After
electing a new president last week in Memphis, members of the National Baptist Convention were praising outgoing president Rev. William Shaw for his leadership and integrity in the wake of the scandal-marred term of
Rev. Henry J. Lyons.
Afro.com reported from the meeting of the nation's largest association of African-American churches.
"There's no
question Dr. Shaw has been a tremendous leader with foresight and
insight," said the Rev. Dr. L.B. West, a Washington, D.C. minister,
"It's been a wonderful 10 years to see him walk in integrity and live
in integrity."
Praise also came from President-elect Rev. Julius Scruggs of Huntsville, Ala., who handily defeated Lyons:
"Dr. Shaw has
done a phenomenal job leading this convention for 10 years," the
minister told the AFRO. "He became president when this convention was
in serious trouble, going through perilous waters and he's navigated us
through those waters and brought us to where we are."
Shaw himself said he is confident that Scruggs will keep the NBC on the right path. Shaw will return to leading his White Rock Baptist Church in Philadelphia.
"I go without
regret, I go without sorrow, I go without trying to hang on," he said.
"[Because] being president is an episode in a journey, but the journey
goes on."
After electing a new president last week in Memphis, members of the National Baptist Convention were praising outgoing president Rev. William Shaw for his leadership and integrity in the wake of the scandal-marred term of Rev. Henry J. Lyons. Afro.com reported from the meeting of the nation's largest association of African-American churches.
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