CT Appoints a New President & CEO

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🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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On Thursday, Christianity Today announced that Nicole Martin will be our new president and CEO. In this episode, Nicole and CT board member Walter Kim join Clarissa Moll for a conversation about the legacy of Billy Graham, the call to unity in the midst of division, the centrality of Christ and pro-life values, and the vision for CT’s future. GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: -Join the conversation at our Substack. -Find us on YouTube. -Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE GUESTS: Nicole Martin is Christianity Today’s president and CEO. Formerly, she was CT’s chief operating officer. She is the author of several books including Nailing It: Why Successful Leadership Demands Suffering and Surrender and Made to Lead: Empowering Women for Ministry. Walter Kim is the president of the National Association of Evangelicals and is on Christianity Today’s board of trustees. He previously served as a pastor at Boston’s historic Park Street Church and at churches in Vancouver, Canada and Charlottesville, Virginia, as well as a campus chaplain at Yale University. ABOUT THE BULLETIN: The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more. The Bulletin listeners get 25% off CT. Go to https://orderct.com/THEBULLETIN to learn more. “The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today Producer: Clarissa Moll Associate Producer: Alexa Burke Editing and Mix: Kevin Morris Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs Music: Dan Phelps Executive Producers: Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper Senior Producer: Matt Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:42.6	From Christianity today, you're listening to The Bulletin, a podcast about the people, events, and issues that are shaping our world. I'm Clarissa Mall, producer and moderator of the Bulletin.
0:48.7	On Wednesday, the Board of Christianity Today unanimously elected Dr. Nicole Martin to be its next president and CEO.
0:57.0	Dr. Martin takes the helm of CT on the c.
0:59.0	on the c.
1:00.0	of its 70th anniversary of ministry in 2026.
1:03.0	Today I sit down with Nicole and Walter Kim, a CT board member and the president of the National Association of Evangelicals to learn more about
1:12.1	what comes next for CT. Welcome to the show. Hello, listeners. Welcome to our Tuesday show,
1:22.0	where we let you know what's catching our eye as the week begins. Joining me today for conversation
1:26.4	are Dr. Nicole. Hi, Nicole.
1:28.8	Hey, Clarissa. And N-A-E president, Walter Kim. Walter, welcome to the bulletin.
1:34.3	Thanks, Clarissa. Nicole, you are certainly a familiar and a loved voice here to our listeners
1:40.5	at the show, and I'm so glad that we get to sit down and chat about your work here
1:44.7	among us. I want to start by going back in time a little bit. C.T. has been in my life since I was a little
1:51.4	girl. My grandparents were faithful readers of the magazine and supporters of the ministry. My late
1:57.6	husband was an editor here in the early 2000s. I have known and loved this organization as a trusted, gospel-oriented resource for decades now.
2:07.5	And that, in a nutshell, is my CT story. And I'm curious, what is your CT story?
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