Over the last 25 years, I’ve spent the majority of my working hours in 1-on-1 conversations with the best leaders out there.

Nothing intrigues me more than the tension they feel between deep impact and personal happiness.

For 18 years in the Christian non-profit sector and now 6 leading my own executive coaching firm, I have had the privilege of walking alongside leaders who are shaping their organizations and their communities.

And quietly getting more and more curious about their own lives. 

I partner with CEOs and business owners who are impacting others in powerful ways - and longing for lives that feel a bit more balanced, sustainable, and fun.

Alongside my team, I support Christian organizations with tailored coaching, leadership development, and consulting services, helping them deepen their missional impact by investing in their key leaders. 

If you’re leading world-changers and need some help - let’s talk. 

Shane Arthur

Christian Family’s Financial Guide 🙏 Read my bio and see how… Be Radically Intentional 👊 Accepting new clients: generous families/businesses

🔷When I gave my life to Christ everything changed. 🔷

I knew my life needed to be oriented towards Him.

Not just on Sundays-everyday and in each area of my life. 

Including finances, family, work… everything.

Now, I help families realign their finances. 
Making heaven and impact the goal. Not just wealth.

🔹 Why families hire me? 🔹 

- They want peace of mind with their money 
- They want someone w shared values and goals
- They want to leave a lasting legacy more than money
- They want an answer tailored to them, not from Google 
- They built up a financial junk drawer and need a plan
- They want a clear plan that's easy to understand 
- They want someone to hold them accountable 
- They want someone they can trust

🔹 How we help 🔹 

I help Christian families define their family vision, organize their financial junk drawer, and realign their resources towards their mission through:  

💵 Cash Flow Management  
👼 Planned giving strategy 
🏡 Real Estate Planning 
📊 Investment Planning 
📍 Retirement Planning 
🛡 Insurance Planning 
📚 Education Planning 
🙏Legacy Planning
📃 Estate Planning
💲 Tax efficiency

🔹 What meeting is like 🔹

Financial planning shouldn’t feel like an interrogation. 
It should feel like a family dinner. 

 A place where:
 
- We learn 
- We get to the heart 
- We have open dialogue 
- We act with confidence and accountability


If you're a Christian family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 looking to realign your finances send me a message.

Your family is too important to wait.

I'm here when you're ready.
But until then, you're in my prayers.

God Bless you,

Jack 🙏

Jack Ziegler III

It's unbelievable to witness the revival of faith in America. 
Not long ago it felt like the most basic truths in life were under attack. 

- What constitutes a life? 
- What is a women? 
- What does it mean to be human? 
- Does my sexuality matter? 
- What makes life valuable?

In the wake of these attacks on truth came questions from a curious generation demanding answers...

Thanks be to God, Christianity has been answering these questions for thousands of years. 

Now this curious generation is finding the answers in Jesus and being swept up in his grace and goodness. 

Blessed be the name of the Lord!

Jack Ziegler III, CFP®

Christian Families CFP® Accomplish Radically Intentional Goals Generous families 35-55 See my Featured Section for Resources 👇 Read my bio to see if we're a fit.

Generational wealth does NOT have to cost Millions of dollars. 

It DOES have to be radically intentional.

Just another quick reminder to keep going.
You’re building something beautiful.

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Picture this… you give your 30-year-old daughter $120k for a house down payment.

Not because she’s spoiled. 

She’s married, has 2 kids, they give 10%, they save as much as they can and work hard.

Her $60k saved would’ve been a solid 20% down in 2018? 

Today it barely covers 5% down and closing costs on a decent home near you.

The math: $600k house = $120k for 20% down + ~$25k for closing/ moving costs.

Her parents had two choices: 

1. Watch her pay $4,800/month w/ PMI, tiny down payment, no emergency fund while in peak yrs of raising family.

But, gift her $300k when she’s 60.

OR ‼️

 2. Help now instead w/ $120k. 

Results: 

$3800 monthly payment. No PMI. Extra $35k in the bank and $85k in home equity. 

Some legacy needs to be “sped up” for a couple decades.

That’s when it’s most impactful

It’s been 2,594 days since I started my business.

Here’s what it did to my life:

1: Had cancer twice
2: Wanted to quit exactly 100 times
3: Rejected by 1000’s of times
4: Survived months with $0 pay
5: Got called a “dirty grifter”

Yet I’d say it was 100% worth it.
Seriously, entrepreneurship is brutal.

