he is new orleans pastor fred luter, jr. luter is currently a vice-president of the sbc. he's the only publicly declared candidate for president and has wide support. kim lawton has our profile of him. >> reporter: on sunday mornings at new orleans' franklin avenue baptist church, pastor fred luter jr.'s outgoing personality is on full display. at worship services such as this one that begins at 7:30 a.m., luter greets almost everyone in the congregation. and with some 5,000 people attending every week, there's a lot of greeting. >> i love what i do. i love pastoring. i love pastoring. i love pastoring this church. >> reporter: luter, who is 55, has been the pastor here more than 25 years. under his leadership, franklin avenue has become one of the largest southern baptist churches in the state. that takes many people by surprise, because franklin avenue is predominantly african-american, and the southern baptist convention is about 80% white. the fact that luter is likely to be elected the next president of the sbc is even more surprising. >> it's a new day in the southe