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  • Jeff Latture, Senior VP of Barnhart Crane & Rigging, on Multiplying Impact Through Strategic Collaborative Giving (Ep. 180)

    Jeff Latture, Senior VP of Barnhart Crane & Rigging, on Multiplying Impact Through Strategic Collaborative Giving (Ep. 180)
    2026/03/02
    Jeff Latture serves as Executive Vice President at Barnhart Crane and Rigging and as chairman of Strategic Resource Group, but his journey into collaborative generosity began long before boardrooms and grant strategies. Growing up in Arkansas, he watched his parents come to genuine faith, yet it was later in Dallas through a vibrant church community and a pivotal sermon from Bill Bright, that his faith became personal. A simple conversation with his future wife about missions planted an early vision: if they could not go, perhaps they could send. God reshaped that vision when He closed the door to starting their own business and instead led Jeff to Barnhart, a company committed to investing its profits in the Great Commission. Over three decades, Jeff has helped cultivate GROVE, Barnhart’s internal collaborative giving team, and advance a mutual fund model of ministry through the Strategic Resource Group. He has learned that wise generosity requires shared mission, deep relationships, patient trust, and a willingness to surrender control. Collaborative structures, clear strategy, and long-term partnerships have multiplied Kingdom impact across frontier regions. This conversation offers a thoughtful vision for pursuing obedience, discernment, and deeper partnership in your own stewardship journey. Major Topics Include: Give collaboratively, not independentlyBuild trust through long-term relationshipsShifting from transactions to partnershipsOrganize giving around focused teamsLeveraging business wisdom for Kingdom impactInvesting in ministry capacity and healthHow to balance metrics with Spirit-led discernmentSurrendering control in stewardship QUOTES TO REMEMBER “What I really wanted in starting a business was to be in control. And God wasn’t going to let me have that.”“He said, I’ll let you serve the ones in control, but I’m not going to let you be the ultimate steward.”“We would never have thought ever that we would have the viewpoint that we have for what God’s doing around the world. But it just started one relationship and one gift at a time.”“Giving together is way better than trying to do it on your own.”“You just learn faster in a group than you can by yourself.”“It’s our secret sauce is doing things together and getting the thinking of many people pointing the same direction.”“A good collaborative will cost you something. You have to give up some rights for a collaborative to work.”“Knowing the heart of the leader is the most important thing.”“It’s very relational. We like to measure things. We’re a bunch of engineers. But it’s really the relationships that drive us.”“If we’ll go to God first and really lean in to listening to what Scripture says and what the Holy Spirit is saying before we make those funding decisions, somehow it comes out with a better result.”“My personal experience over 30 years, He will do far more than you can ever imagine with the things that He’s given you.” LINKS FROM THE SHOW Alan Barnhart (see our past interview here)When Helping Hurts (see our interview with coauthor Brian Fikkert)Mission IncreaseStrategic Resource GroupThe India AllianceIllumiNations Bible Translation Alliance (see our interview with Todd Peterson or John Chesnut)MacLellan Foundation (see our interview with Director of Generosity, John Cortines)MergonDoug Cobb, Founder of The Finishing Fund (see our past interview here)Achieve Alliance BIBLE REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW Matthew 28:19–20 | The Great Commission “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Esther 4:14 | For Such a Time as This “For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” TAKE A STEP DEEPER On the Finish Line podcast, we are all about stories, seeing how God draws us into generosity over a lifetime. But sometimes these stories can leave us thinking, “What’s that next step look like for me?” That’s exactly why we’ve launched a whole new podcast called Applied Generosity which explores the full landscape of the generous life across 7 different dimensions of generosity. Applied Generosity helps make sense of the hundreds of stories we’ve shared on the Finish Line Podcast to help you find that best next step. If you’ve been inspired by these stories and want to take things to the next level, check out Applied Generosity anywhere you listen to podcasts or at appliedgenerosity.com.
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  • Josh Kwan, CEO of The Gathering, on the Importance of Community in Spiritual Growth (Ep. 179)

