Longest-Serving EFCA President Dan Busby Passes Away from Cancer at 81

By admin On Oct 4, 2022

Former Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability president Dan Busby passed away from cancer on Wednesday at the age of 81.

The current EFCA president, Michael Martin, remembered Busby in a statement, saying, “ECFA was remarkably blessed by Dan Busby’s humble and dedicated service to the ministry for over 30 years, and the continued impact of Dan’s legacy will be felt within the ECFA team and membership far beyond the next three decades.”

ECFA Board Chair Wayne Pederson added, “Dan Busby was a genius at connecting, communicating, leading and innovating as he served the members of ECFA and the Kingdom of God. Dan was not only an esteemed ministry colleague, but a dear friend who cared deeply about the family of God and the people he served.”

President and CEO of National Religious Broadcasters Troy Miller also lamented the loss of Busby in a statement released on Thursday.

“I was saddened to hear of the passing of my friend Dan Busby from this life, but what a joy to know that he was greeted by his Lord and Savior with those welcoming words, ‘Well done, thou good and faithful servant,’” Miller wrote. “Dan was a servant leader and a Godly man who leaves behind a long-lasting legacy. His leadership at ECFA provided stability and accountability to so many Christian organizations and NRB members in particular. Our prayers go out to Dan’s loved ones.”

According to The Christian Post, Busby was born in Kansas in 1941. He attended Emporia State University, where he earned a Master of Business Administration degree and later became a Certified Public Accountant in 1964. Busby then began working with the EFCA as a volunteer member of its Standards Committee in 1989. He would serve on that committee for ten years before moving up to become a senior leader with the organization. He served as a senior leader for ten years before being named EFCA president in 2008. Busby was the longest-serving EFCA president and played a vital role in growing the EFCA’s membership. He retired in 2020 and was named president emeritus, the EFCA website details.

Busby is survived by his wife, Claudette, their two children, Julie and Alan, and their four grandchildren.

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