What need is calling to your soul? Where are you hungering to serve in God’s Kingdom?

In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, Pat, and Janel discuss:

• Surrendering to God’s will and releasing our control.
• Keeping your word even when it isn’t easy.
• Serving God and His kingdom no matter what industry you are in.
• Talking with your family about what is important to you in giving.
• The culture differentiator.

Key Takeaways:

• God gives us the desires of our heart, we can listen to them and still be following Him.
• Everything we have belongs to the Lord. As we make choices, we need to honor Him as it all belongs to Him.
• Now more than ever, people are separated from what they eat. If you have questions, ask them.
• Pass along wisdom to your family, not just assets. Build and invest in the next generation.
• Be mindful and present. If you don’t slow down, you won’t be able to hear where He is directing you.

"We're just trying to take that platform that God has given us and provided us, and trying to steward it the best way we know how." — Pat Hord

Episode References:

• Jim Gaffigan - “BACON!” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqFi0cZ4p1E
• National Christian Foundation: https://www.ncfgiving.com/

About Pat & Janel Hord: Pat and Janel Hord are the owners of Hord Family Farms in Ohio.

Connect with Pat & Janel Hord:

Website: https://www.hordlivestock.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hord-livestock-company/

X: http://www.x.com/hordfamilyfarms

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HordFamilyFarms/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hordfamilyfarms

Connect with Jeff Thomas:

Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/

Podcast: https://www.generousbusinessowner.com/

Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-up

Email: jeff.thomas@arkosglobal.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArkosGlobalAdv

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arkosglobal/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arkosglobaladvisors

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkosglobaladvisors/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLUYpPwkHH7JrP6PrbHeBxw

How can you support the kids and families in need around you?

In this episode, Jeff and Phil discuss:

• Building a business with spiritually aligned partners.
• Utilizing a leveraged buyout with your employees so everyone has ownership.
• Being drawn into foster and orphan care with a Godly heart.
• Orphan care domestically and internationally.
• How God blesses a giving spirit.

Key Takeaways:

• Treat your employees generously. Your assets are your people. Treat people generously in a way that they would never want to leave.
• Take your skills and talents and apply them to kingdom work. It may be within business, it may be in advocacy. People have a need for your skills.
• Everybody can do something to help support kids in need.
• Making giving a priority - God keeps His promises and will care for you if you give in faith.

"We've been redeemed. And we're in the business of redemption. Foster care and adoption and caring for the moms and dads and the families is really a deep part of that." — Phil Goad

Episode References:

• Family Life: https://www.familylife.com/
• Every Child Arkansas: https://everychildarkansas.org/
• Restore Hope: https://www.restorehope.io/
• 100 Families Initiative: https://www.restorehope.io/100families

About Phil Goad: Dr. Goad and his wife, Starla, have three children and 10 grandchildren. Phil is a Court Appointed Special Advocate in the foster care program in Pulaski and Perry Counties, Arkansas. Dr. Goad also serves as Chair of the Every Child Arkansas (ECA) Executive Leadership Council. ECA is a state-wide network of advocates, agencies and other organizations working together in trust-building collaboration to fill the biggest gaps in foster care and adoption in Arkansas. Phil and Starla serve with organizations involved in care of orphans and vulnerable children in the US and around the world. They are actively involved in their church and love to teach and mentor others who share a desire to follow in the steps of Jesus Christ. They have a passion for marriage ministry and are long-time supporters of FamilyLife, previously headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2021, Dr. Goad retired from CTEH, LLC, an environmental and public health consulting firm, where he served as Co-Founder, CEO and Principal Toxicologist. CTEH is a national leader in helping governments, businesses and communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural and man-made disasters. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas (1977) and a Ph.D. degree in Interdisciplinary Toxicology from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (1982). Starla received a bachelor’s degree in Home Economics from Harding College (1976).

Connect with Jeff Thomas:

Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/

Podcast: https://www.generousbusinessowner.com/

Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-up

Email: jeff.thomas@arkosglobal.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArkosGlobalAdv

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arkosglobal/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arkosglobaladvisors

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkosglobaladvisors/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLUYpPwkHH7JrP6PrbHeBxw

How do I give my kids a leg up, but not two legs up on the couch?

In this episode, Jeff and Kate discuss:

• Being all-in for the Kingdom, even when in secular spaces.
• Creating positive investing and generosity experiences from a young age.
• Avoiding Sudden Wealth Syndrome.
• Believing in your children and giving them agency.
• Fostering healthy money communication.

Key Takeaways:

• God can work in all places - not just holy places.
• Our brains are literally not built to take in large amounts of money at one time or handle the overwhelm of options that comes along with it.
• You need to understand that God owns it all. Your investments are a work that you do to steward the Lord’s resources.
• There is blessing and struggle in empowerment. Deliver that to your children.
• Healthy family stewardship is built out of healthy communication.

"I really encourage families to think about giving their kids sums of money and not just controlled, restricted family foundation board seats or trust payments every year. For me, I've wrestled with it; I've been through hard things with it, but I have grown so much in having the stewardship agency that I do." — Kate Gardner

Episode References:

• UTMA & UGMA Accounts - https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/investing/utma-ugma
• The Gathering: https://www.thegathering.com/
• Gospel Patrons: https://www.gospelpatrons.org/

About Kate Gardner: Kate Gardner is next-generation philanthropist with a passion for holistic stewardship and community-building. Coming from a family business legacy, she focuses on ministry, investing, and helping other Next-Gens through a faith-based community called Magnify and running a podcast called Ascendants (with a book now as well!). She seeks to encourage other inheritors and business families to seek relational health, creativity, and purpose in the way they both wrestle with and embrace stewarding resources and "living a legacy.”

Connect with Kate Gardner:

Website: https://www.magnifygeneration.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gratefullykate/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ascendants/id1600096737

Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHC9ZDVY

Connect with Jeff Thomas:

Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/

Podcast: https://www.generousbusinessowner.com/

Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-up

Email: jeff.thomas@arkosglobal.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArkosGlobalAdv

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arkosglobal/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arkosglobaladvisors

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkosglobaladvisors/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLUYpPwkHH7JrP6PrbHeBxw