In this episode, Jeff and Tim discuss: 

• Seeing God’s hands in the moves of our lives. 
• Making a difference in your lane in your community. 
• Building with a partner and a team to make a bigger impact. 
• The requirement of a balance sheet in stewardship. 

Key Takeaways: 

• You can use your business platform and social capital that you have to bless those around you intentionally.
• God doesn’t call us to success. He calls us to faithfulness.
• Impacting neighborhoods is 20+ year of work, not short-term work. You cannot commit short term, you need to follow through with what you say, not turn tail when things get hard.
• The Lord wants us to wrestle with stewardship of His resources. The answer will be unique for each of us. 

"We felt strongly that all of it had to be built on a foundation of faith, and integrate faith in everything that we did. Because if we just did compassion work and gave somebody a, you know, a higher income and a and a dry roof over their head, and they didn't know Christ, then we've really swung and missed." —  Tim Sittema

About Tim Sittema: 

Mr. Sittema is Managing Partner of Crosland Southeast and shares responsibility for the strategic growth and capital markets needs of the Company and he provides oversight of the Company’s various development business lines (single-tenant, shopping center, market-rate multifamily, and mixed/multi-use) and our affordable housing development efforts. Mr. Sittema is involved in several Public-Private-Partnership developments and believes this structure provides an effective mechanism to solve some of the more challenging needs in under-invested communities. Tim is also very involved in philanthropic work and has a passion for using his real estate platform to improve the fabric of the communities within which we live and work while helping to expand opportunities for the less fortunate. When Tim is not at work, he is likely spending time with his wife of 40 years or one of his 6 grandchildren. 

Prior to the formation of Crosland Southeast, Mr. Sittema served as President of Crosland Investment Services, Crosland’s leasing, asset, and property management service business unit. Prior to joining Crosland, Tim served as President of Sittema-Bullock Realty Partners in Denver, Colorado. 

Connect with Tim Sittema:

Website: https://croslandsoutheast.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-sittema-5aa8b114/  

Tim was named one of the 10 power players for 2022 in Charlotte. Read more here!: https://charlotte.axios.com/315080/power-players-charlotte-colliers-ric-elias-charlotte-fc/

Book References: 

• Neighborliness by David Docusen: https://www.amazon.com/Neighborliness-Jesus-Dividing-Transform-Community/dp/0785289283
• The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer: https://www.amazon.com/Cost-Discipleship-Dietrich-Bonhoeffer/dp/0684815001
• Halftime by Bob Buford: https://www.amazon.com/Halftime-Significance-Bob-P-Buford/dp/0310344441

Connect with Jeff Thomas: 

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

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

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArkosGlobalAdv 

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