It’s no secret that everyone’s day-to-day lives have been turned upside down by the coronavirus. While this particular pandemic is new, there’s much to learn from Scripture and other believers. Many difficult decisions await in the days ahead. And we should remind ourselves that as believers, “Worry is not our friend and panic is not our way.”
Read MoreIt’s on all of our minds. It’s the first topic of conversation and the first headline on the news. The COVID-19 coronavirus is an escalating health concern across the globe and has been officially categorized as a pandemic.
Read MoreIt has become standard practice for U.S. corporations to assure employees of support regardless of their race, gender or sexual orientation. There’s now an intensifying push to ensure that companies are similarly supportive and inclusive when it comes to employees’ religious beliefs.
Read MoreIt’s estimated that Christians manage over 150 trillion dollars. That's over half the world's wealth. That’s 200-300x what is given (around the world) philanthropically each year. Capital has influence. Yet many of us are content to let others determine our investment strategy.
Read MoreIn 1758, at their yearly meeting in London, all Quakers were called to “to avoid being in any way concerned, in reaping the unrighteous Profits” from what they called the “iniquitous practice” of slavery. Members of the same faith would later be among the loudest to call for divestment from the apartheid regime in South Africa.
Read MoreWhen it comes to investing, many people today believe you have to choose between financial performance and social impact. Many tend to see these two goals in a kind of a see-saw relationship, where if you want to ‘shoot the lights out’ on performance it will likely come with ethical compromise, and if you want to maximize social benefit it will likely mean accepting a lower rate of return.
Read MoreIn the same way that the political ambassadors of our day serve as representatives of their home countries while living abroad, we, as followers of Christ, live on the earth as representatives of heaven.
Read MoreI wrote several months ago about New Testament scholar (read here and here), Ben Witherington III, and his book, A Week in the Life of Corinth. What I find most fascinating about the book is the degree to which Christians were integrated into the economic life of the city.
Read MoreWhile Christian ethics around trade (be fair) and services (don’t cheat) and payments (don’t withhold them) is as old as Proverbs, the modern market is a complicated place.
“Most Christians are so removed from their money they don’t even know where it is.”
Read MoreWe often get the question ... it's probably I would say the number one question that I've gotten over the years is how I as a physician got into investing, and helping start a mutual fund company.
Read MoreOn today’s episode, we’re talking to an expert on capital, influence, and how investments can serve the common good. Finny Kuruvilla is the Chief Investment Officer for Eventide Funds, and if you haven’t heard of them, you’re going to be glad you did.
Read MoreWith an uncertain future, the Principle of Uncertainly tells us that it’s prudent for people to save and invest a reasonable amount of resources for their future provision. Hear how this principle relates to investment decision-making, since uncertainty is the most important reality that we must accept.
Read MoreThere is a lot of excitement nowadays about businesses that have multiple “bottom lines.” Whether one calls it "Social Entrepreneurship" (SE) or "Business as Mission" (BAM), the idea that businesses can be financially successful while also addressing social problems (and spiritual needs, in the case of BAM) is a popular one.
Read MoreSome 250 years after Martin Luther suggested that we are not only justified by faith but that it should permeate all areas of our lives, including enterprise, a young man in Mount Holly, New Jersey, opened a humble tailor shop.
Read MoreDavid Allman, owner of Regent Partners, shares his story about how he went from the end of his successful high school career feeling empty and unfulfilled, to becoming a follower of Jesus as a young adult, to getting involved in the poverty space, in real estate, and in impact investing.
Read MoreI’m honored to contribute my voice to this growing movement. About a year ago, I stepped away from being a Missions Pastor to co-found a family office with my parents. At times, I am humbled by the daunting yet joy-filled role of being a capital steward under Jesus.
Read MoreMany of you are familiar with our other ministry initiative, the Faith Driven Entrepreneur, a close cousin to the Faith Driven Investor. For those of you who might not have heard, we're excited to announce that we will also be hosting the Faith Driven Entrepreneur Conference in Dallas on Sept 24-25th, immediately following the investor event!
Read MoreToday’s episode takes us to jail. Well...not exactly. But we are interviewing a man who owns and operates a business that is run out of a high-security prison. His name is Pete Ochs, and in addition to working as founder and chairman of an impact investing company, he’s also working to make Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Kansas the best prison in America.
Read MoreFor most of the past 50 years, business leaders viewed financial capital as their most precious resource. They worked hard to ensure that every penny went to funding only the most promising projects. A generation of executives was taught to apply hurdle rates that reflected the high capital costs prevalent for most of the 1980s and 1990s.
Read MoreOne year ago, a small group of us gathered in Deer Valley to dream about how the Gospel might advance through Faith Driven Investing. This movement of investors, fund managers, and leaders believes that God owns it all and that He cares deeply about how we steward His investments.
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