We do more than charity. We do opportunity because we believe local men and women are the key to their own solutions out of poverty. Water4 exists to empower local communities to transform themselves and solve their own crisis. We [...]
In this SATtalk Wayne McDaniel shares the transformative power of generosity and how their financial planning business has made generosity part of the DNA of their business. Their commitment to give 5% of their yearly gross revenues to philanthropy has [...]
“You wanna do what?” was a frequent response in the early days at McDaniel Knutson Financial Partners as they talked about the company’s philanthropic giving. Peter Knutson shares the lessons he’s learned and the difference it’s made at their company [...]
No one is more critical to the future of missions than the Missions Pastor/Director of the local church. They are the ones who will bring focused leadership to what missions will look like in the 21st Century. Missions 3.0 brings [...]
The strategies and solutions that come with Missions 3.0 include things like job creation, business start-up and homeownership, to name a few. Churches are already beginning to create initiatives around these kinds of initiatives and are discovering they have marketplace [...]
In this talk Craig Cheney, who serves as the Executive Pastor of Heartland Community Church in Olathe Kansas, and Tom Bassford talk about the relationship of disciplemaking and missional communities to the work of creating sustainable solutions through church missions. [...]
Every day we witness the impact of poverty, injustice, disaster, and disease. Our desire as followers of Christ is to respond with compassion, love, and grace. In recent years, the church has responded in an unprecedented way to the needs [...]
FINCA’s mission is to alleviate poverty through lasting solutions that help people build assets, create jobs and raise their standard of living. FINCA owns and operates a network of microfinance institutions serving nearly 2 million low-income individuals in 23 countries. [...]
Desiree Monize shares how Avenue of Life is helping people through a continuum of services break the cycle of poverty in the Kansas City area. Their Equipping Center brings wrap-around services for people all under one roof and their Business [...]
Dave Geenens is the President and CFO of Fire Door Solutions as well as Associate Professor in the School of Business at Benedictine College. He’s the author of three books and serves on the board of Significant Matters. He brings [...]