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  • Tom Lawrence, Founder of the Biblical Financial Masterclass, on the Ultimate Purpose of Money (Ep. 170)

    Tom Lawrence, Founder of the Biblical Financial Masterclass, on the Ultimate Purpose of Money (Ep. 170)
    Dec 22 2025
    Tom Lawrence always knew his calling had to do with money. Growing up in Southeast London, England, Tom convinced his parents to help him get work experience in hedge funds and investment banks at the young age of twelve. But a few years into his teens, Tom had an amazing encounter with Jesus which turned his whole perspective on life upside down. His passion for money remained, but instead of feathering his own nest, Tom began to see money in the light of funding for the Kingdom. As an adult, Tom spent about ten years as a wealth manager for private banks and wealth management organizations and his views on Kingdom finances grew and matured with him. Suddenly, Tom found himself without a job, and he soon realized that this was an opportunity to know God as Jehovah Jireh, his Provider. During this time, Tom began an intensive study of what the Bible really says about money. That journey reshaped everything—how he understands ownership, stewardship, and the call the pursue true riches. Out of that 200 hours of Bible study, Tom founded the Biblical Financial Masterclass, a 12+ hour course that helps Christians build their financial house using God’s blueprint from Scripture. Now, Tom equips Believers, churches, and organizations to heal their relationships with money and to rethink their financial lives from the heart outward, grounding principles in Scripture and pointing people towards Gospel transformation. Tune in for a fantastic dive into how God’s Word radically reshapes our relationship with money. Major Topics Include: Three dimensions of money and faithBiblical financial insights from 200 hours of studyCommonly misunderstood money scripturesDeveloping his courseEquipping to handle what God wants to give youGetting your heart right in relationship with moneyThe Christian motivation for generosity What is “serving Mammon?”Peeling back the layers of Mammon in our livesThe truth about extravagance in givingChallenges in engaging the local church in financial conversation QUOTES TO REMEMBER “I was just as passionate about money after I got saved and it gave me a reason why I should be rather than just feathering my nest, which was my main ambition at 13 or 14. Between 15 and 17, I began to see it as an opportunity to fund the Kingdom.”“One of the greatest things that we can do is handle money that’s not ours, in line with Somebody Else’s will, for Somebody Else’s glory in order that it would be redeemed and bring about salvation in people’s lives.”“More than 10% of the entire Bible is given over to talking about money, finances, wealth, and stuff in some form of another. And about 1 in 6 of Jesus’s parables touches on it.”“Do not assume you are outside of God’s will just because you’re going through something difficult.”“Fundamentally, the entirety of the Bible is a display of generosity. It’s a love letter to humanity from God.”“How much money is too much money? It’s any amount that replaces our trust in God.”“Cheerful giving comes down to heart preparation.”“When we avoid talking about money, we are not sparing our congregations awkwardness, we are leaving a gaping hole in their discipleship.” LINKS FROM THE SHOW Biblical Financial MasterclassStewardship (UK Ministry)The Finish Line Community Facebook GroupThe Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group BIBLE REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW Luke 16:1-13 | The Parable of the Dishonest Manager Haggai 2: 6-7 | The Coming Glory of the Temple For thus says the Lord of hosts: Yet once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land. And I will shake all nations, so that the treasures of all nations shall come in, and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts. Deuteronomy 8:18 | God Give the Power to Get Wealth You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day. Psalm 24:1 | Everything Belongs to the Lord The earth is the Lord‘s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, Proverbs 10:22 | Blessings without Sorrow The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. Luke 6:38 | Give and It Will Be Given give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” Genesis 22:8a | The Lord Will Provide Abraham said, “God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” Genesis 8:22 | Seedtime and Harvest While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.” Romans 12:2 | Be Transformed Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good ...
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    1 h et 10 min
  • Dave Schwartz, Founder of Agape Empowerment Center, on Finding Calling Over Comfort (Ep. 169)

