CarterBaldwin Executive Search is honored to partner again with the Christianity Today Board of Directors in naming Dr. Nicole Martin as the next President and Chief Executive Officer, following an extensive global search.  

Martin has more than 25 years of nonprofit, academic, ministry leadership, and church engagement experience. For the past three years, she has served at Christianity Today as Chief Impact Officer and most recently Chief Operating Officer. 

She is also the Founder and Executive Director of Soulfire International Ministries and served at the American Bible Society as Chief Ministry Impact Officer, Senior Vice President, and Executive Director of Trauma Healing.  

A dynamic Bible teacher and author, Martin’s published works include Nailing It: Why Successful Leadership Demands Suffering and Surrender, Made to Lead: Empowering Women for Ministry, and Leaning In, Letting Go: A Lenten Devotional 

Martin graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University with a BS in human and organizational development. She also holds an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary and a DMin from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where she was an Adjunct Professor of Ministry and Leadership Development. She currently holds leadership positions on the boards of the National Association of Evangelicals, Fuller Theological Seminary, the Center for Christianity and Public Life, and PastorServe, a ministry that supports church leaders. She is also a member of the Salvation Army’s National Advisory Board.  

Click here to read Christianity Today’s complete announcement. 

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