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Dan Hitzhusen, Global Church Planting Strategist from Finishing the Task, on Reaching All Nations with the Gospel by 2033

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Morgan Jackson, Senior VP of Faith Comes by Hearing, on Reaching the 70% of the World Living in Oral-Dominant Cultures

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Doug Cobb, Founder of the Finishing Fund, on the Sprint to the Ultimate Finish Line

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Jay Dykstra is a practicing radiologist and founde Jay Dykstra is a practicing radiologist and founder of the website BlessBig.org.⁠
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Jay's financial journey started in med school and residency where he and his wife learned to live with a modest lifestyle. As they looked ahead to the large income jump Jay would experience as a practicing physician, they realized they didn't need any more to be happy.⁠
⁠
And thus began their financial finish line. ⁠
⁠
As Jay explored giving and generosity early on, he developed a passion for the global church and for giving where the impact would be highest. By changing where you give, your impact can be up to 10,000 times greater in some cases.⁠
⁠
It was from this passion that Jay founded Bless Big, which aggregates data and research from over 20 major charity evaluators to list the highest impact organizations working in a number of different impact categories. ⁠
⁠
Jay shared about a wide variety of topics including:⁠
⁠
➡️ Why he thinks it's better to give now rather than later⁠
➡️ How giving to the local church fits into generosity⁠
➡️ Why it's so important to reach young adults with the message of generosity and effective giving⁠
➡️ And why where you give is probably more important than how much you give⁠
⁠
🔥 Listen now to hear all Jay had to share!⁠
⁠
https://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode48/ (link in bio)⁠
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🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.⁠
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#finishlinepledge #financialfinishline #nonprofit #charity #makeadifference #charityorganization #globalpoverty #fightpoverty #povertyreduction #generosity #generouslife #generositymatters
Matt Farmer is the President of the Heartland Offi Matt Farmer is the President of the Heartland Office of the National Christian Foundation. Matt has a broad background which including time in the NFL, airforce service, seminary, and work in both the business and nonprofit sectors before taking over leadership of NCF Heartland.⁠
⁠
Early in his career, Matt and his wife Jenna were the recipients of an incredible act of generosity that set the tone for the rest of their lives. Now, in his role with NCF Heartland, Matt is able to pave the way for many other families to explore generosity in some incredible ways.⁠
⁠
Matt shares stories of several impactful NCF givers as well as insight on topics like the power of noncash giving, kingdom giving collaborations, and the great wealth transfer – the anticipated transfer of 60-80 trillion dollars between generations over the next several decades. ⁠
⁠
🔥 Listen now to hear all he had to share (including a particularly creative Manager Minute at the end of the episode).⁠
⁠
https://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode47/ (link in bio)⁠
⁠
🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.⁠
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#finishlinepledge #financialfinishline #generosity #generouslife #generositymatters #generosityisinfectious #exploregenerosity #thegenerouslife #generousmovement
Todd Peterson started his career with 13 years in Todd Peterson started his career with 13 years in the NFL, but has since become a powerhouse in fueling the bible translation movement and encouraging others towards radical generosity.⁠
⁠
When Todd was drafted by the NY Giants in 1993, he was initially distracted by the excitement of a substantial income. However, God got Todd's attention with a dramatic wake-up call after his rookie year. ⁠
⁠
From that point on, Todd and his wife Susan dedicated themselves to the exciting adventure God had in store for them. Throughout his NFL career, Todd and Susan delved deep into their generosity journey and began drawing others into that journey with them.⁠
⁠
Since he retired from the NFL in 2006, Todd has become significantly involved in many organizations in the generosity and bible translation spaces.⁠
⁠
From 2008-2013, Todd served as Chairman of Seed Company, one of the leading bible translation ministries. And through his involvement, he was able to participate in the formation of the IllumiNations impact alliance between 11 major bible translation organizations.⁠
⁠
Because of that collaboration, it is anticipated that the bible will be accessible to every language spoken on Earth by the year 2033. In Todd's words, "The last bible translator is alive today."⁠
⁠
Todd shared plenty of wisdom on topics like honing your giving focus and how to do more than write a check.⁠
⁠
