Wealth and influence – it’s a topic that comes up regularly in the business and nonprofit worlds, whether it is expressly mentioned or just thought about silently at networking events. It’s important in the world, whether you are a believer or not, and it’s important to God.
Read MoreBrittany Underwood built Akola from nothing — each item of jewelry handmade in Uganda and distributed through their warehouse in the States where most jobs are held by women recently released from prison.
Read MoreChrist followers have become known for what we are against—no alcohol, tobacco, adult entertainment, gambling, etc. While acknowledging the good negative screen funds that exist, we desire for our movement to be more known for what we are FOR in how we place our investment capital—things like human flourishing, job creation, redemptive businesses that restore the world to God’s original design in the garden, etc.
Read MoreThe day after selling our operating company we knew we were in the family office business and we knew we had a great deal to learn about the preservation aspects of wealth, but we then had to get real focused on the growth aspects of those assets.
Read MoreOne of the goals of this movement is to create an anti-Tower of Babel mindset among investors. It’s so easy to bifurcate the world of investing over and over again with groups splitting and keeping to themselves.
Read MoreWhat a blessing to be in this room. A room of Christ-followers who share a common faith in God as sovereign over everything, including the investment markets in which many of us work day by day. But more than that, we share a common goal that the name of Jesus be glorified in that marketplace; that as stewards we be found faithful with what God has entrusted to us.
Read MoreWe strive to do our best, knowing that our best only happens when God does it with us.
Francis Schaeffer once said that it’s to the degree we do our work well, that we have an opportunity to witness and be heard. Excellence should be obvious and not need to be stated.
Read MoreSo much of investing is focused on the “how” and “where.” But for the Faith Driven Investor, the biggest question we can ask is “why?”
Read MoreFaith-Based Employee Resource Groups. This term may be new to you, or it may be something you’re already participating in. Either way, this episode is for you. Christeen Rico is leading the conversation around ERGs, and what she shared in our conversation was both informative and insightful.
Read MoreThe simple truth is that where we create abundance, we decrease competition and increase cooperation. When we view resources as abundant as opposed to scarce, we create an environment where we can work together to do the most good.
Read MoreInvestment capital affords the stakeholder with the opportunity to steward influence. Shareholders in both public and private companies can call investor relations with concerns, or advocate for the launch of faith-based employee resource groups (as now exist at Google, Apple, Facebook, SalesForce, Uber and other companies), or even advocate for chaplaincy in some form.
Read MoreAdam didn’t create the Garden—he cultivated it. So, what has God put under your care? We believe that God owns it all—our finances, our influence, our everything. We will be held accountable for our faithfulness in stewarding His resources.
Read MoreCan we be faithful without being fruitful? It is a crucial question for each one of us to ponder. When Jesus gathered his apprentices around him in the upper room the night before his crucifixion, he said something of great importance.
Read MoreWe believe that God speaks to us through His word and that all of Scripture is useful for instruction on how to formulate and execute an investment strategy. This includes our motive for investing well, the importance of saving, and how we might invest.
Read MoreA one-pocket mindset dispels the notion that investment strategies seeking social returns must be separated from those seeking financial returns. Rather than a siloed approach to deploying capital, one-pocket investing puts your mission at the center of your strategy, and ultimately at the center of all of your investments.
Read MoreAs Chief Investment Officer of a Christian pension fund, it occurs to me frequently that 25,000 Australians have entrusted their retirement savings to us. This is a substantial responsibility.
Read MoreMost of the decisions we make throughout the day involve money on some level. How we use money bears eternal significance. Maybe that’s why God’s Word provides more guidance on how we handle our money and resources than on nearly any other topic. At least one-third of Jesus’ parables involve the use or misuse of funds.
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