ROI Ministry: The Don't Bury It Podcast

He cited the verses on the poor. The book kept one. (Ep. 5)

• Tim Barker • Episode 5

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100×.

That's how much ROI Ministry's top 10 ministries outperform the world's best charities in cost per person served — meals, clean water, shelter, medical care, housing, and protection from sex trafficking — while still sharing Jesus and making disciples.

So why do most Christian wealth advisors still point their clients elsewhere?

In Episode 5 of ROI Ministry: The Don't Bury It Podcast, host Tim Barker names the litmus test of a true kingdom advisor — and tells the story of the Christian wealth-management book that cited the parable of the talents to defend an "all in the family" legacy approach, then blocked him when he pointed out the verses on the poor the book had skipped.

This is the episode for the financial advisor, the wealth manager, the kingdom-advisor candidate, and the donor who wants to know the difference between wise kingdom advising and the bigger-barn version.

In this episode, you'll hear:

  • The 100× litmus test: how to tell a real kingdom advisor from a Christian brand on a wealth-management brochure
  • The parable of the talents as Jesus actually used it — and the book that used it wrong
  • Ron Blue's vision: "Help Christians steward money biblically, live generously, and direct resources towards eternal purposes"
  • Hugh McCulloch, Ron Blue, and David Wills — the three who said yes when no one else would
  • Why "retirement" is not in the New Testament — and what that means for kingdom investing
  • The donor-advised-fund trap: bigger barns, smaller grants, wealth managers earning fees on money that should be deployed
  • The parable of the rich fool: Luke 12:20 — "This very night, your life will be demanded of you."
  • The ECFA / Ministry Watch / Candid / Charity Navigator due diligence stack — and why all four still aren't enough

Tim Barker is the founder of ROI Ministry, a free resource that reviews over 100 ministries each year and publishes a top-10 list of ministries that beat the best charities in the world on cost per person served — while still sharing the gospel and making disciples. Every one of Tim's dollars from every copy of his book, BOOM: What to Do When Life Blows Up Around You, goes straight to vetted gospel + compassion ministries. No fees. No overhead. No skim.

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