#92 Stewardship in God’s Economy with Chuck Bentley

Episode Description: One of our primary roles in God’s economy is to exercise wise principles of stewardship. Our guest this week is Chuck Bentley, CEO of Crown Financial Ministries. Additionally, he is the founder and executive director of the Christian Economic Forum. The work of CFM has served the church both domestically and in over 100 countries. Under Chuck’s leadership, the ministry of CFM continues to expand. This significant work centers around equipping the church and poverty-stricken communities to understand what God’s economy is, and the faithful stewardship that is required. As the people of God, and especially as Christian leaders, we are created to work and to trust in God’s provision. Furthermore, we are called be wise, responsible, and generous with the resources entrusted to us. Ultimately, God’s economy exists for his glory and our benefit and it is indeed a “virtuous cycle” which leads to sustainability.   In this episode, Chuck and Bobby will discuss:

• The values of CFM and how essential they are for our understanding of biblical stewardship.
• The Five essential components of God’s economy and our stewarding of it.
• What generosity looks like.
• How Scripture functions as a plumb line, for both our understanding of financial stewardship but also for our understanding of who we are called to be in this world.

Learn more here ➝ https://www.crown.org/ ____________________________________________________________ About the guest: Chuck Bentley is CEO of Crown Financial Ministries, a global Christian financial ministry, founded by the late Larry Burkett. He is the host of two daily radio broadcasts and author of his most recent book Freedom from Poverty and Riches. He is the founder and executive director of the Christian Economic Forum, a global network dedicated to advancing God-inspired solutions to the world’s greatest challenges. Chuck also serves on the Boards of Foundations for Farming International in Zimbabwe, an initiative dedicated to helping the ultra-poor learn to flourish using local resources, as well as Trust Bridge Global, an organization dedicated to helping generous donors safely transmit funds around the world.   About the host: Following a successful career as CEO, Bobby sold his business to a publicly-traded company.  In what he calls his "second half of life", Bobby seeks to pour Biblically-based principles into growth-minded business, church, and non-profit leaders.   Through Values-Driven Leadership, Bobby serves as an Executive Coach and Training Consultant for organizations.  He shares many of his principles and practices through a weekly blog, the True North Leader podcast, and through three books he has authored:  

• Principled Profits: Outward Success Is an Inside Job
• True North Business: A Leader’s Guide to Extraordinary Growth and Impact
• The Freedom Paradox: Is Unbridled Freedom Dividing America?

  Find out more at valuesdrivenculture.com