    Dave Schwartz, Founder of Agape Empowerment Center, on Finding Calling Over Comfort (Ep. 169)
    Dec 15 2025
    Dave Schwartz had all the signs of worldly success. He was a high-level officer with a Fortune 500 company in the insurance and financial services industry for 25 years before starting a breakaway firm with a friend which grew to a hundred employees in three different states. Life was good. But after some deep, personal valleys—including two open-heart surgeries—God got Dave’s attention in a powerful way and helped him to see that a check-the-box religion wasn’t cutting it and something needed to change. Inspired by his now-wife’s deep contentment and relationship with God, Dave also began to pursue a deeper relationship himself. Selling interest in the company he helped start, Dave transitioned to the nonprofit sector where he vetted partners and handled donor funds. He then was invited to lead the missions programs at their church. Little did Dave know that this was laying the foundations for a God-sized vision on the other side of the world. Dave and his wife became close with a Liberian family from their church, and in 2021, they had an opportunity to travel to Liberia, the eighth poorest country in the world. Experiencing the extreme poverty at an orphanage there planted a strong desire to do something to uplift the children of Liberia without just giving out hand-me-downs. Now, after a few years of divine connections and miraculous generosity, ground will soon be broken for the Agape Empowerment Center, a 15-acre campus designed to raise Christ-centered Liberian leaders through housing, education, and holistic care. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to build a vision from scratch, this episode is for you. Major Topics Include: Becoming envious of contentmentHow the God-sized vision came togetherGovernance, structure, and transparency Giving a hand up without creating a cycle of dependencyBuilding a culture one grade at a timeInvolving locals in the missionA hopeful view of the next 5 to 10 yearsHow this experience has deepened Dave’s faithThe vision for agricultural and manufacturing enterprise zonesBuilding community through collaborationExamining the ROI of philanthropic dollars QUOTES TO REMEMBER “Laying in the hospital in 2012, recovering from my second open-heart surgery, I realized it was time to make a change.”“What is a true relationship with our Savior versus a religious ‘check-the-box’?”“As I started to change from religion to a relationship with Jesus, contentment started to creep into my life and I had never really experienced that before.”“Liberia is the eighth poorest country in the world. Per person income on an annual basis is $530 USD.”“I made the very Western throw-away comment of ‘Gosh, Honey, someone’s gotta do something about this.’ Without missing a beat, my wife says, ‘What about us?’ And that’s how the Agape Empowerment Center got started.”“If we want them to become the best and to be Christ-centered children, well-educated, then let’s start treating them like the best and stop just giving them our hand-me-downs.”“In five or ten years, I see children with joy and hope in their lives.”“I have learned that I absolutely have no control. I think I do, but I don’t. And at the end of the day, this is God’s plan or it’s not. I just hope to be able to help implement it.”“I’m not going to retire, I’m going to re-fire.” LINKS FROM THE SHOW Agape Empowerment CenterWhen Helping Hurts (see our interview with coauthor Brian Fikkert)Convoy of HopeThe Finish Line Community Facebook GroupThe Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! If you have a thought about something you heard, or a story to share, please reach out! You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. You can also contact us directly from our contact page. If you want to engage with the Finish Line Community, check out our groups on Facebookand LinkedIn.
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    56 min
  • Doug Cobb, Founder of the Finishing Fund, on the Last Mile of the Great Commission (Ep. 168)

