Every major Hollywood studio said no to this film. So the director spent $30 million of his own money, took a $0 salary, and structured a distribution deal that gave away almost none of the profits. It made $612 million worldwide.

In this episode of Kingdom Builders, we break down how Mel Gibson self-funded The Passion of the Christ after every studio in Hollywood passed, the risk, the deal structure, and the grassroots campaign that sold out theaters before opening weekend.

In this episode:

• Why Fox, Columbia, MGM, Paramount, Universal, Disney, and Warner Bros. all rejected the film
• The $20 million acting fee Gibson gave up to make it
• How a 10% distribution deal beat the standard 30-50% studio cut
• The theater buyout that became a viral moment before "viral" existed
• The final numbers — and the $400 million personal payday nobody saw coming

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Jennifer Edwards is a Certified Financial Therapist and founder of Breakthrough Financial Wellness, one of a small number of professionals in the country working at the intersection of psychology and personal finance. She joins Matt Johns for a conversation about why intelligence and discipline alone rarely fix someone's relationship with money.

Jennifer explains the research behind why ninety percent of financial decisions are made emotionally and subconsciously, not logically, and walks through her framework for understanding financial behavior in layers, from societal and generational forces down to the belief systems formed in early childhood. She also gets into why the nervous system can respond to something as ordinary as checking a bank account the same way it responds to real danger, and how faith fits into working through all of it.

If you have ever wondered why you keep repeating the same financial patterns despite knowing better, this conversation gets at the actual reason.

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Who is actually voting your shares?

In this episode of ChristianAlts, Matt sits down with Jerry Bowyer to unpack the hidden world of proxy voting, Christian shareholder activism, and the quiet corporate battles happening inside some of the largest companies in America.

Jerry explains why many Christian investors, advisors, churches, ministries, and institutions may not realize how their shares are being voted — or whether those votes actually reflect their convictions. He also shares the story behind major corporate engagements, including work with companies like JPMorgan Chase, Salesforce, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and others.

The conversation covers why selling is not always the only answer, how shareholders can engage companies directly, what changed in corporate America after 2019, and why proxy voting may be one of the most overlooked tools investors have.

Matt and Jerry also discuss Jerry’s background as a former Marxist, the rise of Christian shareholder engagement, the difference between values and virtues, AI-related corporate risks, and what everyday investors should ask their advisors, funds, churches, and institutions about how their money is being used.

If you own stocks, invest through funds, work with an advisor, or give to an organization with assets, this conversation will help you think more carefully about stewardship, ownership, and influence.

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