Even more interestingly, Todd shared his unique insight into the relationship between givers and ministries, having spent significant time on both sides of the field.⁠
⁠
🔥 Listen now to hear all Todd had to share!⁠
⁠
https://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode46/⁠ (link in bio)⁠
⁠
🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.⁠
⁠
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#finishlinepledge #financialfinishline #generosityisinfectious #exploregenerosity #thegenerouslife #generosityiscalling #livegenerously #generousmovement #stewardship #bibletranslation #missions #missionary #greatcommission #untilallhaveheard
Josh Newell is the Executive Director of the @jesu Josh Newell is the Executive Director of the @jesusfilm Project. The Jesus Film started in 1979 as a ministry of @cruinstagram and is a film based on the gospel of Luke.⁠
⁠
🔥🔥 Within 10 years of its creation the Jesus Film was the most translated and most watched film in the world, now reported to have been translated into over 2000 languages and seen by over 3 billion people in almost every country in the world.⁠
⁠
Jesus Film is a richly collaborative ministry partnering with a vast assortment of ministries in the bible translation, evangelism, and church planting spaces. Today, 90% of the Jesus Film projects final results come from their church planting partners in the field. ⁠
⁠
Josh joined Jesus Film in 1998 as a film translator and has remained with the organization up to today, where he now serves as Executive Director.⁠
⁠
Josh has developed a deep and thoughtful perspective of the global missions landscape and the work that remains ahead to reach every person everywhere with the gospel.⁠
⁠
🔥 Listen now to hear all Josh had to share! (link in bio)⁠
⁠
🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.⁠
⁠
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#finishlinepledge #financialfinishline #missions #missionary #greatcommission #untilallhaveheard #nonprofit #charity #makeadifference #charityorganization #livelikejesus #bethechurch #radicalchristian #unreached #unreachedpeoplegroups #unreachedpeoples #unreachedpeople
Jonathan Reynolds is the CEO of @titustalent Strat Jonathan Reynolds is the CEO of @titustalent Strategies, an innovative company in the recruiting and hiring space.⁠
⁠
Jonathan was raised in a strong culture of generosity and that theme has continued on through his life. And Jonathan has infused that same generosity culture into his company's very foundation.⁠
⁠
One way Jonathan has done that is by creating a company giving fund. Any employee can recommend an organization that is doing work in the community, and Titus Talent will help support that organization from their giving fund.⁠
⁠
🔥🔥 In this way, Titus has contributed millions of dollars to support the community with an ultimate goal to give away 30 million dollars by 2030. And they're ahead of schedule!⁠
⁠
While Jonathan is a passionate Christ follower, and believes generosity is baked into our original human design before the fall, he also talks about how generosity actually makes perfect business sense.⁠
⁠
He goes as far to say that he would recommend a strong culture of generosity even for a business leader with no background in faith.⁠
⁠
Jonathan shared not only the amazing fruit he's seen from Titus's generosity culture, but also the challenges that have arisen too. He had thoughtful insight into how to navigate some of these challenges and recommendations for those who don't even know where to start.⁠
⁠
🔥 Listen now to hear all Jonathan had to share! (link in bio)⁠
⁠
🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.⁠
⁠
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#generosityisinfectious #exploregenerosity #thegenerouslife #generosityiscontagious #generousity #givegenerously #generosityiscalling #livegenerously #generousmovement #stewardship
Calvin Edwards is the founder of the philanthropic Calvin Edwards is the founder of the philanthropic advisory firm Calvin Edwards and Company, a consulting firm that helps philanthropic donors perform due diligence for ministries they might seek to support and to help determine the quantitative impact these organizations are having.⁠
⁠
Calvin started his career with 20 years in the nonprofit world working for a number of ministries including Walk Thru the Bible Ministries. He then pivoted to spend several years in leadership at the Ronald Blue & Co. accounting firm before going off to launch Calvin Edwards and Company.⁠
⁠
In addition to sharing all about how his firm evaluates ministries, Calvin had much to say about what "being a good steward" actually entails. In his words, no giver is off the hook for how they invest their giving dollars and philanthropy is a responsibility that should be taken quite thoughtfully. ⁠
⁠
Calvin also had plenty of helpful guidance for new givers or those seeking to ramp up their giving.⁠
⁠
🔥 Listen now to hear all Calvin had to share!⁠
⁠
https://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode43/ (link in bio)⁠
⁠
🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.⁠
⁠
