How does being a Christians affect one’s public service? And what can Southern Baptists do to influence the public square? These were among the topics of discussion at Southern Baptists in the Public square, an event we hosted at the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas.
ERLC President Brent Leatherwood hosted a panel of elected representatives including Ambassador designate Mark Walker, President Trump’s appointee for the Office of International Religious Freedom, Congressman Nathaniel Moran from Texas, and Senator James Lankford from Oklahoma.
Before being named as the Ambassador designate, Mark Walker represented North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2015 to 2021. Congressman Nathaniel Moran serves the first district of Texas, and is one of five Republicans appointed to the Ethics Committee, the body which upholds the House Code of Official Conduct. Lastly, Senator James Lankford served four years in the US House of Representatives for central Oklahoma, until he was elected to the US Senate in 2014.
Watch the full event here.
