By Baptist Message Staff WOODWORTH, La. — The Louisiana Baptist Convention Executive Board voted unanimously to elect Steve Horn as the 19th executive director of the organization during the entity’s spring meeting at the Tall Timbers Baptist Conference Center in Woodworth May 7. He was nominated by a search committee composed of board members and led by Waylon Bailey, president of the Executive Board and the senior pastor of the

By Tom Strode Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Southern Baptist ethicist Russell Moore launched a YouTube channel Tuesday (May 7) to address a variety of theological and cultural issues. The YouTube channel featuring Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), opened with a series titled “On the Issues,” according to a news release from the entity. The series — which will offer a weekly examination of significant ethical,

By Art Toalston Baptist Press PLANO, Texas — Ernie Myers, founding executive director of the Nevada Baptist Convention, died Tuesday, April 2, in Plano, Texas. He was 93. Myers was elected as executive director when the Nevada convention was constituted in 1978 in Las Vegas during an Oct. 16-17 meeting at Red Rock Baptist Church.

By Will Hall Baptist Message ALEXANDRIA, La. — Steve Horn is a leader among leaders in the Louisiana Baptist Convention and someone who loves Louisiana Baptists, Waylon Bailey shared with the Baptist Message in announcing Horn as the candidate the search committee will present May 7 to the LBC Executive Board for a vote.

By Diana Chandler Baptist Press SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Ronnie Floyd had told his wife Jeana not to worry. Jeana couldn’t shake a feeling that one of five Southern Baptist Convention entities seeking presidents at that time would recruit her husband to the helm. “We’re happy,” Floyd reassured her. “It’s not going to happen. God is moving, all is well.”