During the early 1970s, Calver founded and led the groundbreaking mission team "In the Name of Jesus", which included Graham Kendrick, Stephen Maxted, Steve and Cathy Coupe and Rob Buckridge among its members. He went on to lead British Youth for Christ, and was heavily involved in the Spring Harvest series of Christian Conferences.
Calver was the programme director of Billy Graham's Mission England before leading the Evangelical Alliance of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997.[3] In the latter role, he was a major spokesperson for Evangelicals on both sides of the Atlantic. It was during that time that Calver and his commentaries on current issues were featured often[citation needed] on the BBC.
He married Ruth Kirby, daughter of Gilbert Kirby, the principal of London Bible College that both had attended. He is the father of Gavin Calver.[citation needed]
On the Front Line: A Father and Son, 30 Years Apart, Debate What It Means to Live All Out for Jesus by Clive Calver and Gavin Calver (2007) ISBN0-8254-6148-0
Dying To Live: The Paradox of the Crucified Life (2009) ISBN1-934068-80-2
^Hocken, Peter D. (2002). "Calver, Clive". In Stanley M. Burgess (ed.). The new international dictionary of Pentecostal and charismatic movements (Rev. and expanded ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Pub. House. pp. 453–454. ISBN0310224810.
^"60 seconds with...Three general directors [of the Evangelical Alliance]". Idea Magazine. August 2016. p. 18. (170th anniversary edition, marking anniversary of the Evangelical Alliance in the UK)