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#finishlinepledge #financialfinishline #generosityiscalling #livegenerously #generousmovement #stewardship #generosity #generouslife #generositymatters #generosityiscontagious #generousity #givegenerously #nonprofit #charity #makeadifference #charityorganization
Brian Fikkert is the Founder and President of the Brian Fikkert is the Founder and President of the @chalmerscenter for Economic Development as well as the co-author of the well known book When Helping Hurts. From an early age, Brian felt called to work in the area of poverty.Despite his formal training in economics, he felt early on that the prevailing understanding of poverty left much lacking. On one hand, economists tended to define people as entirely physical. On the other hand, the church tended to define people as purely spiritual.But the more Brian was exposed to the poor, the more he came to see poverty as a complicated blend of the two.Brian founded the Chalmers Center at Covenant College to guide the Church in it’s response to poverty.Their initial work with microfinance and local savings unions worldwide has gone on to large scale operations with organizations like Hope International and Five Talents. And their work in the U.S. has expanded to include jobs preparedness, welfare training, and financial literacy.A number of years ago, Brian and the Chalmers Center published the well known book When Helping Hurts, which has become a cornerstone on the core principles of poverty alleviation.Brian had a wealth of wisdom to share on topics like knowing when to provide relief, rehabilitation, and development as well as how to flip from a needs-based approach to an assets-based approach.He also had some insightful thoughts on the ways that donors and nonprofits interact with each other and how we as givers can most wisely steward the dollars given to us. Listen now to hear all Brian had to share!🔥 Listen now to hear all Brian had to share!https://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode42/🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.#finishlinepledge #financialfinishline #whenhelpinghurts #brianfikkert
#poverty #endpoverty #povertyalleviation #nonprofit #charity #makeadifference #charityorganization #globalpoverty #fightpoverty  #povertyreduction #generosityiscalling #livegenerously #generousmovement #stewardship #generosityisinfectious #exploregenerosity #thegenerousli
Rod Brenneman has spent much of his career in agri Rod Brenneman has spent much of his career in agribusiness leading up to his role as CEO of Butterball. When he left Butterball in 2014, he wasn't sure what he would do next. However, God certainly had some interesting plans in store for him.⁠
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It was around that time that Rod was introduced to Gary Ringger, the founder of @lifesongfororphans. As God began to develop their relationship, Rod began to wrestle with one particular question: Is there a way to blend business and ministry to support Lifesong's work indefinitely?⁠
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Since that time, Rod has developed a passion for what he calls giving engines. Giving engines are businesses whose profits are used to support the work of a ministry in an ongoing manner. Together with Lifesong, Rod has used his agribusiness experience to develop berry farms in Ukraine, Zambia, and Uganda in addition to numerous other U.S. based giving engines. ⁠
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Today, these giving engines operate over 100 acres of berry producing land, employ 325 people, and generate over $600,000 annually to support Lifesong's work with orphans. When they are fully operational, the berry farms will generate over a million dollars per year, all while employing many of the orphans they support. ⁠
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Rod is passionate about the idea of giving engines not only for their strategic effectiveness, but also for their ability to re-engage business minds when people are finishing up their corporate careers. Listen now to hear all Rod had to share.⁠
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🔥 Listen now to hear all Rod had to share!⁠
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https://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode41/⁠
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🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.⁠
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#finishlinepledge #financialfinishline #givingengine #generosityiscontagious #generousity #givegenerously #generosity #generouslife #generositymatters #livelikejesus #bethechurch #radicalchristian
Dan Hitzhusen is the Global Church Planting Strate Dan Hitzhusen is the Global Church Planting Strategist for Finishing the Task. FTT was formed in 2000 to unify the global church and the many parachurch ministries towards the completion of the great commission of making disciples of all nations.⁠
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In 2000, when FTT was formed, there were about 3,000 of the 12,000 people groups across the planet that remained completely unreached by the gospel. In 2018, that number was down to 1800.⁠