    Josh Kwan, CEO of The Gathering, on the Importance of Community in Spiritual Growth (Ep. 179)
    2026/02/23
    Josh Kwan is the CEO of The Gathering and co-founder of Praxis, but his path into generosity began long before those titles. Raised by immigrant parents and formed by a faithful local church, Josh carried a deep love for Jesus into a career in journalism. God later redirected him through an unexpected opportunity to help lead philanthropy for entrepreneur David Weekley, where he learned firsthand how wise stewardship, rigorous thinking, and humble dependence on God can work together. That season shaped his conviction that generosity is not a side activity for Christians, but a calling that requires formation in community. Through Praxis, Josh helped cultivate entrepreneurs whose ventures serve as vehicles for Kingdom impact, grounding ambition in a rule of life that guards the heart from money and power. At The Gathering, he now walks alongside families stewarding significant wealth, helping them embrace risk, think with an eternal horizon, and pursue collaboration over control. This conversation offers a thoughtful vision for generosity shaped by humility, surrender, and deep relationships, and invites you to consider how community might transform your own stewardship journey. Major Topics Include: Formation through intentional communityIntegrating faith and vocationInvesting in leaders, not just ideasShaping entrepreneurs with a rule of lifeRisk and eternity in Christian philanthropyHumility in partnership with practitionersMoney as amplifier of identityGenerosity as shared, relational practiceBalancing strategy with Spirit-led obedience QUOTES TO REMEMBER “I never thought I’d become a ‘professional Christian.’”“If you believe in the leader, you can fund that leader because they are going to do some good things in part because that leader has a pursuit of the Kingdom.”“We were able to talk about and put into place the spiritual formation and practices and rhythms at the beginning, so that you’re not thinking about it by the time you’re exiting and you have a lot more zeros behind your name.”“The rule of life is meant to be done together in relationship, with transparency and accountability and vulnerability.”“I think God’s bigger than the way that He’s made me and put me in this vessel, and I can appreciate someone else’s way of thinking.”“One of the remarkable things about Christian generosity is that we have this eternal time horizon.”“Effectiveness can itself become an idol.”“We sin just like you sin. We put on our pants just like you put on your pants. We need Jesus just like you need Jesus.”“How do we take this responsibility, maybe even a burden, and find incredible joy and meaning in joining God’s work in the world?” LINKS FROM THE SHOW The GatheringPraxisDavid Weekly Foundation (aka Dovetail Impact Foundation)When Helping Hurts (see our interview with coauthor Brian Fikkert)Gospel Patrons (see our interview with founder John Rinehart) BIBLE REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW Matthew 28:19–20 | The Great Commission “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” 1 Corinthians 12:12–27 | One Body, Many Members Romans 12:4–5 | Members of One Another “For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.” TAKE A STEP DEEPER On the Finish Line podcast, we are all about stories, seeing how God draws us into generosity over a lifetime. But sometimes these stories can leave us thinking, “What’s that next step look like for me?” That’s exactly why we’ve launched a whole new podcast called Applied Generosity which explores the full landscape of the generous life across 7 different dimensions of generosity. Applied Generosity helps make sense of the hundreds of stories we’ve shared on the Finish Line Podcast to help you find that best next step. If you’ve been inspired by these stories and want to take things to the next level, check out Applied Generosity anywhere you listen to podcasts or at appliedgenerosity.com.
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    1 時間 5 分
  • Kristen Shuler, President of East West Ministries, on Church Planting in the Darkest Regions of the World (Ep. 178)

