His “pay-as-you-go” policy played a significant role in allowing the unendowed BJU to survive the loss of its federal tax exemption in the 1980s. At the same time, Johnson seems to have enjoyed an unusually warm family life.
Johnson's "pay-as-you-go" policy was instrumental in helping the financially struggling BJU survive the loss of its federal tax exemption during the 1980s.  Simultaneously, it seems that Johnson had a remarkably harmonious family life.