Generosity
Summit
A joyful evening of dinner, worship, inspiring stories, and biblical teaching designed to encourage and equip people for generosity and Kingdom impact.
Saturday, October 17 · 6:00–8:30 p.m.
FH2 · Blankenbaker Campus
Come with people you already do life with.
Our tables are intentionally relational. Many guests will attend because a trusted friend invited them to share the experience. You do not need to arrive with all the answers—only a willingness to listen, reflect, and consider what God may be inviting you into next.
Greg Baumer & John Cortines
Co-authors of God & Money and True Riches, Greg and John bring a deeply biblical, practical perspective to the relationship between faith, wealth, generosity, and the heart. Their first book, God & Money, sold 30,000 copies in its first year.
Greg Baumer
Chairman of the Board, Generous Giving • Co-author, God & Money and True Riches
Greg Baumer’s journey into generosity began at the intersection of business, investing, and a serious study of Scripture. A native of Indianapolis, he began his career with McKinsey & Company in Chicago and later worked as an investment professional with private equity firm Advent International in Boston. He now works across several healthcare startups.
While studying at Harvard, a Divinity School course called God & Money prompted Greg to examine what Scripture actually says about wealth and generosity. That study reshaped his understanding of giving: generosity is not primarily something God wants from us, but an invitation God offers for us— a pathway to joy, freedom, purpose, and participation in His Kingdom. Greg holds degrees from Indiana University and Harvard Business School and lives in Nashville with his wife, Alison, and their four children.
John Cortines
Family Office Advisor at Blue Trust
After beginning his career as a Petroleum Engineer with Chevron, he received a radical call from God at Harvard Business School to move into the nonprofit sector. For the ensuing decade he held various executive roles at Generous Giving and then at the Maclellan Foundation, where he continues to serve as a Strategic Advisor.
John serves on various boards, including UTG, Inc., a publicly traded life insurance company, and serves as a Faculty Member for Kingdom Advisors. His books include God and Money (2016), True Riches (2019), and Wisdom Over Wealth (2025), which together have over 100,000 copies in circulation. John lives in Tennessee with his lovely wife Megan and their six children, where they homeschool and homestead. He enjoys farming, writing and teaching, and spending time with his family. He holds a MBA, MS in Geophysics, and BS in Chemical Engineering.
We’d be honored to have you in the room.
Table Leader Registration
Register here if you plan to host a table and personally invite guests into the evening.
Attendee Registration
Register here if you plan to attend as a guest or are joining someone else’s table.
What to know before you come.
No. There will be no fundraising appeal or financial ask during the evening.
No. Personal invitations help create a relational experience, but anyone may RSVP while seats remain available.
A table leader personally invites guests and helps them feel welcome. There is no presentation or significant preparation required.
Anyone seeking to grow in biblical stewardship, generosity, freedom, purpose, and Kingdom impact.
Dinner, fellowship, worship, inspiring stories, biblical teaching, and time for reflection and conversation.
Email generosity@secc.org.