In light of the April 7 announcement that Texas pastor Bart Barber will be nominated for Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president, he no longer plans to be the one to nominate Nathan Finn, provost at North Greenville University in Tigerville, S.C., for SBC recording secretary.

Barber had announced his intentions to nominate Finn March 30. In the days that followed, Barber decided to allow his own name to be placed into the nominations for SBC president.

“When Bart decided to run for president, we agreed it would be best that he not nominate me for recording secretary,” Finn wrote in a tweet April 7. “While we are friends who think similarly about SBC life, we are not part of any partisan faction, nor do we want to be seen as some sort of political ticket.”

Finn went on to announce that David Sons, pastor of Lake Murray Baptist Church in Lexington, S.C., and member of the SBC Executive Committee, plans to nominate him.

“I’m honored to nominate my friend and fellow @SCBaptist @nathanafinn for SBC recording secretary in Anaheim,” Sons tweeted. “I have no doubt, if elected, he will serve our convention of churches faithfully.”The only other announced nominee for recording secretary is Georgia pastor Javier Chavez. In addition to Barber, other presidential nominees include Florida pastor Tom Ascol and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Robin Hadaway.