Articles for tag: Clay Perkins

February 2, 2019

Giving & Fundraising Stewardship & Generosity

How to Fund Your Ministry for the Long Term

7 Numbers that Explain the Benefits of Estate Planning By D. Clay Perkins Could your church or ministry use more money? Financial planning can advance your ministry, of course, but it can also benefit your donors! Effective leaders do the right things consistently. They focus, among other things, on achieving long-term financial health for the ministry they serve. Mission and passion drive leaders to serve, but those alone won’t make them succeed. We serve a heavenly purpose, but each of us faces an earthly reality. Cash flow is “king,” even for faith-based, nonprofit organizations. Positive cash flow can be elusive,

August 26, 2014

Mark A. Taylor

Campus Ministry Church & Ministry

God Is Working, God Will Work!

By Mark A. Taylor Several facts are clear as we look at reports from colleges and campus ministries posted at this site this month: “¢ These are tough times for Christian colleges. As more than one writer mentions, a perfect storm of difficult situations””sluggish economy, a smaller population of new high school graduates, higher expectations among students and parents, and greater competition, to name the most mentioned””have caused much navel-gazing and budget cutting among college administrators everywhere. Small secular colleges are facing many of the same pressures, and this is some consolation, but not enough. If the economic or cultural

October 24, 2010

Christian Standard

Mission & Evangelism

The Influence of Just One

By Mike Kilgallin and Clay Perkins One servant in God”s hands can truly make a difference. Consider the story of G.H. “Dean” Cachiaras, a teenage immigrant from Greece who ended up polishing shoes. One day as he polished the shoes of a doctor casually reading a newspaper, the man discovered the boy was from Greece. The doctor lowered the newspaper and spoke to him in his native language, “Young man, what do you plan to do with your life?” The doctor encouraged G.H. to attend his alma mater, Johnson Bible College in Knoxville, Tennessee. The boy enrolled, began studying the

September 27, 2009

Christian Standard

Conferences & Gatherings Organizations & Events

A Look at This Year”s NACC: Grace Week

Â by Steve Reeves See D. Clay Perkins”s assessment of the 2009 NACC See Thomas F. Jones”s assessment of the 2009 NACC Â Â Â The North American Convention has been a part of my summers for more than four decades. The first decade, as a child and student, I was inspired and mentored by church leaders. For the last 33 years, I have enjoyed being with former classmates, coleaders,Â and family. Honestly, those connections alone have been worth my time. Now that I have become one of the veterans, I find myself learning even more than I did as an

September 27, 2009

Christian Standard

Conferences & Gatherings Organizations & Events

A Look at This Year’s NACC: I”m Glad I Was There!

Â by Clay D. Perkins See Steve Reeves’s assessment of the 2009 NACC Â See Thomas F. Jones”s assessment of the 2009 NACC Â Â Â Â Â As a new college president, with my wife I attended the North American Christian Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, this summer. And I”m glad I was there! Â I Attended Meetings Meetings. I attended a lot of meetings. And they were great! The Bible College/Christian Uni-versity President”s Association is a wonderful group. The spirit of cooperation among our colleges and universities is strong. We shared openly about the future of higher biblical education;

September 27, 2009

Christian Standard

Conferences & Gatherings Organizations & Events

A Look at This Year”s NACC: Going Home

by Thomas F. Jones Jr. See Steve Reeves’s assessment of the 2009 NACC See D. Clay Perkins”s assessment of the 2009 NACC Â Â Â My hometown is Follansbee, West Virginia. It is located in the northern panhandle of the state about 20 miles north of Wheeling and 40 miles west of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It”s a steel mill town located on the Ohio River and has fewer than 3,000 residents. I don”t go there often these days but when I do, everything seems to fall into place. Going to the North American Christian Convention is like going home once a