    Doug Cobb, Founder of the Finishing Fund, on the Last Mile of the Great Commission (Ep. 168)
    Dec 8 2025
    Doug Cobb, founder of The Finishing Fund, is passionately convicted that we could see the fulfillment of the Great Commission in our generation. In 1994, Doug’s life was changed when he joined Paul Eshleman and the Jesus Film Project for a trip to Nigeria where he caught the vision to see completely unengaged people groups reached with the Gospel. Utilizing his background in startups and venture capital, Doug eventually founded The Finishing Fund, a venture capital fund for the Great Commission, connecting donors to projects intended to reach the unengaged with the Gospel for the first time. In the last eight years, The Finishing Fund has helped get the Gospel to about 800 people groups who had never heard it before. In his most recent book, The Sprint to the Finish, Doug discusses three major finish lines that need to be crossed to fulfill the Great Commission—seeing a first Believer in every known people group, a Bible translated into every language, and a church established in every village on Earth. To date, there are only 20 unengaged people groups left in the world, and by God’s grace, The Finishing Fund and its collaborative partners have a shared goal to see the entire world reached with the Gospel by 2033. Doug’s conviction is simple but bold: The mission Jesus gave us can be completed in this generation, and God is already making it happen. If you want a front row seat to what God is doing around the world right now, you won’t want to miss this episode. Major Topics Include: Three finish lines to completing the Great CommissionThe current state of Gospel work in the worldComparing approaches—church planting and disciple makingStories of signs, wonders, and miracles drawing people to JesusFueling the Gospel spark in a communityThe biggest obstacles to fulfilling Great CommissionWhat operational collaboration looks likeThe evangelistic power of a new BelieverThe Great Wealth Transfer and the Great CommissionLooking forward to the return of Jesus QUOTES TO REMEMBER “The statistics tell us that most Christians sitting in churches can’t even tell you what the great commission is, much less can they tell you anything about what’s happening.”“I think we’re within a year or two by God’s grace of seeing the work begun in every people group.”“God is preparing people of peace in these places and it’s almost like the Spirit is there tapping His toe and waiting for us to show up to close the deal. He’s already working in the hearts and minds of people to prepare them.”“When God’s people are willing to go, Jesus will go with them.”“Why would the Spirit not do today what He did way back then to validate the testimony of Paul and the other apostles?”“I don’t think it’s coincidental that God has created this wealth in the last days at a time when it’s needed, and that creates an enormous responsibility for our generation.”“This generation has more than we need to complete the Great Commission.” LINKS FROM THE SHOW The Sprint to the Finish by Doug CobbThe Finishing Fund (see our interview with founder Doug Cobb)Jesus Film Project (see our interview with Executive Director Josh Newell)Finishing the Task (see our interview with FTT Global Church Planting Strategist Dan Hitzhusen)IllumiNations Bible Translation Alliance (see our interview with Todd Peterson or John Chesnut)ACHIEVE AllianceNew Covenant MissionsCoalition of the WillingJim Wise, Financial Advisor with Ronald Blue Trust (see our past interview here)The Finish Line Community Facebook GroupThe Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group BIBLE REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW Luke 16:10a | Faithfulness One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, Matthew 28:19 | The Great Commission Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Matthew 24:14 | Then the End Will Come And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. Revelation 7:9-10 | Every Nation, Tribe, and Tongue After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” Acts 1:8 | Power to Witness But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! If you have a thought about something you heard, or a story to share, please reach out! You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. You can also contact us directly from our contact page. If you want to engage with the Finish Line Community, ...
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    1 h et 1 min
  • Ray Chung, Leadership Consultant, on Giving What You Can’t Get Back (Ep. 167)

    Ray Chung, Leadership Consultant, on Giving What You Can’t Get Back (Ep. 167)
    Dec 1 2025
    Ray Chung grew up in a faithful Christian home in Malaysia, watching both sides of his family run businesses that shaped the fabric of their communities. Even as a kid, he sensed that business carried real power, but it wasn’t until his own encounter with deeper faith that he began wrestling with how work, calling, and impact could fit together. College only fanned that flame, awakening a vision for business as a living witness to the Gospel. Years later, Ray would spend significant time with HOPE International, where a healthy, Christ-centered culture left a lasting mark on him. For more than twenty years, he has been helping leaders and teams reorient their hearts toward the way of Jesus. Now a senior consultant with Rising Sun Consultants, Ray walks alongside organizations as they build cultures formed by servant leadership and spiritual maturity. Then in 2021, Ray faced a radically personal invitation to generosity when he sensed God asking him to give one of his kidneys. His story is full of wisdom on surrender, Christlike culture, and what it means to faithfully steward the life God has given you. Major Topics Include: The theology of workAn example of a healthy organizational cultureWhy an organization’s culture is importantWords of wisdom about the non-profit modelAssessing an organization’s board, leadership, and financialsThe five elements of servant-leadershipPrioritizing intimacy with God as a busy leaderPractical tips for spiritual restBeing called to give his kidneyStewarding your story, experience, and relationships in a way the points others to Jesus QUOTES TO REMEMBER “Work is a channel of grace to display the glory of God in meeting needs, ours and our neighbors, as we generate resources that can be shared in the redemptive work of the Gospel.”“Business can be a powerful force for God’s transformation”“God has been at work in these communities long before we show up.”“Organizational culture is really hard to fake long term.”“Culture requires intentionality and accountability.”“Do I believe that the more I work, the more I can advance the mission? Or do I really think that God is at work here?”“Sometimes we need to remember how to be a human being rather than a human doing. I try to give myself permission to be about more than work.”“I used to believe the lie that I am what I perform. But I’m learning to believe the truth that I am loved by the Creator and that alone is enough.”“Our life is not our own when we are surrendered to God.” LINKS FROM THE SHOW Hope International (see our interview with founder, Jeff Rutt or CEO, Peter Greer)Jesse Casler (see our past interview here)Lead with Prayer by Ryan Skoog, Peter Greer, and Cameron Doolittle (see our interview with the authors here)Practicing the Way by John Mark ComerThe Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark ComerLectio 365 AppCaleb Breakey, founder of Renown Publishing (see our past interview here)Kate Gardner, co-host of the Ascendants Podcast and co-founder of Magnify (see our past interview here)Alan Barnhart (see our past interview here)Julie Wilson, President of Women Doing Well (see our past interview here)Dana and Bill Wichterman (see our past interview here)The Finish Line Community Facebook GroupThe Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group BIBLE REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW Psalm 46:10 | Be Still Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! Luke 3:11 | Share What You Have And he answered them, “Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.” John 13:35 | Love One Another By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. Ephesians 3:20 | More than We Can Think to Ask Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! If you have a thought about something you heard, or a story to share, please reach out! You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. You can also contact us directly from our contact page. If you want to engage with the Finish Line Community, check out our groups on Facebookand LinkedIn.
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    1 h
  • Christin Fejervary, VP at NCF, on Trends Among Next Generation Givers (Ep. 166)