    Kristen Shuler, President of East West Ministries, on Church Planting in the Darkest Regions of the World (Ep. 178)
    2026/02/16
    Kristen Shuler, President of East-West Ministries International, shares how God shaped her calling to take the gospel to the world’s least reached people. Raised in a Christian home with a deep commitment to discipleship and missions, Kristen came to faith at a young age and learned early that obedience to God often comes before visible fruit. Those formative experiences, including years of frontline ministry overseas, continue to anchor her leadership today. At East-West, Kristen helps lead a global network focused on multiplying disciples and churches in spiritually dark places where access to the gospel is limited or nonexistent. Rather than relying on outside control, East-West prioritizes local leadership, obedience-based discipleship, and collaboration across ministries, trusting God to grow lasting movements of faith. Kristen speaks honestly about the cost of faithfulness, the patience required when fruit is slow to appear, and the freedom that comes from surrendering outcomes to God. This conversation offers a hopeful vision for wise stewardship, faithful generosity, and finding your place in God’s mission. Listen to explore how obedience, prayer, and collaboration shape lasting Kingdom impact. Major Topics Include: Obedience over visible ministry resultsMultiplication as a core discipleship DNAReaching unengaged and unreached people groupsLocal ownership of the missionary taskObedience based versus knowledge based discipleshipFinding joy beyond performance driven ministryCollaboration reshaping global missions strategyPrayer as essential spiritual laborDiverse pathways for Great Commission participation QUOTES TO REMEMBER “The ministry is not about seeing fruit. The ministry is about obedience.”“Even if I didn’t see the fruit, I could trust that He was at work.”“The Lord uses every step of obedience and every seed that’s planted as part of His ultimate plan.”“Discipleship is not just about gaining knowledge, but about being obedient to the Word of God.”“If I tell somebody what to do, that will fail every time. But when God’s Word and the Spirit lead, that’s where transformation happens.”“The Great Commission is a God-given mandate for every follower of Jesus to find their place in.”“It’s not about choosing what feels comfortable, but responding in obedience to what God is asking.”“The people are waiting to hear. They simply need a laborer to come to them.”“Not a single one of us can accomplish the Great Commission on our own.”“That humility we’re seeing across missions organizations is something only the Spirit can do.”“We want to learn, grow, and come with open hands to see what the Lord might do through unity.”“If I’m not abiding in Jesus, I have very little to offer anyone else.”“Do we want to be known for our strategies, or do we want to be known for loving Jesus?”“If we’re not marked by our love for Jesus, our strategies will be ineffective.” LINKS FROM THE SHOW East-West Ministries InternationalInternational Missions BoardCoalition of the Willing (see our interviews with founding members Jared Nelms and Scott Cheatham)The Treasure Principle (see our interview with author Randy Alcorn) BIBLE REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW Matthew 28:19–20 | Make Disciples of All Nations Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Acts 1:8 | Witness to the Ends But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Galatians 5:25 | Keeping in Step with the Spirit If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Matthew 9:37–38 | The Harvest Is Plentiful Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” John 15:4–5 | Abide and Bear Fruit Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. John 17:20–23 | Unity That the World May Believe Matthew 6:21 | Treasure and the Heart For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. TAKE A STEP DEEPER On the Finish Line podcast, we are all about stories, seeing how God draws us into generosity over a lifetime. But sometimes these stories can leave us thinking, “What’s that next step look like for me?” That’s exactly why we’ve launched a whole new podcast called Applied Generosity which explores the full landscape of the generous life across 7 different dimensions of generosity. Applied ...
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  • Erin Moser, Director of Advancement at Musana, on Self-Sustaining Community Development in Uganda (Ep. 177)

    Erin Moser, Director of Advancement at Musana, on Self-Sustaining Community Development in Uganda (Ep. 177)
    2026/02/09

    Erin Moser serves as Chief Advancement Officer at Musana Community Development Organization, where her calling grew from a simple act of generosity into a lifelong commitment to dignifying, sustainable impact. After encountering Musana’s founder through a local church, Erin and her family began supporting the work quietly. However, it was travelling to Uganda and witnessing firsthand how God was using local leadership, not Western charity, to restore communities that reshaped her understanding of generosity, stewardship, and what lasting faith-driven impact can look like on the ground.

    Today, Erin helps advance Musana’s enterprise-driven model, where schools, hospitals, women’s training centers, and businesses work together to address poverty at its roots. Rather than creating dependence, Musana invests in infrastructure that becomes locally owned, locally led, and financially sustainable. Erin shares hard lessons learned along the way, the importance of humility in giving, and why stewardship means deploying resources wisely so communities can flourish long after outside support steps back.

    Listen to this episode to reconsider how faith, generosity, and wise stewardship can multiply impact through local ownership and trust in God’s design.

