Pat McLaughlin to lecture at the
 
2008 Steward Leadership Institute Conference

September 23-26
Louisville, KY

Pat will present a 4-day comprehensive program on the topic of Major Donor Development.  Coursework addresses the philosophies and strategies needed to create, manage, and evaluate a successful major donor program.

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Rex Rogers, PhD Joins The Timothy Group

The Timothy Group of Grand Rapids, Michigan is pleased to announce that Dr. Rex M. Rogers, the visionary seventeen-year President of Cornerstone University, has joined The Timothy Group as Vice President.  He will participate in fundraising and leadership development, consulting with The Timothy Group.  Rex  joins a team that has served over 1,500 clients, since their founding in 1990 in defining their mission, and vision.  The Timothy Group assists over 100 clients each year with one of their 32 comprehensive service offerings.  These programs address annual, capital and endowment funding needs through  strategic planning, campaign readiness, board training and recruitment,  mentoring of advancement officers,  CEO coaching, special fund raising events, major donor solicitation and  many other stewardship services.   

Dr. Rogers is the fifteen-year author and voice of the daily radio program and author of a nationally syndicated newspaper column called “Making a Difference.” The program is a Christian commentary on culture, politics, leadership, religion, and a wide variety of current events and issues.  

Dr. Rogers is also the author of Gambling:  Don’t Bet On It; and Christian Liberty:  Living for God in a Changing Culture.  Dr. Rogers co-authored with Dr. Rick Amidon, President of Baker College of Muskegon, the leadership book Today You Do Greatness (forthcoming), and he is currently writing Be One of God’s Unlikely Leaders—Live With Focus, Get Things Done.  Dr. Rogers is a frequent radio or television guest, commenting upon contemporary culture.

He brings with him expertise in a variety of organizational fields, including leadership development and coaching, strategic planning, mission and vision development, organizational structure and administration, fundraising and capital campaigns, name changes, and shaping organizational culture.

As President Dr. Rogers directed a three-part enterprise comprised of an undergraduate and graduate program, two seminaries, one in Asia, and a radio division.  During his presidency he led the institution through transformational growth and change, including name changes and development of university status, new facilities and campus development, new academic programs like an adult degree completion program and the MBA, and significant enrollment growth. 

Dr. Rogers holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Cincinnati, an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Akron, and a B.A. in Social Science from Cedarville University.  He speaks regularly in churches, schools, commencements and other special events, business environments, and conferences.

Dr. and Mrs. Rogers have four adult children and three grandchildren.

We are pleased and blessed to have this fine individual on The Timothy Group team, now with a full and part time staff of 26, with nearly 200 years of collective ministry advancement experience and expertise.