Thread by @RobDownenChron

Litton begins w his story of growing up in a broken home and finding God at 7. He then talks about losing his wife in a car accident 14 years ago. He then married his wife Kathy, whose husband - an SBC pastor - also died in a car accident. #SBC21 #SBC2021 #SBC #SBCtoo

Litton: We both have a profound sense of pain and suffering in our live that has changed us, and I think changed us for the better. #SBC21 #SBC2021 #SBC #SBCtoo

Litton: There are 4.5 billion people on this planet who we feel have not heard the good news of Jesus Christ... WE exalt the Gospel above all else... it means we haev to work and iron out our differences. My goal is to build bridges, not walls. #SBC21 #SBC2021 #SBC #SBCtoo

Litton speaking at length about evagelism. "We want to care and show them that we care and love them." #SBC21 #SBC2021 #SBC #SBCtoo

Litton on divide/investigations: There needs to be an independent investigation and we need to look at it thoroughly.... We also need to be b pastoral in how we handle victims, in how we hear them, sympathize w em. We want to bring all of this out and expose it to light light.

Litton: CRT is a reality in our culture and people are afraid. I don’t’ think ppl need to be afraid in the SBC… it’s a reality in the culture. We need to understand it. We need to help seek justice. #SBC21 #SBC2021 #SBC #SBCtoo

Litton on diversity: Most of the advancements we’ve had in the last 30 years have been through our ethnic work.

To minorities, he says: We want you here. We love you here. We cant meet every man woman and child in this nation without you here. #SBC21 #SBC2021 #SBC #SBCtoo

Litton: When we see people who are hurting, we need to stop our busy lives and help them. Its just that simple. It’s that basic. #SBC21 #SBC2021 #SBC #SBCtoo

Litton: The ERLC is critical to our convention, primarily for religious liberty issues.

Litton adds he's politically conservative but will work with both parties in DC if their interests align. And when they don't, he'll disagree respectfully. #SBC21 #SBC2021 #SBC #SBCtoo

On ordination of women: Litton says associational approach might be the best, first step. But adds: The BFM does not address ordination, and we’re going to try to keep (the debate over it) within those boundaries as much as we can. #SBC21 #SBC2021 #SBC #SBCtoo

Litton adds he doesn't think BFM needs to be tweaked, but says there needs to be room in the debate for less-narrow conceptions of complementarianism. #SBC21 #SBC2021 #SBC #SBCtoo