But I also got married and had 2 kids
Invited Jesus into every client meeting
Created unlimited growth potential
Built a team of (soon to be) 6!
Built a practice on my terms

Praise you Jesus!

Then I had this moment recently…

Got a recruiter email offering a big 6-figure salary (full benefits, stability…the works)

For a second, I thought “WOW!! That’s really good money!!”

Then I re-ran our recurring revenue and saw its already more than that.

And it clicked differently then before.

The best investment I ever made was betting on myself and fighting through 7 yrs of difficulty when everyone else thought I was crazy.

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Your kids will remember you missed their games.
They won’t remember the deal you closed.

Too many pray for God to bless their business.
Then work 70 hrs and miss their daughter’s childhood.
 
That’s not bringing God into our work. 
That’s using God for work.

Faith, family, work.
Work serves the family. Family serves God.

Flip this order and it gets ugly.
It’s subtle. And very easy to do.

What we think is stewardship can become idolatry.

You’re 48. Income just hit $520K.
You worked hard. Pursued excellence. Honored God in your career.

The promotions came. 
The income grew. 
You were faithful.

But now there’s this… tension.

You want to live simply. Give generously. Be present with your family.

But you’re earning more than you ever imagined.

Part of you feels guilty. “Do I really need this much?”

Part of you feels proud. “I worked for this.”

Part of you feels confused. “What does God want me to do with it?”

Here’s what I’ve learned both personally and working with hundreds of families:

The income isn’t the problem. 
The unclear purpose is.

God doesn’t call you to earn less to prove your faithfulness.

He calls you to steward more with Kingdom intentionality.

The question isn’t: “Should I earn this much?”

It’s: “What is this much FOR?”

Excellence in your career can honor God.
Provision for your family can honor God.
Generosity with the surplus absolutely honors God.

The tension dissolves when your income has a mission beyond your mortgage.

DM me. We help families turn the tension into clarity.

God bless you, 

Jack 🙏

2020: Thought money was the answer
2021: Thought success would satisfy  
2022: Cancer changed everything

Suddenly none of it mattered.

Not the portfolio size.
Not the business growth.
Not the recognition.
Not the accumulation.

Only 3 things mattered:

1.  Faith - Was I walking with Jesus?
2. Family - Was I loving them well?
3. Impact - Was I serving others?

Everything else was noise.

Here’s the truth they don’t teach:

Money is a tool, not a destination.
When you reflect back on life, 
Money won’t be what mattered.

Cancer gave me clarity early on.
Don’t wait for cancer to teach you this.

The things that matter most?
You can start focusing on them today.

Your health won’t last forever.
Your wealth can’t save you.
Your time is limited.

But your impact?
That’s eternal.

It won’t happen by accident. 
Hope this helps you get started:

1. Write family mission statement
2. Define clear goals that help you live it
3. Give each dollar a purpose
4. Be generous in all things
5. Spend on what matters

God bless you,

Jack 🙏

Jack III

Tom got promoted. Income: $185K to $280K.
Within 6 months:
New house. $4,800/m (was $2,400).
New cars. $1,200/m (was $450).
Country club. $1,500/m.

Lifestyle increase: $4,650/m. 
His raise after taxes: $4,900/m.

One yr later his income is up over 50%

But his giving is flat. His savings not grown.
His stress is higher than before. 

Same prison just new countertops.

His friend Marcus: Same promotion. 
But he paused. Prayed. Acted with intention.

Waited 3 years to upgrade anything.

Year 1-3: Kept house. Kept cars. Invested and gave difference. Income continued to grow. 
Year 4: Upgraded modestly. Paid 40% down on house.

Marcus saved $260K. Gave $85K. Mortgage $2,800/month.

Tom saved $18K. Locked into every payment.

Here’s the wisdom:
When income jumps, lifestyle wants to jump immediately.

Wait 3 years. 
Let the raise compound. Then decide. 
What’s actually important will become clear. 

You’ll either realize you don’t need it—or buy it with cash and keep your peace.

DM me. We help families navigate raises without lifestyle traps.

