NC exec Jim Royston plans to return to the pastorate

by Staff                                                                                                        Vol. XVIII, No. 7, August 2005

Jim Royston, executive director-treasurer of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina since 1998, has announced his intention to return to the pastorate, according to the convention’s newsjournal, the Biblical Recorder. Royston, 57, will preached July 17 in view of a call as senior pastor at the 1,400-member First Baptist Church in Mooresville, NC, near Charlotte.

If Royston receives an affirmative vote, he plans to assume the pastorate in September, the Biblical Recorder reported. For the remainder of the summer, pending approval by the convention’s executive committee, he hopes to go on a study leave to work on a book about evangelism among niche groups such as horse lovers and NASCAR fans.

The convention’s executive committee is responsible for determining interim leadership of the convention and a process for choosing Royston's successor. [BP]