[7] A graduate of Ben L. Smith High School in Greensboro, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina, majoring in Psychology.

He received the Master of Divinity degree and earned his Ph.D. in Christian ethics from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1980 at the age of 28.

"[9] During his two years as president of the SBC, Page was a frequent guest on national and local television networks and programs, including NBC, CBS, CBN, Fox News, and Larry King Live.

[10] The first year of Page's presidency coincided with a national media focus on clergy sex abuse scandals in numerous Christian denominations.

[11]Page called on local churches to "develop written policy guidelines for the care of children and youth," to require background checks for all staff, to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law anyone "who would take advantage of the trust and love of precious children and students," and to take advantage of the resources that are available on the SBC website and through the Convention's LifeWay Christian Resources.

"[12] A few months later, during the June 2007 SBC annual meeting, the first annual meeting over which Page presided, messengers adopted a resolution on protecting children from sexual abuse which stated, in part, RESOLVED, That we strongly recommend that Southern Baptist churches and Convention entities respond to any suspicions or allegations of child abuse in a timely and forthright manner; and be it further RESOLVED, That we urge Southern Baptist churches and Convention entities to exercise moral stewardship by observing responsible employment practices, including performing criminal background checks on all ministers, employees, and volunteers; and be it further RESOLVED, That we renounce individuals who commit heinous acts against children; and be it further RESOLVED, That we renounce individuals, churches, or other religious bodies that cover up, ignore, or otherwise contribute to or condone the abuse of children; and be it finally

RESOLVED, That we pray for righteousness and justice to prevail in our land and intercede on behalf of victimized children, asking God to heal their deep emotional and physical wounds, grow them into mature and healthy adults, and stop the cycle of abuse from repeating itself in another generation.

[14][15] As part of its report, the SBC Executive Committee announced it had posted a link to the Department of Justice Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender database on the Convention's website,[16] where it remains as a resource for churches and individuals.

[19] While serving as SBC president, Page had challenged the mission agency to develop a new evangelism strategy for reaching twenty-first century people with the timeless message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

[20] When he began his service as president and CEO of the Executive Committee on October 1, 2010, Page set an immediate goal to establish an atmosphere of trust at every level of Convention life.

I'm asking Southern Baptists — from entity presidents to pastors, missionaries, to people in the pew — to make covenants about how we will relate, how we will agree as well as how we will disagree.

The document's five core pledges are (1) to maintain a relationship of mutual trust; (2) to attribute the highest motives to those engaged in local church ministries and those engaged in denominational service; (3) to affirm the value of cooperative ministry as the most effective and efficient means of reaching a lost world with the message of the Gospel; (4) to embrace our brothers and sisters of every ethnicity, race, and language as equal partners in our collective ministries: and (5) to honor and affirm proportional giving through the Cooperative Program as the most effective means of mobilizing our churches and extending our outreach as Southern Baptists.

He also convened an intercultural summit on theological education with representatives from the SBC's six seminaries and leaders from various ethnic and racial fellowships within the Convention.

Following reprimand from SBC executives, Page was forced to restate his retirement as a resignation, citing a "morally inappropriate relationship" as the driving cause.