Nashville, Tenn. | A recently retired Kentucky Baptist pastor will be nominated to serve as the SBC Executive Committee transitional interim president and CEO this week in Nashville. The nomination of Dan Summerlin will be a joint recommendation of Philip Robertson, EC chairman, Jonathan Howe, current interim, and the EC officers.
“Dr. Dan Summerlin is a proven leader with four decades of service at many levels of Convention life,” said Philip Robertson, EC chairman, in a statement.
Summerlin recently retired from serving as the senior pastor at Lone Oak Baptist Church in Paducah, Ky. He served in the role for 21 years.
“He has the administrative skills we need, a stellar reputation across the landscape of the SBC, and the relational acumen needed to represent the EC in our cooperative efforts as a Convention during this interim period,” Robertson said.
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