Tom Elliff, senior vice president for spiritual nurture for the International Mission Board (IMB), announced his departure after three years of service.
Elliff has led training for and provided mentoring to new missionaries at the IMB’s International Learning Center.
Before joining the board, Elliff was senior pastor of First Southern Baptist Church, Del City, Okla., for 20 years. He is a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has written several books and has led conferences around the world.
“Serving these past three years … has been one of the greatest gifts, honestly, that I have ever received,” he said.
“We feel like it is time for us to launch into that next level of our lives, and this is going to enable us to do that.”
Elliff said he and his wife, Jeannie, plan to pursue other ministry opportunities — which will include writing, consulting and teaching. He will continue teaching at the board’s learning center through 2009.
The next trustee meeting will be held March 16–18 in Greenville, S.C. An appointment service will be held March 18 at Taylors First Baptist Church in South Carolina. (BP)
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