    Christin Fejervary, VP at NCF, on Trends Among Next Generation Givers (Ep. 166)
    Nov 24 2025
    Christin Fejervary serves at the National Christian Foundation, where she helps understand generous Christians and the patterns shaping their stewardship. Coming from a background in research before joining NCF, Christin has helped execute numerous large studies which have helped shape the current understanding of Christian givers. This past year, Christin helped lead NCF in some of the most comprehensive research on millennial Christians through the NextGen Stewardship Study, a comprehensive study focused on how young Christians, particularly Millennials and Gen Z, approach wealth and generosity. Christin explains the enormity of the Great Wealth Transfer, projected at $124 trillion to be passed on to these generations by 2048, and the need to understand their unique characteristics and motivations. Her work highlights how agency, shared family values, and hands-on involvement are shaping this rising generation, as well as the unique opportunities emerging as women inherit a growing share of global wealth. She also describes the practical ways families can cultivate unity through generosity and why younger Christians are eager to bring their whole lives, not just their finances, into God’s work. Whether you are a next generation giver or are navigating how to enable the next generation yourself, you’ll find this episode packed with insight. Major Topics Include: How agency shapes stewardship and spiritual growthDifferences between wealth creators, inheritors, and hybridsGenerational contrasts in trust, involvement, and giving patternsThe rising influence and needs of next-gen womenFamily unity formed through shared passions and givingTips for preparing for the Great Wealth Transfer wiselyPracticing stewardship through small, hands-on decisionsUnlocking whole-life generosity beyond liquid assetsAdvice for organizations who are trying to engage multiple generationsGod’s invitation to women in stewardship QUOTES TO REMEMBER “I was learning how to pursue a relationship with Jesus in the everyday. It wasn’t just about going to church on Sundays. It was really about bringing Jesus into every part of my life.”“In my 20s, when I started to understand this relationship with Jesus, it was something where I could actually have conversations with Jesus and ask for help.”“God just showed up. He provided so much in those early years when we didn’t feel like we had much money.”“Faith is the guiding principle in stewarding wealth for all generations.”“The attribute that was most correlated to positivity about wealth was seeing it as responsibility, that it’s about God’s work in the world and joining God’s work in the world.”“Taking action helps your faith. It helps you grow closer to your family. It helps you grow closer to your purpose.”“Women at large and the cohort of next-gen women are more likely to be collaborative, they’re more likely to do giving circles, and they’re looking for a journey more than a transaction.”“Women and mothers are the biggest influences of generosity in the home.”“Women, especially women inheritors, struggle to find their voice. They don’t feel like they have a voice at the table of wealth transfer and those conversations.”“Younger generations want to see the data. They want to see the impact and the numbers. They want to get personally involved because they feel they can make the difference.”“We’re seeing more and more people give from the ninety percent of their wealth, not just the ten percent they hold in liquid assets.”“I think God is showing up in tangible ways and urging people to give from all of their wealth and not just their liquid assets.” LINKS FROM THE SHOW National Christian Foundation (see our interview with President Emeritus, David Wills)The NCF Next Gen Stewardship StudyJulie Wilson, President of Women Doing Well (see our past interview here)Generous Giving (see our interviews with cofounders Todd Harper and David Wills and CEO, April Chapman)Impact Foundation (see our interview with Founder, Aimee Minnich)The Millennial Impact ReportLilly Family School of Philanthropy – Lake Institute on Faith & GivingThe Finish Line Community Facebook GroupThe Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group BIBLE REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW Luke 21:1–4 | The Widow’s Offering Luke 8:1–3 | Women Supporting Jesus’s Ministry WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! If you have a thought about something you heard, or a story to share, please reach out! You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. You can also contact us directly from our contact page. If you want to engage with the Finish Line Community, check out our groups on Facebookand LinkedIn.
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    55 min
  • Rick Allen, CEO/President MedSend, on Training Native Physicians to Advance the Gospel (Ep. 165)

