If our sole success criterion is church planting and growth, Rwanda was probably the ultimate success story in the history of church and missions. It went from 0 to approximately 90 percent of the population becoming members of various churches in about 100 years.

I often pray that my children don't take having the Bible in our language for granted. Too often, we neglect it, letting it gather dust on shelves.

Recently I was assisting in facilitating a Steward Investors Masterclass for a group of Faith-Driven investors and was reminded of the importance of surrender.

Communism has been tried and it was dehumanizing, and the socialist countries did not produce flourishing societies. Why? It limited human freedom, also in the marketplace, and thus trampled on human dignity.

Traditional financial advising and retirement planning have focused on diversified portfolios, mainly in public securities that minimize risk while maximizing return (profit). This over-emphasis on return has inherently ignored whether or not companies have good products or good practices that align to God’s Character and advance His Kingdom.  

The Steward Investor Masterclass introduces you to a powerful perspective on investing. Not only does The Steward Investor Masterclass educate in the “what” and “why” of faith-driven investing, but it also supports you as you explore possible “how” opportunities.

“Where are we going to put all the stuff?” I just love my wife! She had a great point. Just before Christmas we were discussing how we did not want to promote materialism through the holidays.

Mission has and will continue to be of significant relevance for Christians, and rightly so! Our God delights to work through men and women to accomplish this shared mission: seeing His Kingdom Come on Earth as it is in Heaven. Today, we benefit from those who have gone before us carrying this mission forward geographically and generationally.

Have you ever had a week where afterwards you stepped back and just said, “WOW, God… You are amazing!” In an amazing way… over this last week I was able to see this so clearly on display. I was able to see faith-driven businesses taking the gospel to unreached people groups seeing the good news of Jesus Christ go forth geographically.

There is such beauty in one’s journey of following Jesus. Knowing the Master’s Voice… Listening to Him… Submitting to the invitation to follow Him has many similarities and differences for each of us. Often the journey is the road less traveled and rarely is it the highway of popularity.

What if circumstances are such that not taking a risk will result in loss and injury? In that situation, it may not be wise to play it safe. What if the successful outcome of a risky situation would bring great benefit to many people and its failure would bring harm only to yourself? Then what would love do? It may not be loving to choose the comfort of security when something great may be achieved for the cause of God and for the good of others.