What does it mean to align your money with your values? In this episode of What’s Brewing, Blake Smith and Karsten Kaczmar explore values-based financial management and how anyone can use their resources to live out purpose and mission.

Karsten shares his journey from financial instability to helping others steward their finances with intention, inviting listeners to define who they want to be in the world and take practical steps, in community, to live it fully.

Book Recommendations

Karsten shared these book recommendations during the episode. 

• Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
• Finance for the People by Paco de Leon

Intro and Outro music used with permission:

“For Everyone Born,” Community of Christ Sings #285. Music © 2006 Brian Mann, admin. General Board of Global Ministries t/a GBGMusik, 458 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30308.       

“The Trees of the Field,” Community of Christ Sings # 645, Music © 1975 Stuart Dauerman, Lillenas Publishing Company (admin. Music Services).

All music for this episode was performed by Dr. Jan Kraybill, and produced by Chad Godfrey.

NOTE: The series that make up the Project Zion Podcast explore the unique spiritual and theological gifts Community of Christ offers for today’s world. Although Project Zion Podcast is a Ministry of Community of Christ. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those speaking and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Community of Christ.