Christianity Today has named a new editor in chief, continuing a reset after Russell Moore left the post in October 2025.
One year ago next week, Moore was replaced by Marvin Olasky, then age 75 and a controversial figure in the world of Christian journalism. Olasky came to national attention as editor of World magazine from 1994 to 2021.
There, he advocated a kind of “biblical worldview” journalism. He abandoned traditional teaching about journalistic objectivity by claiming “the only true objectivity is biblical objectivity.
At the time, Christianity Today leaders said Moore, former head of the Southern Baptist Convention Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, had asked to transition to another role as editor at large to focus more time on his podcast.
Erik Petrik
Now the editor in chief role, along with the title of chief content officer, will go to Erik Petrik, who previously served as chief creative officer at Christianity Today, was the founder of CT Media. There, he was executive producer of the podcast series “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill.”
Petrick also played a role in developing other podcasts, including “The Bulletin,” “Be Afraid,” “Wonderology” and “Being Human.”
CT President Nicole Martin said naming Petrik chief content officer will bring together the full scope of the organization’s various media platforms.
Petrik studied at Dallas Theological Seminary and is an ordained minister, according to a Christianity Today announcement. “Later at DTS, he helped pioneer spiritual formation as a field of study. Petrik has written, produced and directed thousands of creative projects and is one of the founders of bulb Digital Portfolios, providing multimedia digital portfolios for the education market.”
According to other information available online, Petrik previously served as senior pastor at Vail Bible Church in Vail, Colo.
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