    Major Topics Include:

    • Moving from charity to dignifying partnership
    • Local ownership as the path to lasting impact
    • Addressing poverty through job creation
    • Infrastructure over programs for sustainability
    • Humility in learning across cultures
    • Letting communities lead their own solutions
    • Measuring success beyond short-term outcomes
    QUOTES TO REMEMBER
    • “Orphanages create orphans.”
    • “Generosity should be catalytic. It should restore dignity, not take it away.”
    • “How dignifying is it to a parent to say, you can’t provide for your own child, so let someone from the West do it for you?”
    • “We have to stop imposing our Western ideals and learn together with what actually works in their landscape.”
    • “Faithful stewardship isn’t about how much we give, but how we intentionally deploy what God has entrusted to us.”
    • “We don’t run programs. We build infrastructure.”
    • “Economists say no developing country will ever lift itself out of poverty by charity alone.”
    • “Once we got on the ground, we realized how insignificant we were to the solution.”
    • “They didn’t need us as much as we needed them.”
    • “The locals are the heroes of their own story.”
    • “God just kept putting one simple step in front of the other.”
    • “It started with saying yes, and the understanding came later.”
    • “God doesn’t call us to preserve our resources. He calls us to put them to work.”
    LINKS FROM THE SHOW

    Musana Community Development Organization

    BIBLE REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW

    Zechariah 4:10 | Faithful Small Beginnings

    “For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”

    Matthew 25:14–30 | Stewardship of Entrusted Resources

    Matthew 6:1–4 | Heart Posture in Giving

    Mark 12:41–44 | The Widow’s Offering

    TAKE A STEP DEEPER

    On the Finish Line podcast, we are all about stories, seeing how God draws us into generosity over a lifetime.

    But sometimes these stories can leave us thinking, “What’s that next step look like for me?”

    That’s exactly why we’ve launched a whole new podcast called Applied Generosity which explores the full landscape of the generous life across 7 different dimensions of generosity.

    Applied Generosity helps make sense of the hundreds of stories we’ve shared on the Finish Line Podcast to help you find that best next step.

    If you’ve been inspired by these stories and want to take things to the next level, check out Applied Generosity anywhere you listen to podcasts or at appliedgenerosity.com.
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    50 分
  • Erik Laursen, CEO of New Covenant Missions, on the Rapid Spread of the Gospel in Africa (Ep. 176)

