Brent Leatherwood has resigned as president of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, ending nearly nine years of service that began in 2017 as director of strategic partnerships. Former Hannibal-LaGrange University professor Miles Mullin, who left Missouri in 2023 to become ERLC vice president and chief of staff, was appointed to the role of ERLC acting president, effective July 31, ERLC trustees said.