After leaving the directorship of NHGRI and before becoming director of the NIH, he founded and served as president of The BioLogos Foundation, which promotes discourse on the relationship between science and religion and advocates the perspective that belief in Christianity can be reconciled with acceptance of evolution and science, especially through the advancement of evolutionary creation.
Setelah meninggalkan kepemimpinan NHGRI dan sebelum menjadi direktur NIH, ia mendirikan dan sekaligus menjadi presiden The BioLogos Foundation, yang mempromosikan discourse mengenai hubungan antara sains dan agama serta mengadvokasi perspektif bahwa kepercayaan Kristen dapat diselaraskan dengan penerimaan evolusi dan sains, terutama melalui pengembangan kreasi evolusioner.