    Erik Laursen, CEO of New Covenant Missions, on the Rapid Spread of the Gospel in Africa (Ep. 176)
    2026/02/02
    Erik Larson, President and CEO of New Covenant Missions, joins the conversation to share how God invited him to leave a stable, successful career in the restaurant industry for a life shaped by obedience and global missions. Raised in a Christian home, Erik experienced seasons of both closeness and distance from Christ before God used disruption, restlessness, and a growing burden for the unreached to redirect his life. What began as contentment in business-as-mission work became a holy invitation to trust God beyond security, leading Erik and his family into indigenous missions across Africa. Through New Covenant Missions, Erik now works to equip and support local church planters who are best positioned to reach their own communities with the gospel. He explains why empowering indigenous leaders, adapting to local cultures, and prioritizing disciple-making are central to sustainable Kingdom impact. The conversation highlights God’s work in some of the most difficult and overlooked places, along with the patience, humility, and discernment required to steward resources wisely and faithfully. Listen to this episode to reflect on how God may be inviting you to say yes, trust Him deeply, and join His work beyond your comfort. Major Topics Include: Invitation versus obligation in God’s callingA unique approach for each cultureContrasting discipleship-making and Church-planting movementsWorking with “Pauls” and “Timothys”Opening hearts through physical needsThe balance of missions and charityThe blessing and challenge of a communal mindsetEmerging strategies in missionsPartnering for Global ImpactGetting ready for the Holy Spirit’s move QUOTES TO REMEMBER “God radically disturbed my life.”“The biggest injustice in the world is that there are still people living out there who have no access to Jesus, and we’ve got to change that.”“I felt God say, ‘We’re going to raise up multitudes of indigenous leaders to reach the nations.’”“The people best positioned to reach their communities are the people who already live there.”“What we really want to do is find the people that already have the heart and the passion for the Great Commission and then be the gasoline to their fire.”“We’re not there to build something for them. We’re there to empower what God is already doing through them.”“I like to say they’re born pregnant. As soon as they become believers, we’re training them to make disciples.”“Mission is making disciples who make disciples, not just doing good things in the name of Christ.”“I believe at the route we’re going now that by 2050, we could see a church in every village of the world and no unreached people left.”“When the Holy Spirit decides to move, it can be the hardest place in the world, and suddenly everything changes.”“God is doing all the work anyway. We just get invited to join Him.”“Just say yes, and God does the rest.” LINKS FROM THE SHOW New Covenant MissionsEvery Home for ChristJoshua Project (see our interview with Director, Dan Scribner)Jesus Film Project (see our interview with Executive Director Josh Newell)Finishing the Task (see our interview with FTT Global Church Planting Strategist Dan Hitzhusen)ACHIEVE Alliance BIBLE REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW Acts 16:9 | Macedonian Call And a vision appeared to Paul in the night, a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us.’ Matthew 28:19–20 | The Great Commission Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Acts 16:31–33 | Household Faith Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household. John 17:21 | Unity in Mission That they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. TAKE A STEP DEEPER On the Finish Line podcast, we are all about stories, seeing how God draws us into generosity over a lifetime. But sometimes these stories can leave us thinking, “What’s that next step look like for me?” That’s exactly why we’ve launched a whole new podcast called Applied Generosity which explores the full landscape of the generous life across 7 different dimensions of generosity. Applied Generosity helps make sense of the hundreds of stories we’ve shared on the Finish Line Podcast to help you find that best next step. If you’ve been inspired by these stories and want to take things to the next level, check out Applied Generosity anywhere you listen to podcasts or at appliedgenerosity.com.
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    53 分
  • Kristen Welch, Founder of Mercy House Global, on Intimacy with God Amidst Fruitful Ministry (Ep. 175)

    Kristen Welch, Founder of Mercy House Global, on Intimacy with God Amidst Fruitful Ministry (Ep. 175)
    2026/01/26
    Kristen Welch is an author, speaker, and the founder of Mercy House Global, but her story is shaped less by achievement and more by surrender. Raised in a generous, Christian home, Kristen followed God’s lead into ministry, writing, and motherhood. Her love for writing led her into the early Christian mom-blogging world where she found community and influence, but it was a 2010 blogging trip to Kenya with Compassion International that unsettled her faith and reordered her calling. That encounter became the catalyst for Mercy House Global and for a lifelong journey of learning what it means to say yes to God with open hands. Through Mercy House, Kristen has spent the past fifteen years walking alongside vulnerable women and families through job creation, orphan prevention, and discipleship, both globally and locally. Along the way, she has learned that generosity and ministry busyness without intimacy with God can quietly hollow out the soul. Her story reflects the cost of faithful work, the danger of doing for God without being with Him, and the grace God offers through rest, repentance, and renewed friendship with Him. This conversation invites all of us to reflect on how God calls us to slow down, reorient our hearts, and rediscover satisfaction in His presence while living generously. Major Topics Include: Generosity in hospitalityObedience through small, faithful yesesUsing influence for Kingdom purposeServing without losing intimacy with GodThe danger of doing for God without being with GodIdentity rooted in sonship, not productivityParenting through embodied generositySlowing down to practice God’s presence QUOTES TO REMEMBER “Just do the next right thing.”“We were always looking for ways to use what we had for the gospel of hospitality.”“The opportunity to use the writing skill and the blog platform for God’s glory really became a sweet spot for me and it changed my life.”“I will spend the rest of my life answering the question, ‘what am I doing to help the vulnerable in our communities and in our world?’”“God used the poor to help me find Him in a new way.”“God doesn’t need us to do any of this, He invites us to do it.”“Being with God is the best use of our time.”“It is not a waste of time to spend time with God.”“When we live as generous people, our kids will too.” LINKS FROM THE SHOW Mercy House GlobalKristen Welch’s WebsiteRaising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World by Kristen WelchRaising World Changers in a Changing World by Kristen WelchCompassion InternationalWhen Helping Hurts (see our interview with coauthor Brian Fikkert)Women Doing Well (see our interview with president Julie Wilson)The Finish Line Community Facebook GroupThe Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group BIBLE REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW Revelation 3:20 | Christ’s Invitation to Intimacy Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. Hebrews 2:1 | Drifting from Jesus Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 | Gratitude amid Hardship Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Philippians 4:11–13 | Contentment in All Circumstances Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! If you have a thought about something you heard, or a story to share, please reach out! You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. You can also contact us directly from our contact page. If you want to engage with the Finish Line Community, check out our groups on Facebookand LinkedIn.
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  • Kristin Hammett, VP at the Signatry, on Family Alignment Over Agreement in Giving (Ep. 174)

