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Finish Line Podcast Episode 62

Nate and Bailey Eller, on Finding Your Passion in Giving, and Including Your Children on the Journey

You may want your generosity to grow as your income grows, while still wondering how to keep new opportunities and purchases from quietly competing with what matters most to you.

How can you build your finances around a clear family mission, give more freely over time, and bring your children into that purpose along the way?


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Meet your guide

Nate and Bailey Eller began their marriage in Arkansas with limited income, student loans, and a shared desire to use their resources for God’s purposes. As Nate’s career in commercial real estate grew and their financial margin increased, they intentionally expanded their giving rather than allowing every increase to flow into their lifestyle.

Over time, they developed a family mission centered on sharing the gospel, making disciples, and helping people in need. That framework now guides both how much they give and where they direct it, including support for indigenous church planters, unreached people groups, clean water ministry, and their local church. They also evaluate larger purchases by considering whether those decisions would limit their freedom to respond generously later.

With four young children, Nate and Bailey are intentionally bringing the next generation into the process through giving projects, hospitality, prayer, and conversations about where their family’s money goes. By the end, you may see how a shared family mission can bring greater clarity to both your financial decisions and your generosity.

What you’ll gain

  • How to grow your generosity as your income increases
  • Why a family mission can guide financial decisions
  • How to align your giving with your deepest passions
  • Why purchases should preserve your freedom to give
  • How to involve young children in meaningful generosity
  • Why firsthand ministry exposure can reshape your giving priorities

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What does genuine ministry partnership look like?

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Quotes to Remember

  • “Even your goodness, your righteous acts, are like filthy rags compared to him.”
  • “I always wanted to be able to give, because many people had given to me and my family.”
  • “We began making more money, certainly more than we felt we deserved, and our hearts grew to give more.”
  • “Our money is not for us, it’s for Him, and to return glory and blessing back to Him.”
  • “If God blesses us with money, it’s so we can bless others so that His name might be made great.”
  • “We wanted to live freely. We wanted to be able to give to things that mattered for eternity.”
  • “Generosity is like an invitation from God.”
  • “We try to align our giving with our passions.”
  • “It’s a privilege to give, not an obligation, an opportunity to be invited into God’s story.”

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Bible References from the Show

Isaiah 64:6 | We Are All Unclean

We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

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