Lloyd Elder died Nov. 3 after a lengthy illness. Southern Baptists lost a statesman — and bivocational and small church pastors across the denomination lost a friend.
Lloyd Elder, seventh president of Lifeway Christian Resources (formerly the Baptist Sunday School Board), died Nov. 3 at age 90. He led the Board from 1984–1991.
Janis Nutt Watkins, retired associate professor of music theory at Southwestern Seminary, died Aug. 9. She was 83.
David Bunch, who helped Southern Baptists launch Mission Service Corps in the 1970s and played an integral role in three Southern Baptist state conventions, died
Two weeks after beginning a leave of absence to care for his wife, Kay, Terry Dorsett shared she passed away July 31 after a battle
Shane Pruitt, national next gen director for the North American Mission Board, announced his son Titus died early July 25. “We are heartbroken, but also
Russell Hooper Dilday Jr., the sixth president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, died on June 21 in Dallas. He was 92. During his tenure as
Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network, died June 8 at his Virginia Beach home. Robertson was 93. “Pat Robertson has gone home to
Former Missouri Baptist Convention Executive Director Donald V. Wideman died May 3 at the age of 95. Wideman served as MBC executive director from 1987–1997.
Timothy Keller, the founder of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City whose faith encouraged Christians and skeptics alike, died May 19 at the age
