IMB’s Meador retires after more than 45 years of service

Clyde Meador, who most recently served as executive adviser to the president at the International Mission Board, has retired — or, more accurately, re-retired — on June 12 after more than 45 years of service to Southern Baptists.

Meador and his wife, Elaine, began their missionary service in Indonesia in 1974. He served through the years as a missionary and missions field leader in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, the Pacific and Oceania. He’s worked closely with four IMB presidents as a top adviser, serving two stints as the organization’s interim president.

The Meadors first retired on May 13, 2016, and returned for a second stint with the IMB on Sept. 26, 2018. (IMB, TAB)