Christianity Today Taps Nicole Massie Martin as President & CEO

On Oct. 24, 2019, Nicole Martin speaks at the Women in Ministry Conference at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. (Photo: Facebook) 
 
 
 
 
 
 Nicole Massie Martin, chief operating officer of Christianity Today (CT) became its new president and CEO Wednesday, following a board of directors’ vote.

 The decision caps a five-month search assisted by executive search firm CarterBaldwin that reviewed a global pool of about 130 candidates, CT said.

 Martin succeeds Timothy Dalrymple, who left in May to head the John Templeton Foundation. Thomas Addington, who has served as interim president since May, will remain as chief operating officer.

 A salary for the new leader was not announced. CT’s 2023 IRS Form 990 — the latest publicly available — lists total compensation of $277,722 for Dalrymple that year, and a total of $181,670 for Martin in her initial role as chief impact officer.

 Martin steps into the top spot at a moment when the 69-year-old ministry is both expanding its digital footprint and facing intensified scrutiny inside and outside evangelical circles.

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 Recent issues of Christianity Today. (Photo: Facebook) 
 Along with Dalrymple’s departure, the magazine’s editorial team has reportedly been roiled by the appointment of Marvin Olasky as editor-in-chief of the group’s flagship magazine. Former top editor Russell Moore is now an editor-at-large and columnist for the publication.

 On Nov. 14, senior news writer Daniel Silliman posted on X, formerly Twitter, “I have significant disagreements with the new leadership, both practical and philosophical. It’s time for me to go.” Although the magazine has said 10 people have been laid off due to restructuring, sources familiar with the publication told The Roys Report ( TRR ) the number of people let go is closer to 13.

 In October, CT rejected a $10 million buyout offer from Canon Press, a publisher affiliated with controversial Christian nationalist pastor Doug Wilson.

 Martin, in a statement released by the nonprofit, expressed optimism about her new appointment.

 “Stepping into the position of leading this organization is a responsibility and calling I do not take lightly, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to steward this meaningful ministry,” she said. “It is my desire to carry on Billy Graham’s vision at CT by serving the church through creative and redemptive storytelling, informative journalism from an evangelical Christian worldview, and resources and convenings that foster flourishing.”

 Evangelist Billy Graham founded CT as a magazine in 1956 to create a centrist, intellectually serious voice for American evangelicals. Today, the nonprofit media ministr

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