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Jerry A. Johnson

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Dr. Jerry A. Johnson is President of the National Religious Broadcasters.[1] He became president of NRB on November 1, 2013, succeeding Dr. Frank Wright.[2][3] Before accepting that post, he was President of Criswell College, and former Dean of Academics at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also held several positions during 14 years at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.[1] From 2013-2014 he served as Chairman of the Nominating Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Johnson, as chief executive of the National Religious Broadcasters, hosts events with some politicians, like Rand Paul.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jerry A. Johnson, Ph.D." NRB. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Dr. Frank Wright's Farewell Address (as Prepared for Delivery)". nrb.org. September 26, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Ledbetter, Tammi Reed. "Criswell's Jerry Johnson to lead NRB". Baptist Press. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  4. ^ Olivia Nuzzi (28 March 2015). "Rand Ditches Federalism for Fundamentalism on Gay Marriage". The Daily Beast.
  5. ^ Matt Wilstein (27 March 2015). "Rand Paul Courts Evangelicals: Gay Marriage Result of 'Moral Crisis'". Mediaite.