and; That the task force assess whether the actions of the Commission and its leadership are affecting Cooperative Program giving or the further advancement of the Cooperative Program.