User:HistoryTheorist/Dan Busby
Dan Busby | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 |
| Died | September 28, 2022 (aged 80–81) |
| Education | Emporia State University (MBA) |
| Spouse |
Claudette Busby (m. 1964) |
| Children | 2 |
Dan Busby (1941 – September 28, 2022) was an American accountant and president of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability from 2008 to 2020.
Early life and career
[edit]Busby was born in 1941 to Howard and Bertha Orr Busby. Raised in Lamont, Kansas, his mother worked as a schoolteacher and his father was a pastor of a Wesleyan Church. As a child, he frequently attended camp meetings, and committed his life to Christianity at a meeting when he was fourteen years old. Busby also developed an interest in baseball, studying with a Minor League Baseball umpire so he could become a professional umpire himself.[1]
Busby studied accounting at Emporia State University and received his Master of Business Administration there.[2] In 2014, the university named him a distinguished alumnus.[3] In 1964, Busby became a certified public accountant and married Claudette, with whom he would have two children.[2] In the 1970s Dan and Claudette produced three albums of gospel music and held over 200 concerts together.[2][4] After receiving his MBA, Busby worked at the University of Kansas Medical Center as a comptroller and later founded a Kansas City accounting firm now known as Keller and Owens in 1975.[1][2] The firm's clients were predominantly Christian ministries and Busby became an expert on accounting matters related to fundraising.[4][1] Busby then stepped down from his position at the firm in 1985 to work as chief financial officer at the Wesleyan Church.[1][5]
ECFA career
[edit]In 1989, Busby joined the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability as a volunteer member of their standards committee.[6] Ten years later, he joined the ECFA staff and was elected senior vice president of the organization.[1][6] In 2008, he became president. Under his tenure, ECFA saw membership levels nearly double.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Silliman, Daniel (September 28, 2022). "Died: Dan Busby, Accountant Who Set Standards for Ministry Finances". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Long-Time ECFA Leader Dan Busby with the Lord". Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. Archived from the original on August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Distinguished Alumni Past Recipients". Hornet 365. Emporia State University. Archived from the original on August 24, 2024.
- ^ a b Banks, Adelle M. (September 29, 2022). "Dan Busby, longest-serving president of evangelical financial watchdog, dies at 81". Religion News Service. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024.
- ^ "Influential Evangelical Leader Dan Busby Dies". The NonProfit Times. October 6, 2022. Archived from the original on October 14, 2022.
- ^ a b "In Memoriam: Dan Busby". National Religious Broadcasters. September 29, 2022. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024.