WHEATON, Ill., May 29, 2025—The board of global media ministry Christianity Today is launching a search process to find the organization’s next president and CEO.
Dr. Timothy Dalrymple, who has led the organization since 2019, was joined Thursday by board chairman Claude Alexander and chief operating officer Nicole Martin to announce to staff his impending transition to a new role as president and CEO of the John Templeton Foundation. Dalrymple’s last day at Christianity Today will be July 9.
“Serving Christianity Today the past six years has been the honor of a lifetime,” said Dalrymple. “The mission is compelling, the team is exceptional, and the future is bright. While I’m excited to return to the kinds of questions that motivated my academic work, I could not be prouder of what the team has accomplished at Christianity Today.”
Over Dalrymple’s six-year tenure, Christianity Today expanded into new media and global markets, redesigned and redeveloped all its publishing platforms, and dramatically increased its total revenue in an adverse media environment. The ministry launched the One Kingdom Campaign that has raised nearly $28 million and empowered initiatives to reach younger, more diverse, and more global audiences.
“Tim came to CT with a compelling vision that has been caught and is being carried by a dynamic team,” said Alexander. “His combination of intellect, entrepreneurship, creativity, levelheadedness, and integrity has steered CT through challenging times and has positioned it for a bright future. We wish the best for Tim and his family, and we celebrate both the chapter that’s closing and the new chapter that’s about to begin in the life of this ministry.”
Christianity Today’s next president and CEO will lead a vital global media ministry that reaches 35 million Christians around the world each year. Roughly 40 percent of its audience today is under the age of 35, and 38 percent comes from outside the United States. Founded in 1956 by Billy Graham, CT will celebrate its 70th anniversary next year.
“I came here with a clear sense of calling,” said Dalrymple. “Christianity Today is living into its mission to advance the stories and ideas of the global kingdom of God. It casts a compelling biblical vision of what it looks like to follow Jesus Christ in our time. God has blessed our efforts over the last six years, and I’m confident he will continue to prosper the ministry and expand its impact for many years to come.”
A search committee of the Christianity Today board will work alongside leading executive recruitment firm CarterBaldwin to find the next president and CEO. Former CT board member and businessman Thomas Addington, PhD, will serve as interim president until a successor is chosen.
Nominations or confidential inquiries may be directed to Bill Peterson, partner at CarterBaldwin Executive Search, via email at CTCEO@carterbaldwin.com.
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