The Finish Line Podcast Andrew Clark, Founder of the Lion’s Den, on Relationships and Risk in Faith Driven Investing (Ep. 161)
Andrew Clark, founder of the Jeremiah Fund and co-creator of the Lion’s Den, felt drawn to both business and ministry from an early age and soon discovered he could faithfully merge the two. His path has spanned multiple industries as an entrepreneur and investor, where he learned the power of linking arms with other Christians in the marketplace. Through it all, one question has anchored his work: How do you steward influence and capital for eternal impact?
That pursuit led to the Lion’s Den, a Shark Tank style forum that connects Christ-centered founders with values-aligned investors. More recently, he launched the Jeremiah Fund to venture differently, pairing capital with discipleship and Kingdom partnership. Andrew is a thoughtful builder with practical frameworks for viewing business, investing, and eternity. His insights will sharpen how you think about faithful stewardship in the marketplace.
Major Topics Include:
- The story of the Lion’s Den
- What God’s doing in impact investing
- Historical examples of Christian business networking
- Considering impact as a Christin investor
- Three axis of considering impact: the intensity of the mission, the amount of expected return, and the time of expected return
- Balancing “showing” and “telling”
- Finding alignment in faith-driven investing
- Spirit-led investing when you may not see the fruit
- Navigating Christian relationships through the ups and downs of business
- Encouraging and ministering to struggling founders through the Jeremiah Fund
- The difference between a driven person and a called person
- Encouragement for business leaders to be open about their faith
- “All of life is ministry. So what are you going to do for ministry in the working world?”
- “How do we live out our faith in our work in a way that people want to be drawn into the place where we’re worshipping the Lord?”
- “Let’s try to create an environment where we can encourage collaboration and encourage growth.”
- “The best thing we did in the Lion’s Den was try to provide a place where people could fellowship and learn, and we weren’t prescribing actions, but we were describing what could be possible.”
- “There is beauty in the diversity of the Body of Christ, and the more we take stock of that and actually listen the more we see the beauty of the Lord and who He is.”
- “The more you encourage the opportunity for the Lord to be present and to be shown, the more He will bless it, whether it’s successful or not.”
- “Christian investing has three parts: charity, philanthropy, and reinvestment.”
- “Relationships are so important in encouraging Christians in an early stage of this journey.”
- “A called person realizes that it’s not ultimately their job alone, but God is with them. And it’s not about a performance, but about learning who God is and who they are.”
- “When you understand who you are and what God’s given you, you will understand more what you can do practically and for the Lord.”
- Lion’s Den
- Jeremiah Fund
- Regional Advantage by AnnaLee Saxenian
- Lead with Prayer by Ryan Skoog, Peter Greer, Cameron Doolittle
- The Finish Line Community Facebook Group
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Matthew 25:14-30 | Parable of the Talents
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