    Rick Allen, CEO/President MedSend, on Training Native Physicians to Advance the Gospel (Ep. 165)
    Nov 17 2025

    Rick Allen was raised in an Irish-Catholic family, but he made his profession of faith some time after graduating college. From there, his journey of faith and his career path progressed side-by-side. Over time, Rick went from volunteering at church to pastoring a church plant, and from software salesman to CEO of a development company. Then with his ministry experience and leadership skills, Rick transitioned to become president and CEO of MedSend, an organization that has mobilized over 750 Christ-following, disciple-making healthcare professionals into 103 nations.

    MedSend doesn’t just send doctors overseas, it helps train native physicians to care and witness within their own communities. Under Rick’s leadership, MedSend’s National Scholars Pathway is equipping African, Asian, and Middle Eastern doctors with advanced medical and biblical training so that they can heal physically and introduce people to Jesus right where they live. Rick is passionate about seeing nations transformed with the love of God through well-equipped, Christ-following medical professionals. Millions of lives have already been touched, and MedSend has a vision to reach millions more with fully equipped Christ-centered hospital systems and networks. If you want to learn how faith, medicine, and missions can fuse in sustainable ways, this episode is for you.

    Major Topics Include:

    • Learning to trust God when you can’t see what’s ahead
    • The desperate need for well-trained health care professionals globally
    • Raising up medical professionals to minister to their own people
    • ROI of investing in a national missionary physician
    • Training medical professionals to share the gospel and disciple others
    • Extending impact through partnership
    • Helping medical missionaries care for themselves through the longevity program
    • MedSend’s long-term goal to transform nations through hospital systems and networks
    QUOTES TO REMEMBER
    • “And I knew immediately that I wasn’t trusting God.”
    • “What does it look like for a Christ-following man to trust and surrender?”
    • “I got to see God at work across the table and across the world, and it transformed my understanding of who God is.”
    • “If you approach God with an open mind and and open heart and say, ‘if you’re real, show me,’ God will show up every time.”
    • “These individuals are taking the love of Christ and a vision for compassionate care into their own healthcare systems and transforming them in the love of Christ.”
    • “We anticipate that an individual physician will touch about 100,000 lives during their career. So we’re training up people that will bless and share the knowledge of Christ with 100,000 people in a lifetime. That level of investment pays off over decades.”
    • “This is not about building healthcare capacity. This is about building Christ-followers who see healthcare as a means to share the love of Jesus Christ.”
    LINKS FROM THE SHOW
    • MedSend
    • Institute of Global Healthcare Missions
    • Christian Medical & Dental Associations
    • Samaritan’s Purse
    • ROI Ministry (see our interview with founder, Tim Barker)
    • The Finish Line Community Facebook Group
    • The Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group
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    If you have a thought about something you heard, or a story to share, please reach out! You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. You can also contact us directly from our contact page. If you want to engage with the Finish Line Community, check out our groups on Facebookand LinkedIn.
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    1 h
  • Jessica Ullrich, from Generous Church, on the Universality of Open-Handed Giving Across Cultures (Ep. 164)

    Jessica Ullrich, from Generous Church, on the Universality of Open-Handed Giving Across Cultures (Ep. 164)
    Nov 10 2025

    Jessica Ullrich grew up watching her parents live open-handedly, their home and resources always available for God’s purposes. Those early lessons in faith and giving deepened during her college years on the mission field, where she saw how generosity could open doors for the Gospel in ways words alone could not. Though she began her career in social work, Jessica soon felt God redirecting her toward the place where ministry and organizational leadership meet, preparing her to guide others in generosity from a broader perspective.