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And in just the last few years, there are now fewer than 200 groups remaining to be reached.⁠
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Dan laid out a spectacular birds-eye view for us of what God is doing in every corner of the world and what work remains. Even more exciting, he shared countless stories of how the gospel is moving forward at an unprecedented pace thanks to some major developments in recent years.⁠
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Dan also explained Finishing the Task's targeted approach to bringing believers, bibles, and bodies of Christ to all 12,000 people groups by establishing initial believers in every single group, translating the Bible into every language in the world, and establishing a church for every 1,000 people across the planet.⁠
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🔥🔥 And they want to do it by year 2033.⁠
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Listen now to hear Dan's incredible insight into how God is moving and what work remains.⁠
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🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.⁠
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#greatcommission #untilallhaveheard #finishlinepledge #financialfinishline #generosityiscalling #livegenerously #giveback #giving #generouslife #generousmovement #generositymatters
Jay Dykstra is a practicing radiologist and founde Jay Dykstra is a practicing radiologist and founder of the website BlessBig.org.⁠
⁠
Jay's financial journey started in med school and residency where he and his wife learned to live with a modest lifestyle. As they looked ahead to the large income jump Jay would experience as a practicing physician, they realized they didn't need any more to be happy.⁠
⁠
And thus began their financial finish line. ⁠
⁠
As Jay explored giving and generosity early on, he developed a passion for the global church and for giving where the impact would be highest. By changing where you give, your impact can be up to 10,000 times greater in some cases.⁠
⁠
It was from this passion that Jay founded Bless Big, which aggregates data and research from over 20 major charity evaluators to list the highest impact organizations working in a number of different impact categories. ⁠
⁠
Jay shared about a wide variety of topics including:⁠
⁠
➡️ Why he thinks it's better to give now rather than later⁠
➡️ How giving to the local church fits into generosity⁠
➡️ Why it's so important to reach young adults with the message of generosity and effective giving⁠
➡️ And why where you give is probably more important than how much you give⁠
⁠
🔥 Listen now to hear all Jay had to share!⁠
⁠
https://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode48/ (link in bio)⁠
⁠
🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.⁠
⁠
⁠
⁠
⁠
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#finishlinepledge #financialfinishline #nonprofit #charity #makeadifference #charityorganization #globalpoverty #fightpoverty #povertyreduction #generosity #generouslife #generositymatters
Matt Farmer is the President of the Heartland Offi Matt Farmer is the President of the Heartland Office of the National Christian Foundation. Matt has a broad background which including time in the NFL, airforce service, seminary, and work in both the business and nonprofit sectors before taking over leadership of NCF Heartland.⁠
⁠
Early in his career, Matt and his wife Jenna were the recipients of an incredible act of generosity that set the tone for the rest of their lives. Now, in his role with NCF Heartland, Matt is able to pave the way for many other families to explore generosity in some incredible ways.⁠
⁠
Matt shares stories of several impactful NCF givers as well as insight on topics like the power of noncash giving, kingdom giving collaborations, and the great wealth transfer – the anticipated transfer of 60-80 trillion dollars between generations over the next several decades. ⁠
⁠
🔥 Listen now to hear all he had to share (including a particularly creative Manager Minute at the end of the episode).⁠
⁠
https://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode47/ (link in bio)⁠
⁠
🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.⁠
⁠
⁠
⁠
⁠
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#finishlinepledge #financialfinishline #generosity #generouslife #generositymatters #generosityisinfectious #exploregenerosity #thegenerouslife #generousmovement
Todd Peterson started his career with 13 years in Todd Peterson started his career with 13 years in the NFL, but has since become a powerhouse in fueling the bible translation movement and encouraging others towards radical generosity.⁠
⁠
When Todd was drafted by the NY Giants in 1993, he was initially distracted by the excitement of a substantial income. However, God got Todd's attention with a dramatic wake-up call after his rookie year. ⁠
⁠
From that point on, Todd and his wife Susan dedicated themselves to the exciting adventure God had in store for them. Throughout his NFL career, Todd and Susan delved deep into their generosity journey and began drawing others into that journey with them.⁠