    Kristin Hammett, VP at the Signatry, on Family Alignment Over Agreement in Giving (Ep. 174)
    2026/01/19
    Raised on a central Missouri farm, Kristin Hammett grew up in a family that loved Jesus and lived out steady generosity, even amid the financial uncertainties of farming life. Watching her parents faithfully give a tithe planted early seeds, but it was during college that she made a deeper commitment to Christ, a decision that quietly set the trajectory for everything that followed. After college, she entered a sales role with a Fortune 50 company, surrounded by benefits and success, yet she began to sense that God might be inviting her into something more than selling consumer goods. After a season as a stay-at-home mom, she discovered a growing desire to see how her professional skills might serve Kingdom purposes. That curiosity led her to become the first part time development director at a local pregnancy center, where God reshaped her understanding of fundraising as ministry, connecting donors to the doers and inviting people to join Him where He is already working. That journey eventually opened the door to joining The Signatry, helping donors steward all God has entrusted to them for Kingdom impact. As Vice President of Family Generosity Services at The Signatry, Kristin has spent her career helping families move from reactive giving to intentional stewardship rooted in faith. Drawing from deep experience on both the nonprofit and givers sides, she now guides families towards alignment, trust, and faithfulness in how they move towards intentional generosity together. Major Topics Include: Generosity as discipline, then joyful invitationStewarding all assets, not just cashFundraising as ministry and relationshipConnecting donors and doers in God’s workEvaluating impact above overhead in givingUnderstanding cause dynamics and realistic impact outcomesTrust and partnership between givers and ministriesThinking through non-cash giftsAlignment over agreement in family generosity QUOTES TO REMEMBER “God has all the resources that He needs to fund His work. My role is to connect the resources He’s entrusted to people with the work He’s already doing.”“Impact needs to come before overhead.”“If we’re only asking people to give from cash, we’re really not asking them to steward all that God has entrusted to them.”“Let’s begin to change the conversation, not just about cash, but about all of their assets, and help them understand how those are an opportunity for generosity.”“When you realize you’re connecting the donors and the doers, that’s a pretty incredible place to be.”“You’re not trying to get something from someone. You’re inviting them to join God where He’s already at work.”“In a family, alignment is much more important than agreement.”“If you want everyone to give to exactly what you want to give to, that’s a top-down approach, and it rarely creates enthusiasm.”“If you hold it open-handed and prioritize alignment over agreement, you’ll often find much more joy and engagement.”“Donors are operating in a currency of trust. That trusted partnership is absolutely critical.”“When there’s a trusted partnership between the giver and the organization, God does something formative in both.”“Fundraising is ministry. Anytime you’re engaging someone around their resources, their finances, and their heart, that’s ministry.”“We need to dissolve the barrier between where the ministry happens and where the money comes in, and realize it’s all ministry.”“God doesn’t need our money. He wants our hearts. And that’s really, at the end of the day, the message of generosity.”“Generosity is not just for the ultra high net worth or those making a lot of money, it’s for everyone. God is not interested in the zeros. He’s interested in obedience.”“We’re stewarding our whole life, not just our financial resources, because He wants our heart.” LINKS FROM THE SHOW The Signatry (see our interviews with founder, Bill High, and CEO, Steve French here) Mission IncreaseNational Christian Foundation (see our interview with President Emeritus, David Wills)The Giver and the Gift by Peter Greer & David Weekley (see our interview with author Peter Greer here)Family Generosity Guides Nonprofit blogs: Major Donor Insight: They are People, TooEngage Donors by Engaging Their Families The Finish Line Community Facebook GroupThe Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group BIBLE REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW Malachi 3:10 | Testing God in Giving Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. Matthew 6:21 | Treasure and the Heart For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Psalm 50:10 | God Owns Everything For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. Philippians 4:15–19 | Giving ...
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    1 時間 7 分
  • A Map for the Generous Life, Introducing the Applied Generosity Podcast (Ep. 173)

