The River Foundation Podcast

The word is out: Our God is a giving God! In this 25th episode of the River Foundation Podcast, Kay Hiramine shares how his dream of becoming a pastor and his experience in business and finance led him to become the Relationship Coordinator for Generosity Path in Southeast Asia. Tune in to hear how God is working through the Generosity Movement to teach people not only about finances but about cul...

In this episode of the River Foundation Podcast, ministry partner, Richard Samuel, shares how growing up with mission-minded parents in India launched him on a journey to find God for himself through embracing a life of poverty and studying the Word of God. You won't want to miss how Richard's story fits into the great narrative of God's faithfulness to the River Foundation's story. Episode Highli...

According to the staff at Summit Ministries, Christians should be the last to shy away from life's hard questions. In this episode of the River Foundation Podcast, Jeff Myers shares how he went from being a 17-year-old kid desperate for answers to the president of Summit Ministries. Join Jeff and Dan as they discuss what the River Foundation is doing to equip the next generation to engage our cult...

Austin Greer may only be 20 years old, but there's a reason Dan is calling this college junior a mentor.   In this episode, Austin shares how growing up watching his mother work for First Southern later led him to become a River Foundation Scholar, an investment God has used to open doors for him in ministry and to ultimately teach Austin that he can make money through doing what he loves.   Episo...

Welcome back to the River Foundation Podcast!   Mission trips can be intimidating if you've never been on one before, which is why Ron Houp, a CPA and the President of Go International has joined us to share how those fears can be overcome, what got him involved in missions (at the age of 30), and the passion behind joining existing ministries on the ground.   You'll be inspired, encouraged, and e...

In this episode of the River Foundation Podcast, David Wills, former President of the National Christian Foundation, joins Dan to share how God used mentors, friends, and colleagues to ultimately mold him into a "founding son" of the Generous Giving movement. You won't want to miss David's wisdom on how to live a healthy, vibrant life or the encouraging words he has specifically for our River Foun...

Generosity doesn't end after retirement. In this final episode of our three-part conversation with River Foundation Co-founder Randy Attkisson, Randy shares what God has been teaching him about living generously since retiring in 2008 and reminds us that when we fully surrender our talents to the Lord, He is gracious and faithful to use us in His Kingdom work.         Episode Highlights [0:44] Wha...

Welcome to Part 2 of our three-part series featuring River Foundation Co-founder, Randy Attkisson! In this episode, you'll hear how Randy and his team first began to cultivate the generosity culture of the River Foundation we know today and how through the bank's years of acquisition and expansion, they learned more about how to honor God both in their work and their personal finances.  Episode Hi...

Welcome back to the River Foundation Podcast! In this episode, you'll find the first of our three-part series featuring bank Co-founder and Board Member, Randy Attkisson, who's here to share with us the life and history that ultimately led him to founding the First Southern family of companies. From being broke, to attending business school, to buying banks, the early years of Randy's journey are...

Welcome back to the River Foundation Podcast! In this episode, Dan visits President of Colson Center for Christian Worldview, John Stonestreet, in his home in Colorado to hear John's thoughts on the relationship between the Christian worldview and modern-day culture. John shares not only the story behind how the Colson Center began but what the River Foundation is doing to support and help further...

Is it really better to give away than to receive?  In this episode of the River Foundation Podcast, ministry partner and President of Generous Giving Todd Harper shares his journey in encountering and practicing generosity and how contentment created through a radically generous community has inspired him to invite more and more people into a generous way of being and living.     Episode Highlight...

Welcome back to the River Foundation Podcast, where our shareholders are informed, inspired, and activated to serve through hearing one another's stories.  In this episode, Dan invites Ronda Webber, Executive Director of pregnancy resource center Assurance, to share what her organization is doing to empower individuals facing unplanned pregnancies and how we can become not only champions for life,...

Welcome back to the River Foundation Podcast! In most business schools, the focus is entirely on increasing profit and shareholder value. But as Dr. Mike Kane, dean of Howard Dayton School of Business at Asbury University shares in this interview, they're taking an innovative approach to teaching the triple bottom line and sending graduates into the marketplace to be a light for God.   Episode Hig...