⁠
Since he retired from the NFL in 2006, Todd has become significantly involved in many organizations in the generosity and bible translation spaces.⁠
⁠
From 2008-2013, Todd served as Chairman of Seed Company, one of the leading bible translation ministries. And through his involvement, he was able to participate in the formation of the IllumiNations impact alliance between 11 major bible translation organizations.⁠
⁠
Because of that collaboration, it is anticipated that the bible will be accessible to every language spoken on Earth by the year 2033. In Todd's words, "The last bible translator is alive today."⁠
⁠
Todd shared plenty of wisdom on topics like honing your giving focus and how to do more than write a check.⁠
⁠
Even more interestingly, Todd shared his unique insight into the relationship between givers and ministries, having spent significant time on both sides of the field.⁠
⁠
🔥 Listen now to hear all Todd had to share!⁠
⁠
https://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode46/⁠ (link in bio)⁠
⁠
🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.⁠
⁠
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⁠
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#finishlinepledge #financialfinishline #generosityisinfectious #exploregenerosity #thegenerouslife #generosityiscalling #livegenerously #generousmovement #stewardship #bibletranslation #missions #missionary #greatcommission #untilallhaveheard
Josh Newell is the Executive Director of the @jesu Josh Newell is the Executive Director of the @jesusfilm Project. The Jesus Film started in 1979 as a ministry of @cruinstagram and is a film based on the gospel of Luke.⁠
⁠
🔥🔥 Within 10 years of its creation the Jesus Film was the most translated and most watched film in the world, now reported to have been translated into over 2000 languages and seen by over 3 billion people in almost every country in the world.⁠
⁠
Jesus Film is a richly collaborative ministry partnering with a vast assortment of ministries in the bible translation, evangelism, and church planting spaces. Today, 90% of the Jesus Film projects final results come from their church planting partners in the field. ⁠
⁠
Josh joined Jesus Film in 1998 as a film translator and has remained with the organization up to today, where he now serves as Executive Director.⁠
⁠
Josh has developed a deep and thoughtful perspective of the global missions landscape and the work that remains ahead to reach every person everywhere with the gospel.⁠
⁠
🔥 Listen now to hear all Josh had to share! (link in bio)⁠
⁠
🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.⁠
⁠
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⁠
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#finishlinepledge #financialfinishline #missions #missionary #greatcommission #untilallhaveheard #nonprofit #charity #makeadifference #charityorganization #livelikejesus #bethechurch #radicalchristian #unreached #unreachedpeoplegroups #unreachedpeoples #unreachedpeople
Jonathan Reynolds is the CEO of @titustalent Strat Jonathan Reynolds is the CEO of @titustalent Strategies, an innovative company in the recruiting and hiring space.⁠
⁠
Jonathan was raised in a strong culture of generosity and that theme has continued on through his life. And Jonathan has infused that same generosity culture into his company's very foundation.⁠
⁠
One way Jonathan has done that is by creating a company giving fund. Any employee can recommend an organization that is doing work in the community, and Titus Talent will help support that organization from their giving fund.⁠
⁠
🔥🔥 In this way, Titus has contributed millions of dollars to support the community with an ultimate goal to give away 30 million dollars by 2030. And they're ahead of schedule!⁠
⁠
While Jonathan is a passionate Christ follower, and believes generosity is baked into our original human design before the fall, he also talks about how generosity actually makes perfect business sense.⁠
⁠
He goes as far to say that he would recommend a strong culture of generosity even for a business leader with no background in faith.⁠
⁠
Jonathan shared not only the amazing fruit he's seen from Titus's generosity culture, but also the challenges that have arisen too. He had thoughtful insight into how to navigate some of these challenges and recommendations for those who don't even know where to start.⁠
⁠
🔥 Listen now to hear all Jonathan had to share! (link in bio)⁠
⁠
🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.⁠
⁠
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#generosityisinfectious #exploregenerosity #thegenerouslife #generosityiscontagious #generousity #givegenerously #generosityiscalling #livegenerously #generousmovement #stewardship
Calvin Edwards is the founder of the philanthropic Calvin Edwards is the founder of the philanthropic advisory firm Calvin Edwards and Company, a consulting firm that helps philanthropic donors perform due diligence for ministries they might seek to support and to help determine the quantitative impact these organizations are having.⁠
⁠