    Now, as Director of Programs with Generous Church, Jessica helps disciple-making networks around the world integrate generosity into their core training. Drawing on her cross-cultural experience and administrative insight, she equips leaders to tell stories of giving that fit their people’s rhythms and languages. Her work has sparked movements where generosity becomes both a testimony and a tool for transformation.

    Jessica’s journey offers grounded insight for those discerning how to lead others in generosity that reflects God’s heart and multiplies Kingdom impact.

    Major Topics Include:

    • How Stations of Generosity works for oratory cultures
    • Similarities and differences between Stations and Generosity Design Lab
    • Identifying people groups that would be a right fit for Stations
    • Memorable stories of positive impact in the Field
    • Salvations through simple generosity
    • The challenge of generosity discipleship across cultures
    • The necessity of prayer in the generosity movement
    • An invitation to simple generosity
    QUOTES TO REMEMBER
    • “The networks we get to serve and connect with are heroes in discipleship in the field.”
    • “Our metric is getting networks to the place of empowerment. If our logo, name, and involvement can be completely stripped away, then that is our highest success.”
    • “We lean on the networks that we partner with as the experts of their context so that we don’t have to pretend to be.”
    • “Even with all the regional nuances and complexities, truth sets people free.”
    • “Prayer is the most significant fuel of the generosity movement.”
    • “As long as we have something to eat every day, we have something to give to God every day.”
    LINKS FROM THE SHOW
    • Generous Church (see our interview with founder Patrick Johnson)
    • Stations of Generosity
    • Generosity Design Lab
    • The Finish Line Community Facebook Group
    • The Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group
    BIBLE REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW

    Matthew 6:33 | Kingdom First

    But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

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    57 min
  • Jean Park, Therapist and Coach, on Breaking Generational Patterns to Find Integrated Purpose in Christ (Ep. 163)

    Jean Park, Therapist and Coach, on Breaking Generational Patterns to Find Integrated Purpose in Christ (Ep. 163)
    Nov 3 2025

    Raised in Los Angeles by Korean immigrant parents, Jean Park spent years chasing the markers of success her family valued, only to find herself empty in the process. When she encountered Christ, God redirected her ambitions toward the deeper work of healing and restoration. Leaving corporate America for the field of psychology, Jean discovered a calling that wove together her gifts, story, and faith into an integrated purpose rooted in generosity and grace.

    Now a therapist, coach, and co-founder of the Abide Gathering, Jean helps others—especially within Asian communities—experience freedom from generational patterns that keep them striving instead of giving. Through her work, she shows how inner healing can open hearts to live generously, not from duty but from wholeness, and how alignment with God’s design brings peace, clarity, and joy in stewardship.

    This conversation offers clear, hope-filled guidance for those seeking to live and give from a place of healed purpose and wholehearted trust.

    Major Topics Include:

    • Gaining perspective on your purpose
    • Letting your life story speak to your calling
    • Discerning when to persevere and when to pivot
    • Jean’s healing journey
    • Perspective through healing invisible wounds
    • The gift of being triggered
    • How generosity facilitates healing
    • The long game of heart transformation
    • Tips for discovering your integrated purpose
    QUOTES TO REMEMBER
    • “I felt the Holy Spirit say to me, ‘You need to wake up!’”
    • “God wastes nothing.”
    • “Are you running from something or towards something?”
    • “Oftentimes, our wounds are things we can’t see, and we don’t know how much they are hindering the flow of what God wants to do in and through us.”
    • “If we are invited to face these wounds, I believe it’s a gift from God, pointing us to things that have been keeping us stuck.”
    • “When we heal our wounds, then we are able to freely live into the flow and the way that God has created us to live.”
    • “The thing about heart transformation is that God is in the long game. He is not in the ‘quick behavior transformation’ game, and that’s the beauty and kindness of who He is.”
    LINKS FROM THE SHOW
    • Julie Wilson, President of Women Doing Well (see our past interview here)
    • Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer
    • Secure Coaching
    • Abide Gathering
    • Young Life Global Cities
    • We Want More
    • The Finish Line Community Facebook Group
    • The Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group
    BIBLE REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW

    Matt 6:19-21 | Lay Up Treasures in Heaven

    “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

    Psalm 139 | Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart

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    56 min