“As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” — John 20:21
The Tom Elliff Center for Missions serves the University and the Church by preparing students to live “on mission” at the intersection of faith, vocation, global engagement and providing a pathway “from the church, through the school, to the nations.”
What if your major became your mission field?What if your calling reached across cultures?What if your college years shaped eternity?
The Tom Elliff Center for Missions prepares you to live “on mission” as part of a generation of globally-minded Christ-followers who faithfully live out The Great Commission across cultures and vocations (Matthew 28:18-20).
Tom Elliff is a fourth generation Oklahoman and a third generation Baptist preacher of the gospel. He has served as both pastor and missionary (Zimbabwe), leaving the pastorate of First Southern, Del City, Oklahoma, after 20 years in order to work with the International Mission Board where he served as president from 2011-2014. After the passing of their spouses (Jeannie Elliff and Wayne Barber), Tom married Diana Barber in 2017 and now share six children and 33 grandchildren, several of whom also serve as ministers and missionaries in the US and around the world.
Tom is a former president of both the Southern Baptist Convention and the SBC Pastor’s Conference. He holds degrees from Ouachita Baptist University (BA), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv) and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (DMin). Tom is the author of 15 books and a frequent speaker in conferences and crusades, both globally and in the United States.
Director of Tom Elliff Center for Missions
Associate Director of Mission Mobilization
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