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Christ—The Hope for the Entrepreneur and the Calling for the Investor
By Andy Perez
It was a couple months after the horrific events of 9/11. In the fall of 2001, I was in Seattle working for a private equity that was led by a believer. I was heading one of our portfolio companies. I received a call from ...
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God’s Economy—Four Principles for Christian Investing
By Kevin O’Neal
My first attempt at a Christian investment was a complete failure. My friend Daris grew up in a neglected part of Dallas. His story is not unusual: he grew up in a fatherless home in a bad neighborhood and dropped out of s...
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Generosity with Discernment
By Al Mueller
As the global generosity movement expands and grows, the mantra of more is always better needs to be carefully examined. For the last 17 years I have had a front row seat as the generosity movement has evolved. Groups like...
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Theocentric Collective Impact
By Joe Panter
For more than a decade I’ve been deeply engaged in an active practice of relational mentoring known as The Open Table. The model draws together small groups of volunteers who meet weekly for a year with a young adult or the...
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What I Learned From a Prostitute About Smart Business Decisions
By Cris Zimmermann
As investors and stewards we often strive towards the cleanest and most effective business ideas. And we should. Responsibility and thorough assessment are a crucial part of stewardship and Christian investing. However, we re...
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Reverse Alchemy: Turning Gold into Salt and Light
By Andrew Moedinger
WITH ELIOT SAMUELS Forget Big Data, high-speed trading, and machine learning. Think email, phone calls, and fax machines. That’s gold, as it’s currently traded. Even though bullion trading is a $20+ trillion-per-year i...
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Redemptive Stewardship Practices—Of Cyclones, Governments, Justice, and L...
By Ben Freeth
In Zimbabwe we have recently experienced Cyclone Idai, described by the World Meteorological Organisation as the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the entire southern hemisphere. Cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozamb...
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Display An Alternative Way Until They Ask You About It
By Johan du Preez
If business was the ultimate game, it would not be too hard to amass a winning score. But given that only Kingdom scores will count when the final whistle blows, our actions in the business arena should influence others to un...
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A Three-Pronged Approach to Micro-Lending
By Christophe Dessaigne
Microfinance emerged in its infancy from within the church. In the 15th century, Franciscan friars founded community-oriented pawnshops,[1] thus emerging as the true originators of group lending. The movement reall...
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A Joseph Solution For Saving a Nation
By Craig Deall
Zimbabwe is a nation crying out for redemption. Good stewardship of her vast resources and potential is fundamental for this to happen. Land is the first resource God give any nation. As the Parable of the Talent...
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