Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”), sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet. Acts 4:36-37
“Those who have really determined to serve Christ, with the help of spiritual fathers and their own self-knowledge will strive before all else to choose a place, and a way of life, and a habitation, and exercises suitable for them. For community life is not for all, on account of greed; and not for all are places of solitude, on account of anger. But each will consider what is most suited to his needs.”
John Climacus (6th century monk) in The Ladder of Divine Ascent, translated by Archimandrite Lazarus Moore (Harper & Brothers, 1959) 5.
What a privilege to provide biblical and practical teaching in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, yesterday! Kingdom Capital Fund hosted ministry partners. We had 40 in attendance exploring the topic of “From Vision to Execution — Building the Operational Backbone” (see header photo of participants above).
KCF Board Chair (and dear friend), Steve Jankord, introduced me and urged everyone to subscribe to Daily Meditations. I shared teaching from The Choice: The Christ-Centered Pursuit of Kingdom Outcomes to give them a framework for growing ministries through faithful activities. Then I pointed them to the GTP diagnostic tool and templates to strengthen capacity.
Today, I attend the KCF board meeting as a special advisor and have dinner with the KCF Founders. See their 6-minute video here if you did not watch it yesterday. The KCF Founders are like Joseph, also known as Barnabas, the son of encouragement. In the video they rightly appear as ordinary Joes who have chosen an extraordinary way of life together.
They have all agreed to shift from building wealth (greed as Climacus put) to building the kingdom (generosity as the KCF Founders put it). I am advising them regarding ways to grow deeper in this way of life and how to share it more widely with others. And Climacus would add that it is needful not to pressure anyone to this way of life but to invite them to consider it.
And what about you? Want to join the community of people committed to living, giving, serving, and loving generously? In June 2026, the Generosity Monk team plans to release a new website and social and video channels to reach the world. One invitation will be to adopt the Generosity Monk rule of life. Stay tuned to see what it is.
For now, ask God to help you be like Joseph who released assets, not just income, to build the kingdom. And if you need help with that, reply to this email. I can assist you. Once you adopt this way of life you will see God will entrust you with more resources to steward. You won’t end up empty but rather enriched for greater generosity.