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Kingdom Impact Beyond Tithes and Offerings With Brandon Pizzurro
Episode 332
Brandon Pizzurro is President and Chief Investment Officer of GuideStone Capital Management, an underwriter of this program.
WHAT DOES SEEING THE WORLD TRANSFORMED THROUGH CHRISTIAN INVESTING MEAN?
Seeing the world transformed through Christian investing means stewarding investment resources with intentionality and a faith-driven mindset. Christians approach investing to reflect God's Kingdom, impacting areas like sanctity of life, human dignity, and stewardship of creation.
- It means stewarding investment resources with intentionality and faith-driven mindset.
- Christians approach investing to reflect God's Kingdom, impacting areas like sanctity of life, human dignity, and stewardship of creation.
HOW CAN INVESTING BRING ABOUT CHANGE?
Investing can bring about change by allowing Christians to support organizations and companies aligned with their values. Guidestone emphasizes three key areas: sanctity of life, spreading the gospel, and stewardship of God's creation.
- Impact investing allows Christians to support organizations and companies aligned with their values.
- Guidestone emphasizes three key areas: sanctity of life, spreading the gospel, and stewardship of God's creation.
HOW DOES GUIDESTONE GIVE BACK THROUGH ITS IMPACT INVESTMENTS?
Guidestone donates 20% of revenue from impact funds to Kingdom causes, supporting organizations like the Psalm 139 project and Minno. These donations enable impactful initiatives like providing ultrasound equipment for pregnancy centers and offering gospel-centered content for kids.
- Guidestone donates 20% of revenue from impact funds to Kingdom causes, supporting organizations like the Psalm 139 project and Minno.
- Donations enable impactful initiatives like providing ultrasound equipment for pregnancy centers and offering gospel-centered content for kids.
WHAT OTHER WAYS DOES GUIDESTONE TRANSFORM THE WORLD THROUGH ITS FUNDS?
Guidestone engages in corporate activism and uses proxy voting power to influence companies to align with Christian values. By offering faith-based investments and impact opportunities, Guidestone helps believers align their finances with their values.
- Guidestone engages in corporate activism and uses proxy voting power to influence companies to align with Christian values.
- By offering faith-based investments and impact opportunities, Guidestone helps believers align their finances with their values.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR BELIEVERS TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT HOW THEY INVEST?
It is important for believers to be intentional about how they invest to align their finances with their values. Guidestone supports believers on this journey by offering faith-based investments and impact opportunities.
- Intentionality is key for Christians to align their finances with their values.
- Guidestone supports believers on this journey by offering faith-based investments and impact opportunities.
ON TODAY’S PROGRAM, ROB ALSO ANSWERS LISTENER QUESTIONS:
- How can I verify whether a financial advisor corporation is legit? Can you recommend any websites to check?
- Should I pay cash for a new car or finance it, considering it would be 15-20% of my liquid net wealth?
- Can you suggest resources for teaching high school students about money and finance?
- I owe the IRS $12,000. Should I pay them in cash or consider an offer in compromise?
- How can families afford the increasing cost of private Christian education? Is it wise to redirect giving from the church to tuition?
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