Session 6: Get In the Game
God has put you in the starting lineup. He’s called your number. This might be a new beginning for you. And our greatest hope is that this series helps you see that God has given you everything you need to join him in transforming the people and the world around us.
If you’re feeling anxious or overwhelmed, that’s normal. But you’re ready. You’ve done the reps. And over the past sessions of this series, we’ve given you what you need to get started.
And in this session, our friend David Platt said something that should shake you to your core:
“God didn’t save us to sideline us.”
He is calling us to so much more. God is a player’s coach who is inviting us on a journey with him. Filled with joy and excitement unlike anything we could ever experience on our own. We’re not on a quest to simply build a better portfolio. Or enjoy a higher rate of return. God is giving us the opportunity to know him more fully by allocating and deploying capital in a way that draws us closer to him and to his purpose.
Not yet part of a group? Join a Foundation Group to go through this series with like-minded Investors.
At this moment, it would be easy for us to get hyper-focused on the playbook of how to apply this content to our own context. But in doing so, we might miss the bigger picture. Faith Driven Investing is not some system we run to victory. Here are a few questions to help your group go even deeper in discussion.
Is God’s glory our greatest ambition? What is competing for your devotion, attention, and worship?
After everything we’ve learned in this series, what is the one thing that is still preventing you from getting in the game? How might you get off the sidelines and into Faith Driven Investing?
We cannot do it alone. We need like-minded allies to help get off the sidelines. Who is that for you? Is it your spouse? A friend? Your advisor? How might you invite them into this pursuit with you?
3 Ideas to Explore the Mark Further
There’s no limit to the ways you can explore the Marks of a Faith Driven Investor. What we provide below are five ideas we think might lead each one of us to an even greater understanding of our identity in Christ.
Consider: We want to encourage you to participate in one of several communities where you can connect with like-minded peers who care about the things you do.
These communities have already been built or are in the process of being created. And they’re organized in three different ways: asset class; region; and solving some of the world’s greatest problems. God has called you to impact the world with the resources he’s entrusted to you. Joining a community that wants to Build, Invest, and Give together is your next bold step forward.
Act Differently: Generous Giving—for those in the U.S. and Canada—and Generosity Path—for those outside North America—provide immersive retreats for couples to decide how they might build a lifestyle of generosity.
Learn From Others: Visit faithdriveninvestor.org to learn more or join the conversation by listening to our weekly Faith Driven Investor Podcast.