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John Hanger, Founder of BiblioNexus, When Silicon Valley Meets Bible Translation

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Jesse and Krista Casler on Catalytic Giving Out of Net Worth

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Kate Williams-Whitley, Cofounder of EIG Insights, on Measuring Physical and Spiritual Impact in Giving

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Lauren France, Founder of The Lydia Network, on the Pivotal Role of Women in Fueling the Great Commission

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Brian Kluth, Speaker and Author, on the Foundation of a Fulfilling and Generous Life

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Alisa Hoober, on Creating a Strong Family Culture of Generosity and Mission

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Kurt Avery, Founder of Sawyer, on the Filter That’s Ending the Water Crisis

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Rachel McDonough and Wes Lyons on How Investors are Taking Down Human Trafficking

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David Hazell, Serial Entrepreneur, on Building a Gospel Pipeline Through Business

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The Finish Line Podcast

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We choose an objective finish line for our spending and give the rest away. And we help others do the same.

About

How Does It Work?
Core Beliefs
A New Paradigm
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Community
Contact

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Home
Calculator
SPRINT Program
The Pledge
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Our Mission

To encounter God more personally, to radically impact our communities, and to bring the gospel to the world.

How?

We choose an objective finish line for our spending and give the rest away. And we help others do the same.

What if the greatest leadership breakthrough in yo What if the greatest leadership breakthrough in your life isn’t about growth, strategy, or scale but about generosity? 🎙️A brand new episode of the Finish Line Podcast just dropped! We sit down with Emanuel Bistrian, Executive Director of Generosity Path, whose story challenges the way many leaders think about success and wealth.Emanuel grew up in a small Romanian village under communism as one of twelve children. After immigrating to Chicago with almost nothing, he watched his mother give generously even in seasons of scarcity. That example shaped how he would later approach success and inspired him to pursue a life of deeper purpose. 💡As he built businesses in the United States and Romania, Emanuel shares how he and his wife made the intentional decision to give from revenue rather than profit, trusting God through uncertain seasons, including the global financial crisis. 🌍Today, through Generosity Path, he helps leaders around the world rediscover generosity as surrender, community, and shared mission.Listen to “Surrender Amidst Scarcity and Abundance.” The Finish Line Podcast is available on your favorite podcast platforms!#Leadership #Generosity #Nonprofits #ChristianLeadershiphttp://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode181 Link in bio!
How much time do you spend planning your work, you How much time do you spend planning your work, your projects, and your career? Weeks, months, maybe even years.Now ask yourself how much time you spend thinking about the impact of your giving. For most of us, the answer is not nearly enough.But that is changing. More leaders are treating giving like investing, joining collective giving funds that pool resources, amplify impact, and create lasting change.Curious about how it works and why it is so effective? You will want to read this.It is time to approach generosity with the same focus and planning you bring to everything that truly matters in your life. Learn more at www.finishlinepledge.com! Link in bio!
We all want to make a bigger impact. But too often We all want to make a bigger impact. But too often, we try to do it alone.On the latest episode of the #FinishLinePodcast, we sit down with Jeff Latture, Executive VP of Barnhart Crane & Rigging, to explore how generosity can be multiplied through collaboration.Jeff’s journey began with faith and a conversation with his wife about missions: if they couldn’t go, perhaps they could send. When starting their own business wasn’t the path, God led Jeff to Barnhart, where over 30 years he has built GROVE, the company’s collaborative giving team, and a mutual fund approach to ministry.In this episode, Jeff shares how to give collaboratively, build trust through long-term relationships, and create true partnerships. He dives into organizing giving around focused teams, leveraging business wisdom to advance God’s work, investing in ministry capacity and health, balancing results with Spirit-led discernment, and learning to surrender control in stewardship.If you want your leadership, stewardship, and generosity to leave a lasting mark, this episode will inspire, challenge, and equip you to think bigger about impact.🎧 Listen now to Multiplying Impact Through Strategic Collaborative Giving on The Finish Line Podcast. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, iHeart Radio, and wherever you get your podcasts! http://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode180 Link in bio!
