Pat McLaughlin - President
 President and founder of The Timothy Group, Pat McLaughlin has personally assisted more than 1,200 Christian organizations since entering the stewardship arena in 1981. Offering clients a wealth of business-world, pastorate, and mission field experience, Pat specializes in major donor programs, board training, strategic planning, capital and annual campaigns, and marketing and image campaigns. He has conducted successful fund raising campaigns all over the world.
Pat serves on the national faculty of the Christian Leadership Association and was honored by CLA as the “Outstanding Stewardship Educator” for 2008. He is a member of the Association of Fund Raising Professionals, Christian Schools International, Stewardship Services, the Association of Christian Schools International, and the Christian Camp and Conference Association.
He has authored three books, “Major Donor Game Plan,” “The C Factor: The Common Cure for Your Capital Campaign Conundrums,” and “Haggai & Friends: 66 Perspectives on Stewardship.” Pat has also authored many stewardship fundraising image building articles for a variety of publications.
Pat is a graduate of Denver Baptist Theological Seminary and a Michigan High School Athletic Association baseball and softball umpire. He and his wife are active members of Kentwood Community Church. |
Donald G. Distelberg, CFRE - Senior Vice President
 Through previous leadership positions with the United Way of Kent County, Calvin College & Seminary and his own firm, Don has gained expertise in capital campaigns and pre-campaign studies, annual fund raising, planned giving, schools' enrollment growth plans, board training, development/organizational audits, strategic planning, major donor strategies and church campaigns.
Don leads workshops for such organizations as the Association of Christian Schools International, Association of Biblical Higher Education, Barnabas Foundation, Christian Schools International, Christian Camp and Conference Association, Christian Leadership Alliance (CLA) and the Robert Schuller Institute for Successful Church Leadership.
A graduate of Calvin College, Don is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), a designation of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. He and his wife Natalie are active members of the Sunshine Community Church in Grand Rapids, MI. |
Ron Haas - Vice President
 Ron Haas brings a wide variety of fund raising experiences to his role as a Consultant with The Timothy Group.
At the Salt & Light Foundation, he consulted with pro-life ministries on strategic planning, board training and comprehensive fund raising strategies. As Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Faith Baptist College in Ankeny, Iowa, Ron led development efforts including marketing, phonathon and major donor solicitation.
Stewardship has been a key focus of Ron's ministry. He led an Iowa congregation to a new facility that doubled the auditorium and educational space. He has served as a board member of a Christian camp, a Bible college and Penngift Foundation, a nonprofit scholarship organization.
Ron teaches an adult congregation at Calvary Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he and his wife Cynthia are active members. |
John T. Schroeder - Vice President
 A Consultant with The Timothy Group, John Schroeder offers clients more than 20 years of experience in financial development.
His previous positions include responsibilities in corporate sales and employment counseling as a business owner. He has been a Salvation Army Service Extension Director, a Salvation Army Divisional Development Director and Director of Advancement for the Acton Institute, an educational think tank.
This experience has given John special expertise in annual giving, capital campaigns, major donor solicitation, planned giving, foundation solicitation, public relations, direct mail, volunteer management, special events, web site development and team leading.
John attended Tulane University, where he pursued undergraduate studies in Engineering. He and his wife Margaret are members (soldiers) of the Grand Rapids Salvation Army Fulton Heights Corps. |
Kent Vanderwood, Consultant
 As a consultant for The Timothy Group, Kent offers clients over 35 years of non-profit experience including teaching, administrative, consulting, and directorships.
Through his work as Development Director for The Potter’s House, Gospel Communications International, and Mel Trotter Ministries, Kent brings a wealth of experience in fundraising and development. His passion for seeing Christian stewardship principles applied in a systematic way helps the non-profit organization or ministry be successful in fulfilling its mission.
His love for both teaching and children led Kent to a degree in special education. He was part of the founding team of Tri-unity Christian Schools where he taught, served as the school’s first principal, and ultimately filled the role of superintendent for the district.
Kent graduated from Grand Valley State University and obtained a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Western Michigan University. Kent enjoys spending free time with his grandchildren and giving back to the community by serving as a member of the City Council in Wyoming. He and his wife Beverly are active members of River of God Church. |
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