59. Bugs, Finances & God

Today’s show may seem like an odd mix, but when you get down to it, all our featured guests are passionate about serving God and their communities through the principles of contentment and generosity. Join us in Loveland, Colorado, as we talk with Tom Rauh from Thrivent Financial and Kevin Lemasters from a pest company called EnviroPest. Both of whom have hearts for the Lord and do business His way!

Tom Rauh is a financial advisor with Thrivent, a member-owned Christian investment organization. Today he breaks down what investment success REALLY means from a Kingdom perspective! Hint – it’s not just about revenue and profit… it’s about generosity and making a difference in the world. Thrivent works to help the everyday believer gain a healthy relationship with money where they have confidence, contentment, and the ability to live generously.

Speaking of contentment and generosity, Kevin Lemasters talks about shifting EnviroPest’s goals from profit to service. In fact, the pest removal company’s mission statement is “we exist to serve,” and their first core value is “customers and coworkers are an extension of our family and treated as such.” According to Kevin, most of the employees at the company don’t even have a set sales goal – because their goal is simply to go above and beyond to help people. Talk about a biznistry mindset!

But can that model be successful financially? According to Kevin, the answer is a resounding YES. As EnviroPest has focused on simply serving their customers WELL rather than increasing profit margins, God has taken care of their finances in such an incredible way that they can turn around and bless the community even more with the financial overflow.

Featured Guests: Kevin Lemasters, Tom Rauh & Dan Anderson
Ministry/Workplace: EnviroPest - Thrivent- Kingdom Way Ministries