The highest-impact leaders we know have one thing The highest-impact leaders we know have one thing in common.They refuse to give in isolation. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾Our newest episode of #TheFinishLinePodcast is live! We’re talking with Jeff Latture, Senior VP of Barnhart Crane & Rigging about how collaboration, long-term partnerships, and strategic generosity can create results far beyond what any of us could accomplish alone.Inspired by faith and a simple vision with his wife (if we can’t go, we will send), he initially hoped to start a business to support missions. When God closed that door, He led Jeff to Barnhart Crane & Rigging, a company committed to investing its profits in the Great Commission. Over three decades, Jeff has helped build GROVE, Barnhart’s internal collaborative giving team, and through the Strategic Resource Group, he has advanced a mutual fund approach to ministry. His experience shows that real breakthroughs in giving happen when leaders combine strategy, shared mission, deep trust, and long-term collaboration.If we want our leadership and stewardship to truly matter, this conversation will inspire, challenge, and equip us to think bigger!🎧 Don’t miss this episode! Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your favorite podcast platforms! http://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode180 Link in bio!
✨ What lights you up? For many of us, it is achiev ✨ What lights you up? For many of us, it is achieving a goal, leading a project, or hitting a milestone.For others, it is something deeper. It is stepping into someone’s life and blessing them in a way that strengthens their faith and helps them grow.That is the kind of generosity we explore on the #AppliedGenerosityPodcast. It is personal, intentional, and relational. It is not just about providing resources. It is about investing in someone’s story and watching the impact ripple far beyond what we can see, even into eternity.Over the years, we have learned from nonprofit leaders, pastors, authors, and generous voices from across the country. Each episode shares real stories, practical steps, and inspiring examples to show how generosity can fit naturally into your everyday life.🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts! Link in bio!
💡 Leaders plan quarters and decades, but Christian 💡 Leaders plan quarters and decades, but Christian generosity plans for eternity.If you are a professional or leader who wants to grow, give, and lead with vision that reaches far beyond the next quarter or decade, the latest episode of The Finish Line Podcast is for you!Josh Kwan, CEO of The Gathering and co-founder of Praxis, shares powerful insights that will change the way you think about leadership, giving, and impact. He explains how taking risk with an eternal perspective transforms the way we approach philanthropy. Josh also highlights how community shapes character and leadership, why humility matters in partnership, and why generosity is always stronger when shared with others.🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts! Link in bio!
What if your growth isn't just about strategy but What if your growth isn't just about strategy but is fueled by community? 🔥The newest episode of the Finish Line Podcast is live! We sit down with Josh Kwan, CEO of The Gathering and co-founder of Praxis, to explore “The Importance of Community in Spiritual Growth.”Josh’s story is inspiring. Raised by immigrant parents, shaped by a local church, and launched into journalism, he later discovered the transformative power of generosity while leading philanthropy for entrepreneur David Weekley. Today, he guides families stewarding significant wealth and entrepreneurs building ventures with Kingdom impact, all through the lens of community, accountability, and humility.This conversation is not just about money, influence, and impact. It is about how relationships shape character, values, and vision. Whether you are leading a team, building a company, or navigating your own journey, Josh challenges us to rethink how we grow, give, and lead together.🎧 Listen now and discover why your community might be the key to unlocking a more joyful and fruitful life. Available on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeart Radio, and wherever you get your podcasts!
We used to think financial freedom meant having mo We used to think financial freedom meant having more.
More income. More security. More clarity about the future.But honestly? The real breakthrough comes when we ask a different question.What if “enough” was the goal?If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed trying to “figure out your whole financial life,” The Finish Line Pledge might be for you too!Start small. Try 90 days. See where God takes you.
As leaders, it’s easy to focus on strategies, metr As leaders, it’s easy to focus on strategies, metrics, and visible results. Yet some of the most meaningful work often happens quietly, long before anyone sees the fruit.In the latest episode of the Finish Line Podcast, Kristen Shuler, President of East-West Ministries International, shares how God called her to serve the world’s least reached people and how lasting impact grows when we empower local leaders, multiply disciples, and practice patient obedience.For pastors, nonprofit leaders, and professionals driven by purpose, Kristen’s insights remind us that sustainable change comes from focusing on obedience over performance, collaboration over control, and prayer over planning. We all have a role in making a real difference, even in places where the gospel is rarely heard.🎧 Listen and be inspired to lead with faith, generosity, and collaboration, creating movements that endure far beyond what we can see. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and your favorite podcast platforms! Link in bio!
What if the greatest leadership breakthrough in yo What if the greatest leadership breakthrough in your life isn’t about growth, strategy, or scale but about generosity? 🎙️A brand new episode of the Finish Line Podcast just dropped! We sit down with Emanuel Bistrian, Executive Director of Generosity Path, whose story challenges the way many leaders think about success and wealth.Emanuel grew up in a small Romanian village under communism as one of twelve children. After immigrating to Chicago with almost nothing, he watched his mother give generously even in seasons of scarcity. That example shaped how he would later approach success and inspired him to pursue a life of deeper purpose. 💡As he built businesses in the United States and Romania, Emanuel shares how he and his wife made the intentional decision to give from revenue rather than profit, trusting God through uncertain seasons, including the global financial crisis. 🌍Today, through Generosity Path, he helps leaders around the world rediscover generosity as surrender, community, and shared mission.Listen to “Surrender Amidst Scarcity and Abundance.” The Finish Line Podcast is available on your favorite podcast platforms!#Leadership #Generosity #Nonprofits #ChristianLeadershiphttp://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode181 Link in bio!
