Evan Lenow

Dr. Evan Lenow is the president of The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. He previously served as associate professor and chair of Christian Studies as well as director of the Institute for Christian Leadership at Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi. He also directed the Clinton Extension of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary on the Mississippi College campus. Dr. Lenow began his role at the ERLC on June 1, 2026.

Before joining Mississippi College, Dr. Lenow served at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, where he was associate professor of ethics, director of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement, director of the Center for Biblical Stewardship, and held the Bobby L. and Janis Eklund Chair of Stewardship.

Since 2012, he has served as a research fellow in Christian Ethics for the ERLC. Dr. Lenow is the author of “Ethics as Worship: The Pursuit of Moral Discipleship” (co-authored with Mark D. Liederbach, 2021), “Biblically Sound: Embracing Doctrine for Life” (2014), and “Biblically Correct: Engaging Culture with Truth” (2013).

Dr. Lenow holds a Ph.D. in Theological Studies with a concentration in Christian Ethics from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS), an M.Div. in Advanced Biblical Studies from SEBTS and a bachelor’s in communication from Mississippi College.

He is married to his wife, Melanie, and they have four children.

Read more on the presidential announcement when Evan Lenow became president of the ERLC.