NACFC | National Association of Christian Financial Consultants

The 2008 conference in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 17-20 will feature several well-known speakers that will focus on the determined theme for the conference. Each year we have a specific theme that represents the current problems of the day and provides the main focus of our conference. Biblically responsible investing is one of the underlying principles of the NACFC and there are several others that further define our mission.

Jim Donoho is a writer and national motivational speaker, specializing in personal development, relationship building (both personal and corporate), and helping people change the way they think. Jim moves people from surviving to thriving.

In addition to writing and speaking Jim is a Life Coach, helping people achieve a better way of thinking and living. Jim has clients from all corporate structures and sizes, and different walks of life throughout the United States.

NACFC Chaplain, Pat Hail, Jr. recently began a new path in his ministry journey. Pat travels both nationally and internationally, teaching and leading groups of Christians. He teaches, coaches, and mentors Christian Financial Professionals, equipping them to not only teach Biblical Stewardship, but utilize it as a ministry.

Since moving to America in 1987, Australian Ken Ham—president and founder of Answers in Genesis (AiG)-U.S. and the highly acclaimed Creation Museum—has become one of the most in-demand Christian conference speakers and talk show guests. AiG began in 1994 with the purpose of upholding the authority of the Bible from the very first verse.

In May of 2007, Answers in Genesis opened its high-tech and acclaimed Creation Museum and education center in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area (on 49 scenic acres in Petersburg, Kentucky).

Dr. Darlingston G. Johnson is the founder and presiding prelate of Bethel World Outreach Ministries International and senior pastor of Bethel World Outreach Church in Silver Spring, Maryland—a rapidly growing, multicultural congregation of more than 3,000 members from more than 45 nations.

Dr. Johnson attended Oral Roberts University, earning his undergraduate and graduate degrees in business administration and divinity. In 1986, he earned his doctoral degree in ministry from Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma.

A diligent servant, Dr. Johnson is committed to winning the lost, making disciples, planting churches, and developing Christian leaders. He has preached God’s Word to large and small crowds in many nations.

He is the author of several books and has a cable program—Rivers of Life—broadcast on the Trinity Broadcast Network (Channel 98 on Thursdays at 6:30 a.m.).

Dr. Johnson is married to Chrys Johnson, and has one daughter, Isabel.

Dr. Lloyd is the Founder & President of the Institute of Biblical Leadership… and he is passionate about serving the men and women God has placed in positions of ministry leadership through personal and organizational help through principles from God’s Word – the sole source-book of life. The ministry of IBL is centered on God’s Word as the complete and inerrant Truth.

Prior to establishing IBL, Russ served his country for twenty-two years on active duty in the United States Air Force, and was Director of Biblical Counseling in his local church.

Ron Moore has served on the pastoral staff of South Hills Bible Chapel since 1989 and as Senior Pastor since 1992. He earned the Master of Theology (ThM) and Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary. His doctoral work focused on Marriage Enrichment. He also holds a Masters degree in Education from Texas A & M at Commerce.

Ron, and his wife Lori, have been married for twenty-eight years and have four children. Brittany is a senior, and Garrison a freshman at Grove City College. Lara is a junior at Peters Township High School. Mackenzie is a fifth grader in the Peters Township School District.

Ron can be heard daily on South Hills Bible Chapel’s radio program—The Journey—on WORD-FM from 11:30-12:00 noon.

Nikolas T. Nikas, Esq. is President and General Counsel of the Bioethics Defense Fund. Nikas has directed national legal strategy on the issues of human cloning/embryonic stem cell research, abortion and end-of-life issues since 1992.

Nikas impacts legislative strategy by drafting life-protective model legislation and by consulting with legislators in all 50 states and Congress.

Nikas consults with members and legal staff of the President's Council on Bioethics in Washington, D.C., and has testified before the U.S. Senate on abortion and First Amendment rights.

Nikas is a dynamic speaker, having lectured on the full range of bioethics topics at law schools, legal and medical conferences and civic organizations.

Jim Rickard is the Director of the Stewardship Services Foundation. In 1973 he accepted a call to become the Business Manager at Los Angeles Baptist College (now The Master's College and Seminary in Newhall, CA) serving until 1978. In 1978 Jim started his ministry in Richland, Washington.

Jim is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Master's College and has served on the board since 1981. In the last thirty years Jim has conducted seminars, workshops, as well as speaking in numerous conferences and churches across the United States to pastors and their flock on such subjects as Family Finance, Estate Planning, Leadership, Church Finance, and Clergy Income Tax.

Pastor Tan is Director of the Institute of Biblical Leadership-Vietnam. In this capacity, Solomon (nickname) provides the three ministries of IBL in a clandestine fashion to both fellow pastors and lay leaders within the underground church movement throughout the Communist nation of Vietnam.

Solomon also serves as the Senior Pastor to an underground church in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam providing pastoral leadership to a group of men and women who have secretly organized a Baptist fellowship.

He is presently working on his Masters in Theology through Asian Baptist Theological Seminary. He has excellent English language skills and has translated numerous theological works from English to Vietnamese.

Pastor Tan is presently in the United States to receive further training at the Institute of Biblical Leadership in Lake Lure, North Carolina. He is married to Deborah and they have two adult sons, Kien (31) and Thuc (26).