From the earliest years of school and continuing through college, spring marked the beginning of a new sports season. For many of us, this is the time of the year we grab the lacrosse stick, glove and bat, or Frisbee to begin training with the team.
Read MoreJesus' terrible financial advice is that you cannot serve two masters. If you serve money, then you cannot possibly be serving God. God and Mammon are incompatible poles around which to orient a life; therefore, a life serving money puts you at odds with God.
Read MoreNexus Impact Advisors has recently published The Landscape for Christian Investing: A Brief Introduction. This booklet explores the socially responsible and impact investing marketplace through a Christian lens and is designed to inform and educate current stakeholders as well as those new to the industry.
Read MoreLast October, God opened the door for four Christian business leaders to share their testimonies at one of the largest international gatherings of impact investors, many of whom had probably never heard a testimony in their lives.
Read MoreThe Lion’s Den mission is to connect companies with investors through a Christian business pitch competition where business leaders can use their wealth and experience to change the world and make an impact, and this is exactly what happened at this year’s conference!
Read MoreWhen you meet entrepreneurs who have been motivated to start a company to do good in the world, they often have a compelling story, and more often than not, a purpose-driven character and a good dose of charisma. It’s an immediate draw, and our first instinct is to help.
Read MoreThis October, I had an amazing opportunity to moderate a panel on faith-driven impact investing at SOCAP. This was a special moment for me as this panel allowed me and the panelists to share about Jesus at one of the most prominent yet secular gatherings of impact investors and social entrepreneurs.
Read MoreA cursory read of impact investing news might leave you confused. On one hand, studies have shown that impact can be had alongside market-rate financial return. Conversely, it seems intuitive that systemic poverty would be difficult to address without sacrificing financial return at some level.
Read MoreTo understand the purpose and impact of Faith Based Investing, it is important to look at the fundamental relationship between our faith and money. God and money. Or perhaps more accurately, God or money?
Read MoreEach of the Core Principles is woven into Ronald Blue Trust’s investment decision-making process. Portfolios are constructed to achieve an ideal exposure to different economic environments at reasonable risks.
Read MoreEvery business we invest in is part of God’s redemptive work in the world - bringing the reality of the Kingdom into closer focus. Some businesses provide goods and services that obviously make people’s lives better: a longer-lasting mosquito repellant or educational software for inmates.
Read MoreSocially responsible investing has become a popular way for investors to put their money where their values are. Experts say faith-based investing is now following suit in popularity.
Read MoreAnytime someone says, “I’m thinking of starting a nonprofit,” my immediate thought is to make sure I can’t talk them out of it.
As Dan Palotta points out in his semi-famous Ted Talk titled “The Way We Think about Charity is Dead Wrong”, charities/nonprofits face tremendous headwinds toward scalability.
Read MoreThis October, I had an amazing opportunity to moderate a panel on faith-driven impact investing at SOCAP. This was a special moment for me as this panel allowed me and the panelists to share about Jesus at one of the most prominent yet secular gatherings of impact investors and social entrepreneurs.
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