Calvin started his career with 20 years in the nonprofit world working for a number of ministries including Walk Thru the Bible Ministries. He then pivoted to spend several years in leadership at the Ronald Blue & Co. accounting firm before going off to launch Calvin Edwards and Company.⁠
⁠
In addition to sharing all about how his firm evaluates ministries, Calvin had much to say about what "being a good steward" actually entails. In his words, no giver is off the hook for how they invest their giving dollars and philanthropy is a responsibility that should be taken quite thoughtfully. ⁠
⁠
Calvin also had plenty of helpful guidance for new givers or those seeking to ramp up their giving.⁠
⁠
🔥 Listen now to hear all Calvin had to share!⁠
⁠
https://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode43/ (link in bio)⁠
⁠
🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.⁠
⁠
⁠
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⁠
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Brian Fikkert is the Founder and President of the Brian Fikkert is the Founder and President of the @chalmerscenter for Economic Development as well as the co-author of the well known book When Helping Hurts. From an early age, Brian felt called to work in the area of poverty.Despite his formal training in economics, he felt early on that the prevailing understanding of poverty left much lacking. On one hand, economists tended to define people as entirely physical. On the other hand, the church tended to define people as purely spiritual.But the more Brian was exposed to the poor, the more he came to see poverty as a complicated blend of the two.Brian founded the Chalmers Center at Covenant College to guide the Church in it’s response to poverty.Their initial work with microfinance and local savings unions worldwide has gone on to large scale operations with organizations like Hope International and Five Talents. And their work in the U.S. has expanded to include jobs preparedness, welfare training, and financial literacy.A number of years ago, Brian and the Chalmers Center published the well known book When Helping Hurts, which has become a cornerstone on the core principles of poverty alleviation.Brian had a wealth of wisdom to share on topics like knowing when to provide relief, rehabilitation, and development as well as how to flip from a needs-based approach to an assets-based approach.He also had some insightful thoughts on the ways that donors and nonprofits interact with each other and how we as givers can most wisely steward the dollars given to us. Listen now to hear all Brian had to share!🔥 Listen now to hear all Brian had to share!https://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode42/🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.#finishlinepledge #financialfinishline #whenhelpinghurts #brianfikkert
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Jay Dykstra is a practicing radiologist and founde Jay Dykstra is a practicing radiologist and founder of the website BlessBig.org.⁠
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Jay's financial journey started in med school and residency where he and his wife learned to live with a modest lifestyle. As they looked ahead to the large income jump Jay would experience as a practicing physician, they realized they didn't need any more to be happy.⁠
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And thus began their financial finish line. ⁠
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As Jay explored giving and generosity early on, he developed a passion for the global church and for giving where the impact would be highest. By changing where you give, your impact can be up to 10,000 times greater in some cases.⁠
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It was from this passion that Jay founded Bless Big, which aggregates data and research from over 20 major charity evaluators to list the highest impact organizations working in a number of different impact categories. ⁠
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Jay shared about a wide variety of topics including:⁠
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➡️ Why he thinks it's better to give now rather than later⁠
➡️ How giving to the local church fits into generosity⁠
➡️ Why it's so important to reach young adults with the message of generosity and effective giving⁠
➡️ And why where you give is probably more important than how much you give⁠
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🔥 Listen now to hear all Jay had to share!⁠
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https://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode48/ (link in bio)⁠
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🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.⁠
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Matt Farmer is the President of the Heartland Offi Matt Farmer is the President of the Heartland Office of the National Christian Foundation. Matt has a broad background which including time in the NFL, airforce service, seminary, and work in both the business and nonprofit sectors before taking over leadership of NCF Heartland.⁠
