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| R. Clark Logan Jr., with his wife Helen and three sons behind him, addresses the SBC Executive Committee after his election as vice president for business and finance in the fall of 2007. Logan’s tenure ended suddenly July 1. At left is EC President Morris H. Chapman; at right, Georgia pastor and former EC chairman Bill Harrell. Photo by Morris Abernathy |
NASHVILLE (SBT) -- Clark Logan has resigned from the staff of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention where he has served as vice president for business and finance since Oct. 15, 2007. Executive Committee President Morris Chapman told the TEXAN that Logan had resigned July 1, though an initial report from a close friend of Logan's indicated he had been fired.
On the day of the action, EC member Chris Osborne of Bryan, Texas, said he was not aware of the action, nor was newly elected EC member Carol Yarber of Athens, Texas. Osborne contacted Executive Committee offices immediately and was told on July 2 that Logan had resigned. When contacted by the TEXAN, Logan felt it was best not to comment.
Contacted by Florida Baptist Witness, EC chairman Randall James declined to comment. James is assistant pastor of First Baptist Church in Orlando.
Chapman later told the TEXAN via email, "Clark Logan resigned yesterday from his position as Vice President for Business and Finance of the Executive Committee. Clark is a fine young man and his gifts and skills uniquely equip him for many positions of service among Southern Baptists. I am grateful for the contributions he made to the work of the Executive Committee, and I wish the best for him and his family as Clark pursues other opportunities for ministry."
When asked more specifically if he had asked for Logan's resignation, Chapman said, "It is not the practice of the Executive Committee to respond to rumors."
Logan came to Nashville from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary where he had first served as assistant director of admissions, then director of development, and finally as vice president for administration. He was a computer analyst with State Farm Insurance in Bloomington, Ill., and later served churches in Owenton and Louisville, Ky. He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in business administration as well as a master of divinity from Southern.