Dr. Tom Elliff
Tuesday March 28, 2017 7:00 PM
After pastoring for forty-two years, Dr. Tom Elliff served the International Mission Board, first as Senior Vice President for Spiritual Nurture and Church Relations from 2005-2009, then as President from 2011-2014. Tom served pastorates in Arkansas, Texas, Colorado and Oklahoma, and as an IMB missionary in Zimbabwe. Tom also served as president of the SBC Pastors Conference and two terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention.Tom is the founder of Living in the Word Publications, named after a radio broadcast he hosted for twenty-five years. Living in the Word is a writing, publishing and speaking ministry focused on the urgency of taking the gospel to the ends of the earth and the ongoing necessity of prayer and spiritual awakening. Tom has spoken in numerous conferences and crusades across the USA and in many countries around the world.
Tom and his wife, Jeannie (now deceased) are blessed with four children, twenty-five grand children and two great-grandchildren. Tom is also a frequent speaker at conferences and on programs addressing issues related to marriage and family. Tom is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University (BA), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (D.Min.).
Tom and his wife, Jeannie (now deceased) are blessed with four children, twenty-five grand children and two great-grandchildren. Tom is also a frequent speaker at conferences and on programs addressing issues related to marriage and family. Tom is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University (BA), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (D.Min.).