Nashville, Tenn. | IBSA Health Team Director Scott Foshie was elected chairman of the board of the SBC’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Foshie first began serving as a trustee for the denomination’s public policy entity when he was pastor of Steeleville Baptist Church in Steeleville, Illinois. As chairman, he succeeds Kevin Smith who resigned in July after he attempted to dismiss ERLC President Brent Leatherwood without proper trustee authorization.
In his ERLC tenure, Foshie has been known as a calming presence during troubled times that included the departure of Leatherwood’s predecessor Russell Moore. Foshie joined the IBSA staff as a Zone Consultant in 2019.
In the photo above, Foshie is at the ERLC trustees meeting in Nashville, Tenn., talking with Matthew Grove who represents Tennessee. Grove is an Illinois native and former member of First Baptist Church of Fairview Heights, where his parents are still active members.