How much time do you spend planning your work, you How much time do you spend planning your work, your projects, and your career? Weeks, months, maybe even years.Now ask yourself how much time you spend thinking about the impact of your giving. For most of us, the answer is not nearly enough.But that is changing. More leaders are treating giving like investing, joining collective giving funds that pool resources, amplify impact, and create lasting change.Curious about how it works and why it is so effective? You will want to read this.It is time to approach generosity with the same focus and planning you bring to everything that truly matters in your life. Learn more at www.finishlinepledge.com! Link in bio!
We all want to make a bigger impact. But too often We all want to make a bigger impact. But too often, we try to do it alone.On the latest episode of the #FinishLinePodcast, we sit down with Jeff Latture, Executive VP of Barnhart Crane & Rigging, to explore how generosity can be multiplied through collaboration.Jeff’s journey began with faith and a conversation with his wife about missions: if they couldn’t go, perhaps they could send. When starting their own business wasn’t the path, God led Jeff to Barnhart, where over 30 years he has built GROVE, the company’s collaborative giving team, and a mutual fund approach to ministry.In this episode, Jeff shares how to give collaboratively, build trust through long-term relationships, and create true partnerships. He dives into organizing giving around focused teams, leveraging business wisdom to advance God’s work, investing in ministry capacity and health, balancing results with Spirit-led discernment, and learning to surrender control in stewardship.If you want your leadership, stewardship, and generosity to leave a lasting mark, this episode will inspire, challenge, and equip you to think bigger about impact.🎧 Listen now to Multiplying Impact Through Strategic Collaborative Giving on The Finish Line Podcast. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, iHeart Radio, and wherever you get your podcasts! http://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode180 Link in bio!
The highest-impact leaders we know have one thing The highest-impact leaders we know have one thing in common.They refuse to give in isolation. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾Our newest episode of #TheFinishLinePodcast is live! We’re talking with Jeff Latture, Senior VP of Barnhart Crane & Rigging about how collaboration, long-term partnerships, and strategic generosity can create results far beyond what any of us could accomplish alone.Inspired by faith and a simple vision with his wife (if we can’t go, we will send), he initially hoped to start a business to support missions. When God closed that door, He led Jeff to Barnhart Crane & Rigging, a company committed to investing its profits in the Great Commission. Over three decades, Jeff has helped build GROVE, Barnhart’s internal collaborative giving team, and through the Strategic Resource Group, he has advanced a mutual fund approach to ministry. His experience shows that real breakthroughs in giving happen when leaders combine strategy, shared mission, deep trust, and long-term collaboration.If we want our leadership and stewardship to truly matter, this conversation will inspire, challenge, and equip us to think bigger!🎧 Don’t miss this episode! Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your favorite podcast platforms! http://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode180 Link in bio!
✨ What lights you up? For many of us, it is achiev ✨ What lights you up? For many of us, it is achieving a goal, leading a project, or hitting a milestone.For others, it is something deeper. It is stepping into someone’s life and blessing them in a way that strengthens their faith and helps them grow.That is the kind of generosity we explore on the #AppliedGenerosityPodcast. It is personal, intentional, and relational. It is not just about providing resources. It is about investing in someone’s story and watching the impact ripple far beyond what we can see, even into eternity.Over the years, we have learned from nonprofit leaders, pastors, authors, and generous voices from across the country. Each episode shares real stories, practical steps, and inspiring examples to show how generosity can fit naturally into your everyday life.🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts! Link in bio!
💡 Leaders plan quarters and decades, but Christian 💡 Leaders plan quarters and decades, but Christian generosity plans for eternity.If you are a professional or leader who wants to grow, give, and lead with vision that reaches far beyond the next quarter or decade, the latest episode of The Finish Line Podcast is for you!Josh Kwan, CEO of The Gathering and co-founder of Praxis, shares powerful insights that will change the way you think about leadership, giving, and impact. He explains how taking risk with an eternal perspective transforms the way we approach philanthropy. Josh also highlights how community shapes character and leadership, why humility matters in partnership, and why generosity is always stronger when shared with others.🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts! Link in bio!