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Early in his career, Matt and his wife Jenna were the recipients of an incredible act of generosity that set the tone for the rest of their lives. Now, in his role with NCF Heartland, Matt is able to pave the way for many other families to explore generosity in some incredible ways.⁠
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Matt shares stories of several impactful NCF givers as well as insight on topics like the power of noncash giving, kingdom giving collaborations, and the great wealth transfer – the anticipated transfer of 60-80 trillion dollars between generations over the next several decades. ⁠
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🔥 Listen now to hear all he had to share (including a particularly creative Manager Minute at the end of the episode).⁠
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https://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode47/ (link in bio)⁠
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🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.⁠
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Todd Peterson started his career with 13 years in Todd Peterson started his career with 13 years in the NFL, but has since become a powerhouse in fueling the bible translation movement and encouraging others towards radical generosity.⁠
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When Todd was drafted by the NY Giants in 1993, he was initially distracted by the excitement of a substantial income. However, God got Todd's attention with a dramatic wake-up call after his rookie year. ⁠
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From that point on, Todd and his wife Susan dedicated themselves to the exciting adventure God had in store for them. Throughout his NFL career, Todd and Susan delved deep into their generosity journey and began drawing others into that journey with them.⁠
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Since he retired from the NFL in 2006, Todd has become significantly involved in many organizations in the generosity and bible translation spaces.⁠
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From 2008-2013, Todd served as Chairman of Seed Company, one of the leading bible translation ministries. And through his involvement, he was able to participate in the formation of the IllumiNations impact alliance between 11 major bible translation organizations.⁠
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Because of that collaboration, it is anticipated that the bible will be accessible to every language spoken on Earth by the year 2033. In Todd's words, "The last bible translator is alive today."⁠
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Todd shared plenty of wisdom on topics like honing your giving focus and how to do more than write a check.⁠
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Even more interestingly, Todd shared his unique insight into the relationship between givers and ministries, having spent significant time on both sides of the field.⁠
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🔥 Listen now to hear all Todd had to share!⁠
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https://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode46/⁠ (link in bio)⁠
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🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.⁠
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Josh Newell is the Executive Director of the @jesu Josh Newell is the Executive Director of the @jesusfilm Project. The Jesus Film started in 1979 as a ministry of @cruinstagram and is a film based on the gospel of Luke.⁠
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🔥🔥 Within 10 years of its creation the Jesus Film was the most translated and most watched film in the world, now reported to have been translated into over 2000 languages and seen by over 3 billion people in almost every country in the world.⁠
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Jesus Film is a richly collaborative ministry partnering with a vast assortment of ministries in the bible translation, evangelism, and church planting spaces. Today, 90% of the Jesus Film projects final results come from their church planting partners in the field. ⁠
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Josh joined Jesus Film in 1998 as a film translator and has remained with the organization up to today, where he now serves as Executive Director.⁠
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Josh has developed a deep and thoughtful perspective of the global missions landscape and the work that remains ahead to reach every person everywhere with the gospel.⁠
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🔥 Listen now to hear all Josh had to share! (link in bio)⁠
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🎙️ Find The Finish Line Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, or anywhere else podcasts are played! Or, check out the website at https://www.finishlinepledge.com/podcast/.⁠
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