{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ron Blue | Founder of Kingdom Advisors & Pioneering Christian Financial Planner | Calling, Generosity, and God\u2019s Perspective on Money","description":"  Ron Blue is a pioneering Christian financial planner, longtime CPA, and founder of the firms and ministries that helped shape today\u2019s faith-based financial movement. After growing up in Indiana, studying at Indiana University, and working for KPMG in New York, Dallas, and San Francisco, Ron returned home to start his own CPA firm in 1970. That firm would grow into one of the top 50 accounting firms in the country, and later, Ron would go on to launch a fee-based financial planning firm for Christians, work closely with Campus Crusade (Cru), and help birth Kingdom Advisors and related initiatives that now influence thousands of advisors and families around the world.  In this episode of The Wow Factor, Brad sits down with Ron to trace how a rigid religious upbringing, an intense drive for success, and a quiet conversion moment on the way to a golf game all led to a radical decision to walk away from a thriving CPA practice and follow God\u2019s call to Atlanta. Ron shares how that step of faith, a series of \u201cturning points\u201d he only recognized in hindsight, and a growing conviction that there\u2019s no such thing as an independent financial decision laid the groundwork for Christian financial planning, national-level generosity, and ultimately the founding of Kingdom Advisors.  \u201cEverything turned when I realized it all hinged on the resurrection. If the resurrection happened, Christianity is true and I had to respond to that.\u201d - Ron Blue  \u201cThere\u2019s no such thing as an independent financial decision. Every choice you make with money touches your family, your future, and your ability to give.\u201d - Ron Blue  \u201cI really believe the church is the next frontier for biblical financial wisdom. We\u2019re just now seeing how all these years of proof-of-concept were preparation for serving the local church.\u201d - Ron Blue  This Week on The Wow Factor:  \u2022 Ron\u2019s Indiana roots, early success track, and what drew him to the \u201cbig time\u201d at KPMG in New York  \u2022 Leaving a secure global firm to start a CPA practice in Indianapolis and realizing most work was really counseling around money and taxes  \u2022 Childhood legalism, the soapbox derby story, and how early church experiences shaped his reaction against faith  \u2022 Ron\u2019s journey from \u201csuccess first\u201d to wrestling with the resurrection and praying to receive Christ alone in his car  \u2022 Moving to Atlanta after a clear call from Philippians 3 and a literal \u201cFor Sale by Owner\u201d sign in the attic  \u2022 How a time-based CPA model became the blueprint for a fee-for-advice Christian financial planning firm  \u2022 The \u201cfirst million-dollar giver\u201d and the early financial plan that proved generosity could increase cash flow  \u2022 Being let go by the board of the firm that bore his name\u2014and why that painful moment was a turning point  \u2022 Practical stories of cash-in-hand generosity to families, single moms, and unseen workers  \u2022 Ron\u2019s vision for serving local churches through trained Kingdom Advisors and holistic financial discipleship  Ron Blue\u2019s Word of Wisdom:  Ron believes the local church is the next major frontier for biblical financial discipleship. After decades of proving that faith-based financial principles work, he sees churches uniquely positioned to help people understand stewardship, generosity, and calling at every life stage.   Connect With Ron Blue:  Kingdom Advisors  Ron Blue Institute   Blue Trust    Connect With Brad Formsma:  WOW Factor Website    Brad Formsma on LinkedIn    Brad Formsma on Instagram    Brad Formsma on Facebook    Brad Formsma on X      ","author_name":"The Wow Factor","author_url":"https:\/\/www.thewowfactorpodcast.com","html":"