What if your growth isn't just about strategy but What if your growth isn't just about strategy but is fueled by community? 🔥The newest episode of the Finish Line Podcast is live! We sit down with Josh Kwan, CEO of The Gathering and co-founder of Praxis, to explore “The Importance of Community in Spiritual Growth.”Josh’s story is inspiring. Raised by immigrant parents, shaped by a local church, and launched into journalism, he later discovered the transformative power of generosity while leading philanthropy for entrepreneur David Weekley. Today, he guides families stewarding significant wealth and entrepreneurs building ventures with Kingdom impact, all through the lens of community, accountability, and humility.This conversation is not just about money, influence, and impact. It is about how relationships shape character, values, and vision. Whether you are leading a team, building a company, or navigating your own journey, Josh challenges us to rethink how we grow, give, and lead together.🎧 Listen now and discover why your community might be the key to unlocking a more joyful and fruitful life. Available on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeart Radio, and wherever you get your podcasts!
What if the greatest leadership breakthrough in yo What if the greatest leadership breakthrough in your life isn’t about growth, strategy, or scale but about generosity? 🎙️A brand new episode of the Finish Line Podcast just dropped! We sit down with Emanuel Bistrian, Executive Director of Generosity Path, whose story challenges the way many leaders think about success and wealth.Emanuel grew up in a small Romanian village under communism as one of twelve children. After immigrating to Chicago with almost nothing, he watched his mother give generously even in seasons of scarcity. That example shaped how he would later approach success and inspired him to pursue a life of deeper purpose. 💡As he built businesses in the United States and Romania, Emanuel shares how he and his wife made the intentional decision to give from revenue rather than profit, trusting God through uncertain seasons, including the global financial crisis. 🌍Today, through Generosity Path, he helps leaders around the world rediscover generosity as surrender, community, and shared mission.Listen to “Surrender Amidst Scarcity and Abundance.” The Finish Line Podcast is available on your favorite podcast platforms!#Leadership #Generosity #Nonprofits #ChristianLeadershiphttp://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode181 Link in bio!
How much time do you spend planning your work, you How much time do you spend planning your work, your projects, and your career? Weeks, months, maybe even years.Now ask yourself how much time you spend thinking about the impact of your giving. For most of us, the answer is not nearly enough.But that is changing. More leaders are treating giving like investing, joining collective giving funds that pool resources, amplify impact, and create lasting change.Curious about how it works and why it is so effective? You will want to read this.It is time to approach generosity with the same focus and planning you bring to everything that truly matters in your life. Learn more at www.finishlinepledge.com! Link in bio!
We all want to make a bigger impact. But too often We all want to make a bigger impact. But too often, we try to do it alone.On the latest episode of the #FinishLinePodcast, we sit down with Jeff Latture, Executive VP of Barnhart Crane & Rigging, to explore how generosity can be multiplied through collaboration.Jeff’s journey began with faith and a conversation with his wife about missions: if they couldn’t go, perhaps they could send. When starting their own business wasn’t the path, God led Jeff to Barnhart, where over 30 years he has built GROVE, the company’s collaborative giving team, and a mutual fund approach to ministry.In this episode, Jeff shares how to give collaboratively, build trust through long-term relationships, and create true partnerships. He dives into organizing giving around focused teams, leveraging business wisdom to advance God’s work, investing in ministry capacity and health, balancing results with Spirit-led discernment, and learning to surrender control in stewardship.If you want your leadership, stewardship, and generosity to leave a lasting mark, this episode will inspire, challenge, and equip you to think bigger about impact.🎧 Listen now to Multiplying Impact Through Strategic Collaborative Giving on The Finish Line Podcast. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, iHeart Radio, and wherever you get your podcasts! http://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode180 Link in bio!
The highest-impact leaders we know have one thing The highest-impact leaders we know have one thing in common.They refuse to give in isolation. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾Our newest episode of #TheFinishLinePodcast is live! We’re talking with Jeff Latture, Senior VP of Barnhart Crane & Rigging about how collaboration, long-term partnerships, and strategic generosity can create results far beyond what any of us could accomplish alone.Inspired by faith and a simple vision with his wife (if we can’t go, we will send), he initially hoped to start a business to support missions. When God closed that door, He led Jeff to Barnhart Crane & Rigging, a company committed to investing its profits in the Great Commission. Over three decades, Jeff has helped build GROVE, Barnhart’s internal collaborative giving team, and through the Strategic Resource Group, he has advanced a mutual fund approach to ministry. His experience shows that real breakthroughs in giving happen when leaders combine strategy, shared mission, deep trust, and long-term collaboration.If we want our leadership and stewardship to truly matter, this conversation will inspire, challenge, and equip us to think bigger!🎧 Don’t miss this episode! Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your favorite podcast platforms! http://www.finishlinepledge.com/episode180 Link in bio!
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