Have You Invited God Into Your Investment Portfolio?
Kingdom-Focused Investing for Christian Stewards
By Richard H. Weidner, General Partner Legacy Generational Foundation
Faith and Finances: A Series of Surrender
Have you ever considered your faith journey as a series of invitations—each step inviting God into a new area of your life?
- First, we invite Christ into our hearts through the Gospel.
- Then, we surrender control to the Holy Spirit.
- In marriage, we ask God to be the third partner in the relationship.
- As parents, we invite Him into the sacred responsibility of raising children.
- When buying a home, many of us pray, dedicating our household to Him.
- In our vocations, we seek to honor God through our work.
But here’s a question few Christians ask:
Have you invited God into your investment portfolio?
What Does It Mean to Invite God Into Your Investments?
In over 50 years of advising Christian investors, I’ve rarely heard anyone talk about spiritual stewardship in the context of investing.
Yet investment planning involves:
✅ Setting financial goals
✅ Assessing risk tolerance
✅ Planning for timelines and returns
✅ Projecting future financial needs
And all of this boils down to one key question:
“How do I use what I’ve saved to build the future I hope for?”
Now ask this: Where is God in that process?
Biblical Stewardship: God Owns It All
Psalm 24:1 reminds us:
“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.”
That includes your:
- 401(k)
- 403(b)
- IRA
- Real estate
- Stock portfolios
- Every other investment
God isn’t just your spiritual Father—He’s your financial Owner. That makes you a steward, not the ultimate decision-maker.
Missional Investing: Aligning Finances with Faith
God’s heart is clearly revealed in the Gospel. He loves the lost so much that He gave His Son. So how can our investment strategies reflect His mission?
Here’s a practical step:
Invest 5% or less of your retirement portfolio in viable, missional businesses—real businesses run by trained, Gospel-driven entrepreneurs pursuing:
- Profitability
- Societal blessing
- Environmental stewardship
- Gospel witness in unreached areas
Over $3 trillion is currently held in retirement accounts by Christians. If even 1% of that were directed toward missional investing, that’s $30 billion for Kingdom impact.
What Is Kingdom Investing?
Kingdom investing is about using your capital to create:
- Jobs that lift people out of poverty
- Businesses that honor God and serve communities
- Gospel presence in unreached or resistant areas
- Long-term financial return that can be reinvested in ministry
This isn’t philanthropy. It’s impact investing with eternal value.
Ready to Invite God Into Your Portfolio?
If the Holy Spirit is prompting your heart to consider this step of obedience and alignment, I invite you to learn more.