Paul McWilliams is a financial advisor and pastor’s kid who works with pastors and churches all across America. 

In today's episode, we discuss why 403b retirement plans are incredibly helpful vehicles to help pastors and church leaders save for retirement, save on taxes, and be wise managers of their financial resources.

Connect with Paul: https://www.inspireadvisors.com/financial-advisor/paul-mcwilliams

Pastor's Wallet Article: https://pastorswallet.com/how-can-a-church-sponsor-a-retirement-plan/

A quick roundup on some of the most interesting articles this month...

- Apple rumored to be working on making a foldable iPhone

- Elon Musk's Neuralink completes first successful brain chip implant in a human

- Deepfake scammers dupe company out of $25 million

- US returns to the moon for the first time in 50 years

When does it make sense to hire a financial advisor? Do you even need a financial advisor??

In today's episode, I’m going to give you 5 factors to consider when deciding whether to enlist financial guidance.

We like to focus on "what" financial decisions to make (account types, interest rates, tax strategies, etc.) but we don't spend nearly enough time focusing on "why" we're spending our money.

Today we'll talk about:

- What exactly is a Financial "Why" Statement?

- 3 questions to help you develop your own Financial "Why" Statement

- How I recently used my Financial "Why" Statement to make a difficult financial choice

A quick roundup on some of the most interesting articles this month...

- Which countries could you move to where you get the most bang for your buck?

- 10 million workers got a raise but the federal minimum wage is still at $7.25 and hasn't changed since 2009

- 2023 was a big year for entrepreneurship, especially home service businesses

- A few reasons why your pastor probably isn't paid enough

My guest, Jake Ridley, joins me to discuss the very important topic of Biblically Responsible Investing.

- How does BRI work?

- Are there any downsides to investing in BRI funds?

- How does one compare/evluate different BRI funds to know which is best?

- Should Christians invest in BRI funds or are they better served with a more traditional investing approach?

Jake's article on Biblically Responsible Investing: https://churchfiduciary.com/biblically-responsible-investing-a-comprehensive-guide-and-fund-analysis/

Jake Ridley: https://astoriastrategicwealth.com/about-us/jake-ridley-team-member-page/

A look back on some of the most surprising things we learned last year.

Full list of facts here: https://theideafarm.beehiiv.com/p/75-facts-2023

Here's Part 2 of my conversation with Kurt Skelly about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

- What is God's purpose for Israel?

- How does the current conflict in Gaza fit into the bigger picture?

- How do we frame our view of these events in a biblical way?

Watch Kurt Skelly's full message on the topic: http://bit.ly/4aBdjzy

We're calling a little bit of an audible on this episode of the Financial Pathway podcast.

I originally asked my dad, Kurt Skelly, to join me on the podcast to tackle another financial topic. But with the October 7 attack on Israel and subsequent war in Gaza, we thought it best to focus this conversation on a topic that's been on a lot of our hearts and minds recently.

- What is God's purpose for Israel?

- How does the current conflict in Gaza fit into the bigger picture?

- How do we frame our view of these events in a biblical way?

Every organization, business, or church faces the same challenge - how do we effectively get our message to our desired audience?

My guest, Will Hamilton, recently moved from Kansas to Tampa to be part of the launch team for Redemption Church.

Will owns his own marketing business, and in today's episode we talk about the most effective ways to use social media, google, and similar channels to reach people.

By the way, if you are a church looking to increase your reach through video content you need to check out Will's new service at churchposting.com. They will take your existing video content, make short form clips, and share them to multiple platforms - it's an easy way to increase your visibility by thousands of views every month.

Will Hamilton:

ThriveTampa.com

ChurchPosting.com

[email protected]