The Generous Life by NCF South Florida
NCF South Florida brings together generous givers, business leaders, along with church and ministry leaders for the good of our community through three pillars: Invest, Equip, Unite. Our vision is to reach and restore every person through the love of Christ, and our mission is to mobilize resources by inspiring biblical generosity. This podcast, “The Generous Life,” exists to communicate the mission and vision of NCF South Florida, tell stories of generosity and community impact, and provide resources to those interested in partnering with us. Our hope is that this podcast provides you with encouragement and direction as you live “The Generous Life.” Join us for a new episode of "The Generous Life” each Friday!
Episodes
97 episodes
96. Influencing Our Community (with Ginger Martin and David Fee) - Throwback Episode
Today on The Generous Life, Stephan Tchividjian talks with NCF Board members Ginger Martin (President and CEO, American National Bank) and David Fee (CEO, Lotspeich Co.).Together they discuss their own testimonies, cast vision for the f...
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95. You Can't Outgive God! A Generosity Story with John Fisher
Today on a The Generous Life, Stephan Tchividjian talks with NCF South Florida Board Member John Fisher, who shares his story of faith and generosity. Be sure to tune in to hear John's impactful testimony!For more information about how t...
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94. Taking Meaningful Risks - A Generosity Conversation with Charlee Tchividjian
Today on a The Generous Life, Stephan Tchividjian sits down with a special guest, his daughter Charlee Tchividjian! Charlee is the founder of Every Mother's Advocate, an advocacy movement focused on eradicating the preventable causes of family ...
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93. Giving While You're Living - With Joanne Daudt (Throwback Episode from October 2023)
Today on a throwback episode of The Generous Life, Laurie Farquhar (President of NCF South Florida) sits down with JoAnne Daudt (Estate Planner, Founder of StrikeForce 421, ) to talk about all things preparation, estate planning, and givi...
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92. Something Bigger than Yourselves - Part 2 of Our Conversation with Nick Nye of For Columbus
Today on The Generous Life, Eddie Copeland is joined by Nick Nye, Executive Director of For Columbus, a church-city movement in Columbus, Ohio. Together Nick and Eddie share what it is like to see churches pull together in their communities for...
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91. Something Bigger than Yourselves - Part 1 of Our Conversation with Nick Nye of For Columbus
Today on The Generous Life, Eddie Copeland is joined by Nick Nye, Executive Director of For Columbus, a church-city movement in Columbus, Ohio. Together Nick and Eddie share what it is like to see churches pull together in their communities for...
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90. A Generous and Open Spirit - A Conversation with Kathleen Cannon of United Way of Broward County
Today on The Generous Life, Stephan Tchividjian is joined by Kathleen Cannon of the United Way of Broward County. Together they discuss Kathleen's story, her work, and what it means to have "A Generous and Open Spirit".For information a...
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89. Leadership Crashes and How to Avoid Them - with Stephen Mansfield (Throwback Episode from May 31, 2023)
Today on The Generous Life, Brad Schmidt (Director of Equip at NCF) sits down with Stephen Mansfield (New York Times Bestselling Author, popular speaker, and speaker coach) to discuss signs of leadership crashes, analyze a few cases of leadersh...
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88. Hiking With Tequila (Throwback Episode from April 28, 2023)
Today on The Generous Life, Stephan Tchividjian talks about "Hiking With Tequila". Stephan shares the story of how a chance encounter encouraged him to pursue generosity.For more about how you can be involved with all the pursuits of ge...
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87. A Generosity Ecosystem - An Invest Conversation with Lisa Williams
Today on The Generous Life, Laurie Farquhar hosts an Invest conversation with Lisa Williams. Together they discuss Lunch and Learns, Invest strategies, and how to partner with NCF as a donor or as a partner organization.For more about h...
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86. The Generosity of Civility - with Collins Forman
Today on The Generous Life, Stephan Tchividjian is joined by returning guest, Collins Forman. Together they discuss the concept of "The Generosity of Civility".For more about how you can be involved in "The Generosity of Civility", and ...
