In 2001 a 79-year-old man starting a financial services business asked me if I’d join him as an associate in starting a new business. I’ll never forget his response when I asked what in the world a 79-year-old was doing starting a business, “Mike, retirement is deadly. It’ll kill you!
Read MoreSince adolescence, I’ve aspired to work toward a just and sustainable world. My motivation stems in part from feelings of dread and urgency about the trajectory of life on earth and in part from my desire to seek shalom, which I define as right relationships between humans, God, and the earth.
Read MoreHOPE International’s journey into deepened support for SME business owners across our network began in many ways with the Login family of Western Ukraine. We had the privilege of watching as their microbusiness – a bike shop – blossomed into a platform for real impact in their home village, namely, helping adolescents with a tendency to turn their backs on family and fall into drugs and alcohol addiction in their teenage years.
Read MoreIn our postmodern world where religion has been privatized and individualized, living out our faith in the workplace is something that can end up being done in secrecy. As we all know, secrecy and solitude can quickly lead to a separation between our faith life and our professional life.
Read MoreSocially responsible and impact investing is big business these days, representing more than 25% of all assets under management in the US.[1] Individuals and institutions are increasingly looking to align their financial portfolios with their values, and the same holds true for Christian investors.
Read MoreThis week, we featured Donnie Smith, former CEO of Tyson Foods, on the podcast to share about the role of chaplaincy in their organization. And recently, CNBC featured an article that dealt with an employee-related problem at Facebook.
Read MoreWe are startup advisors and investors who are committed to mobilizing skilled business men and women to get involved in the Great Commission using their talent, time & capital. We do that by providing research about the BAM & B4T space and places for our audience to collaborate around interesting companies and deals.
Read MoreIt was June of 2017. I was at a Christian business conference when a pastor got up on stage and repented on behalf of the church-at-large. The apology was to God and all the Kingdom-minded CEOs and business owners in the room.
Read MoreI took a director-level position in a new company that had just gotten funded by a private equity firm. All the interviews went really well, since the company was focused on growth and increasing top-line revenue. But after I joined, the exact opposite happened.
Read MoreI’ll never forget one of the most haunting phone calls I received while a C12 Chair in 2013. Sitting at my desk in San Antonio I answered the phone for a call from Austin. The caller was a manager in an Austin-based company, whose former CEO was a C12 member.
Read MoreTwo years ago I quit my job to explore whether it was possible to measure the Kingdom of God coming through businesses and non-profits all over the world. My background was researching and helping the largest secular development organisations understand if they were being effective.
Read MoreOne of the most anticipated IPO’s of 2019 hit enormous roadblocks and it serves as a powerful case study for us. In private fundraising rounds, Adam Nuemann, WeWork’s CEO, enjoyed incredible favor with investors. That favor finally ran out as skeptical Wall Street investors found flaws in the company’s governance, valuation, business model, and expense structure.
Read MoreWatch Martin Myers, Cofounder and CEO of Trelus, outline how to approach external growth capital options.
Read MoreThe Biblically Responsible Investing (BRI) movement is exploding — in a good way. Demand from Christian investors desiring to align their portfolios to support biblical values is powering asset growth among fund companies and advisory firms focused on providing biblically responsible investment solutions.
Read MoreA sincere young man just starting his career asked, “As I continue to work and earn more money, should I at some point restrict the amount of my income?” He was listening to my colleague Anne Bradley on the radio discuss income from a Christian perspective.
Read MoreWe are the richest people ever to walk the face of the earth, but according to research, we aren’t becoming happier. Families and communities are increasingly fragmented, loneliness is skyrocketing, and physical and mental health are on the decline. Our unprecedented wealth doesn’t seem to be doing us much good.
Read MoreThe Faith Driven Investor is for everyone. From the widow and her mite to the rich young ruler. The size and scope of your investment portfolio is irrelevant—we’re here to see how much good we can do with what we have.
Read MoreIn many spheres, such as politics, media and entertainment, women have made considerable progress in reaching executive leadership positions, achieving higher pay, and building new enterprises. But this ascent hasn’t been achieved everywhere. In my own industry, investing, progress has been painfully slow.
Read MoreJanet Ward Black has been practicing law for 30 years. Listen to how Corporate Chaplaincy has influenced her law firm.
Read More“Capitalism is an organized system to guarantee that greed becomes the primary force of our economic system and allows the few at the top to get very wealthy and has the rest of us riding around thinking we can be that way, too—if we just work hard enough, sell enough Tupperware and Amway products, we can get a pink Cadillac.”
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