Welcome back to the River Foundation Podcast! In this episode, we meet partner Jim Van Eerden -- father of 11, husband of 1, and founder of Thinker Education. Join us as Jim shares his journey in discovering the importance of asking good questions and initiating conversations that matter, both at home and in the workplace, and learn what you can do to join the movement of countercultural conversat...

Ken was a successful engineer living the American dream until he lost it all and found himself working as a church custodian scrubbing toilets. But only then did Ken begin to learn God's heart for serving people, a realization that led him to serve as the Vice President of the National Christian Foundation of Kentucky. Join Dan in this episode to learn Ken's journey to generosity and how the Natio...

Welcome back to the River Foundation Podcast, where River Foundation shareholders are connected and encouraged by one another's stories. In this episode, Dan calls board member Boyd Bailey, the President of the National Christian Foundation in Georgia.  But despite his impressive title and work with numerous ministries, Boyd points our attention to the mentors whose wisdom helped him along the way...

Welcome back to the River Foundation Podcast!   In this episode, Dan sits down with Star Parker, President of CURE (Center for Urban Renewal and Education), a public policy think tank that promotes market-based solutions to fight poverty.  Discover how to become part of the solution through the ministry of this River Foundation Partner! Episode Highlights 1:22 - How Star Parker has been unleashed...

Welcome back to the River Foundation Podcast, where our shareholders are informed, inspired, and activated to do God's work around the world.  In this episode, River Foundation partner Mike Taylor shares what God has taught him about work, mission, and money through 22 years of serving at First Southern National Bank.     Episode Highlights 0:24     Introducing Mike Taylor 0:42     The journey tha...

Welcome back to the River Foundation Podcast! In this episode, Dan invites Regional Director and Assistant Regional Director of Students for Life in Appalachia, Brenna Lewis and Elizabeth Parker, to share their journey in partnering with the pro-life movement and how the Students for Life ministry is working to inspire the next generation of pro-life leaders in America. Listen for how you can be a...

In this episode of the River Foundation Podcast, Dan is joined by Dr. Ananthi Jebasingh, founder of the Good Samaritan School in Delhi, India, which provides quality education to children living in the slums.  Join us as Ananthi shares how 28 years ago, God took her prayer for an opportunity to serve him and turned it into a ministry that has changed the lives of thousands of children in India.  ...

In this episode of the River Foundation Podcast, Dan is joined by his good friend and River Foundation partner, Coach Keith Madison, Director of Baseball for Score International.  Listen as Coach Madison shares how God turned his childhood love for baseball into a 25-year baseball career and later, into a full-time ministry.    Episode Highlights 0:30     Introducing National Director of Baseball...

In this episode of the River Foundation podcast, Dan sits down with Gary Montgomery, Executive Director of Compass-Kentucky, a non-profit organization dedicated to equipping Christ-followers to manage their money through Biblical principles. Today, Gary shares with us how God revealed His faithfulness to his family through their financial struggles.  Join us in this conversation as we learn how ma...

On this episode of the River Foundation Podcast, Father Frank Pavone joins Dan in Washington D.C. to share how his organization, Priests for Life, is uniting church leaders with people everywhere to carry out the vision of the pro-life movement in America.   We hope you will be informed, inspired, and activated through hearing how the River Foundation is partnering with organizations like Priests...

Welcome back to the River Foundation Podcast, where we strive to inspire our River Foundation family through sharing one another's stories.  In this episode, our Executive Administrator Jami Cervantes tells us how she discovered the River Foundation and how God has used her gifts to serve our team-members, local communities, and international ministries.   Episode Highlights 0:24 Introducing Jami...

Welcome to the River Foundation podcast, where we share the stories of how God is using the River Foundation family to impact lives this side of heaven. In this first episode, Executive Director Dan Lewis sits down with our podcast producer Philip Devine, and together they share their vision for how this podcast will seek to inform, encourage, and inspire River Foundation team-members all over the...