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85. Where Our Hope Lies - A Unite Discussion with Jon Elswick
Today on The Generous Life, Eddie Copeland is joined by Jon Elswick of Crossway Church. Jon has partnered with Church United since its earliest days -- he offers unique insight into the community and why the upcoming Church United series, "Jesu...
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24:10
84. Lifework Leadership is Back!
Today on The Generous Life, Eddie Copeland and Brad Schmidt talk about a program returning to our Lifework lineup: Lifework Leadership! They share their own experiences and what to expect at a Lifework Leadership event. For more informa...
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83. Why Asset-Based Giving? With Michael Booth (Re-Air)
Welcome to The Generous Life! Today on the podcast, we go back to an important conversation between Chief Strategy Officer Laurie Farquhar and Senior Gift Planner Michael Booth. Together they discuss options for Asset-Based Giving, and how they...
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82. Someone is Discipling Your Kids! - An Amplify Conversation with Juan Carlos Sanchez
Today on The Generous Life, Brad Schmidt hosts Amplify alum Juan Carlos Sanchez. Juan Carlos is the co-founder of Family Playland, an entertainment alternative for families who want to give their kids quality entertainment without sacrificing k...
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81. Building and Growing Your Christian Community - A Lifework Conversation with Susan Kassing
Today on The Generous Life, Brad Schmidt sits down with Lifework alum Susan Kassing to talk about her experience with Lifework Leadership.For more information about Lifework, visit www.lif...
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80. Living in the Messy Middle - with Dr. Germaine Smith-Baugh of The Urban League
Today on The Generous Life, our co-founder and CEO, Stephan Tchividjian, is joined by Dr. Germaine Smith-Baugh of the Urban League and together they discuss what it means to live in "The Messy Middle".For more information about The Urba...
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79. Bringing Down Walls of Isolation and Competition - A Conversation with Lisa May of Relate Well, Live Well
Today on The Generous Life, Eddie Copeland is joined by Lisa May of Relate Well Live Well. Together they discuss the barriers of competition between churches, how we can better support unity in our communities, and how the marriages of pastors ...
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78. A New Scoreboard for Ministry - with Brad Hill of Gloo
Today on The Generous Life, Eddie Copeland is joined once again by Brad Hill of Gloo (gloo.us). Brad shares his own story of how he began using technology to help the church grow on the local and global levels...
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77. Technology for the Kingdom of Christ - A Conversation with Brad Hill of Gloo
Today on The Generous Life, Eddie Copeland is joined by Brad Hill of Gloo (gloo.us). Brad shares his own story of how he began using technology to help the church grow on the local and global levels, and how G...
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76. Developing a Redemptive Community - with Nelson Telemaco
Today on "The Generous Life" Brad Schmidt is joined once again by Nelson Telemaco (NCF South Florida Board Member, Proximity Works Founder, Amplify Co-Founder). Brad and Nelson discuss how Christian business leaders can get involved with ...
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75. Avoiding Spreadsheet Faith - an Amplify Conversation with Michael Brown of BrownBoxx
Today on The Generous Life, Brad Schmidt is joined by Michael Brown, founder of BrownBoxx and MEIA Mobile. Michael talks about his experience with the marginalized subcontractor community, what it means to have "Spreadsheet Faith", and how to a...
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74. Building Your Business, Building Your Ministry - An Amplify Conversation with Alexandra Baker of In the Kitchen with Alexandra
Today on The Generous Life, Brad Schmidt is joined by founder of In the Kitchen with Alexandra, Alexandra Baker! Alexandra shares how her heritage, personality, and business acumen have brought her and her business to the place it is today, and...
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73. Your Life is a Special Occasion - An Amplify Conversation with Chris and Aijan Petkovich
Today on The Generous Life, Brad Schmidt is joined by founders of Chapanne, husband and wife Chris and Aijan Petkovich. They share how their love story lead to where they are as business founders and leaders, and how their business has been imp...
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72. The Garden God Has Given Me - An Amplify Conversation with Jonathan Almanzar
Today on The Generous Life, Brad Schmidt is joined by friend, founder of Ring Leader, and Amplify alum Jonathan Almanzar. Together they talk about how Ring Leader is becoming a redemptive business, and how that business was impacted by Jonathan...
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