    A Map for the Generous Life, Introducing the Applied Generosity Podcast (Ep. 173)
    2026/01/12
    On the Finish Line Podcast, we have always believed in the power of stories. Over hundreds of conversations, we have seen how God patiently draws people into generosity across an entire lifetime, often through unexpected paths. Yet for many, these stories also surface an honest question: “What does this mean for me, and where is God calling me next?” In this special episode, fellow Finish Line board members David Campaigne from Blue Trust and Matt Mancinelli from Generous Giving help us introduce our most significant development since the launch of the Finish Line Pledge: The Applied Generosity Podcast. Each story we’ve shared in the last few years has been shaped by unique calling, personal surrender, and profound steps of faith. Yet over time, patterns have emerged. While no two stories are the same, many givers find themselves crossing the same terrain, wrestling with similar questions, fears, and decisions along the way. Applied Generosity was created to help make sense of that shared landscape, exploring seven dimensions of generosity that repeatedly show up across the journeys we have heard. It provides a map, helping bring orientation, language, and clarity to where God may already be at work in your own life and where He may be inviting a next step. If you’ve been inspired by the stories you’ve heard on Finish Line Podcast, but long for clearer discernment about the next step in your own journey, then Applied Generosity was specifically made for you. QUOTES TO REMEMBER David: “Generosity is a journey, like life is a journey. You plant a seed, you water it, but ultimately it’s God who makes things grow.”Matt: “We’re being invited into being more like Jesus as we give.”David: “God doesn’t need our money; what He ultimately wants is our heart.”Cody: “Some of the largest obstacles to living generously are fear and greed, and these are both addressed by answering the question, ‘how much is enough?’”Matt: “If I see an opportunity to bless somebody in a way that would boost their faith and I can come alongside them, that’s when I’m fired up to give.”David: “I want to know that my giving, whether to an individual or an organization, is going to draw people to Jesus.”Kealan: “Generosity is one of the strongest means by which God enables me to trust Him.”David: “How can we leverage the currency of that which is passing away into the currency of that which will endure forever?”Kealan: “Applied generosity is simply naming the shared landscape of the the generous life and providing some definition to it so we can see the whole picture and figure out where that next right step is in our own journey.” LINKS FROM THE SHOW Applied GenerosityDavid Campaigne, Financial Advisor at Ronald Blue Trust (see our past interview here)Heather Tuininga, Founder of 10|10 Strategies (see our past interview here)Matt Mancinelli, Managing Director at Generous Giving (see our past interview here) Journey to Generosity (JoG) with Generous Giving (see our interviews with cofounder, Todd Harper and CEO, April Chapman)Ronald Blue Trust (see our interview with founder, Ron Blue)The Treasure Principle (see our interview with author Randy Alcorn)God and Money (see our interviews with co-authors Greg Baumer and John Cortines)Museum of the BibleHope International (see our interview with founder, Jeff Rutt or CEO, Peter Greer)The Finish Line Community Facebook GroupThe Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group BIBLE REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW 1 Corinthians 3:5-9 | God Makes Things Grow Luke 16:10a | Faithful in Little and Much “One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, 1 Timothy 6:17-19 | True Riches As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life. Matthew 6:21 | Treasure of the Heart For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. John 3:16 | God’s Generosity For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son. Proverbs 16:9 | God Directs Steps The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. Psalm 90:12 | Number Our Days So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. Matthew 25:14–30 | Parable of the Talents Matthew 22:37 | Loving God Fully You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! If you have a thought about something you heard, or a story to share, please reach out! You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. You can also contact us directly from our contact page. If you want to ...
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