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Finish Line Podcast Episode 131

Drew Formsma, CMO of I Like Giving, on the Seven Types of Everyday Generosity

You want to steward God’s resources faithfully. But questions about generosity, calling, and impact are rarely simple.

In this conversation, you’ll hear from someone who has walked through these kinds of questions and learned along the way. Listen for the next step God may be inviting you to take.


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Meet your guide

Drew Formsma, CMO of I Like Giving and author of Everyday Generosity, is a prominent voice for generosity among Gen Z. Drew was raised in a home where the generous heart was encouraged and modeled. By his late teens, he had already become a seasoned speaker on generosity platforms.  

Drew developed a passion to use his unique perspective on generosity to empower his generation to give freely and give with a purpose. As the CMO of I Like Giving, Drew is particularly involved in the more recent introductions of Generous Family and Generous Classroom, including the Generous Kids Book Club, fostering the next generation of givers through children’s books and curriculum for Chirstian schools.

What you’ll gain

  • Drew’s story of calling as a young teen
  • Seven expressions of generosity
  • Being aware of daily opportunities to be generous
  • Generosity as evangelism
  • The innovation and creativity of Gen Z
  • The story of I Like Giving
  • Reaching children with the heart of generosity 
  • Advice for parents to cultivate a generous environment at home
  • Inspiring stories of everyday generosity

Inspired? Take your next step

Try the Game of Life Simulator

Step into a four-minute interactive experience and see what unfolds as you decide how to manage your resources.

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Quotes to Remember

  • “Generosity begins in the mind. It’s choosing to think well of others, to assume the best, and focus on who we can be a blessing to.”
  • “Words have the power to bring life and death, to build or to break. But I think if we can choose to uplift, encourage, and inspire others with our words, there could be something powerful at hand.”
  • “You can give without loving, but you can’t love without giving.”
  • “Generosity is the love language of Jesus.”
  • “Generosity is love with boots on.”
  • “Generous people trust God to provide.”
  • “Live the kind of lifestyle that’s focused on others.”
  • “If you can experience the love of Jesus, you will overflow with generosity.”

Links from the Show

Bible References from the Show

1 Corinthians 13:3 | Nothing without Love   

If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.  

John 3:16 | God’s Love  

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.  

Ephesians 3:17-19 | Love Beyond Knowledge  

so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.  

Matthew 6:21 | Heart and Treasure  

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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