I used to think success was:

- 12 rental properties
- Ability to not have to work
- Winning in business… ALWAYS
- Titles, rewards, and recognition
- Traveling and stacking experiences for ME

Now I see it’s:

- My wife able to stay home w/ kids
- Building high impact businesses I love
- Growing deeper love w/ Christ, my wife, kids
- Radically generous w/ time, talent, treasure 
- Own home that is a center for community
- Blessing family legacy for generations

My definition of success is different than most

If I don’t:

1. Write this down
2. Have a team to help
3. Share it for accountability
4. Bring it to prayer and surrender
5. Re-align assets, savings regularly 

Then the current of the world will sweep me away.

And my family with it.

I won’t let that happen. 

It’s my role to see that our mission is accomplished.

How are your goals different than the main stream?

God bless you,

Jack 🙏

PS. When you’re ready for a guide on your family planning to help you:

1. write it down
2. stay accountabale
3. realign finances steeped in prayer… 

send me a message.

You made $520K. Owe $182K in taxes.
Gave $52K to church and missions (10%).
Faithful. Generous. Wasteful?

Here’s what you didn’t know:

That same $52K could’ve saved you an additional $18K in taxes.

Meaning you could’ve given $70K for the same net cost.

Most Christians overpay taxes and undergive to the Kingdom.

Here’s how it works:


EXAMPLE 1: Donor-Advised Fund with appreciated stock


- $52k in Apple stock. Bought for $12K.

- Gift the stock. Deduct $52K. No capital gains tax ($8k savings)

- Same cost to you. 
- $8K more to the Kingdom.


EXAMPLE 2: Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) at 70+


- You’re 72. RMD forces $85K withdrawal. 
- Taxed at 15% = $12.7k tax.

- Instead: QCD $50K directly to church. - Taxable income now $35K. Tax: $3500.
- Saved $9,200. Gave $50K. 

EXAMPLE 3: Bunching contributions

- Instead of $52K/yr, give $156K every 3 years to DAF.
- Itemize year 1. 
($32k savings above standard deduction)

- Standard deduction years 2-3.

- Same giving. $18k+ in extra tax savings every 3 yrs.


Most Christians are accidentally generous to the government.

Not because they don’t care.

Because they don’t know the tools exist.
You can honor God AND honor good stewardship.

Giving more to the Kingdom while paying less to the IRS is stewardship.

DM me. We build tax-efficient generosity strategies. Your CPA should thank you. Your church will too.

Christian Families CFP® Accomplish Radically Intentional Goals Generous families 35-55 See my Featured Section for Resources 👇 Read my bio to see if we’re a fit

401(k): $1.1M. 
House equity: $680K. 
Annual spend: unknown

Net worth outside retirement and house? $47K.

Everything locked up. Illiquid. Inaccessible.

What happened:

Kitchen $62K. Basement $48K. Deck $38K. 
Master bath $32K. Roof: $40k Fence: $12k
Car 1: $45k Car 2: $38k. Big trips: $50k

Every yr another project. 
Another major expense.
A life chasing the most recent fire. 

Here’s the pattern I see:

High income. 
Maxing 401(k). 
House appreciating.
Debt pay down.

But…

Zero liquidity. Zero flexibility. Zero options.

Too many families in a spot where they feel blessed in a beautiful home but trapped until 65+  to keep the dream alive. 

3 quick tips: 

1. Make a distinction between true savings, and deferred spending.
2. Create specific, intentional goals and priorities for the family. 
3. Define necessary true savings rates. 
4. Know the trade off cost before making the major purchase. 

Most people don’t know they’re shaving a decade off their retirement until it’s too late.

DM me to build a plan to make it all happen 

Ps. Just saw this picture and can’t believe how big my oldes is getting!

A family saves $7,000 every month and just booked Italy.

Without touching their emergency fund.

How does a family with high income still feel financially stretched?

It’s not about income.
It’s about intention.

Working with high earning families, I’ve seen it repeatedly:

→ The VP of sales making $750k with nothing left at year-end
→ The business owner with $5M net worth but monthly cash stress
→ The executive who can’t increase giving because “there’s nothing extra”

Money flows to what we value.
But only when we direct it there first.

“Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops.” (Proverbs 3:9)

Firstfruits.
Not leftovers.

Last September, I sat with a couple to review their spending.

→ $24,000 annually on restaurants
→ $36,000 untracked miscellaneous purchases
→ $9,700 on subscriptions they barely used

Nothing sinful.
Just unintentional.

We rebuilt their cash flow around priorities:

→ Tithe came first (non-negotiable)
→ Then savings (paying their future selves)
→ Then intentional spending aligned with their values

Six months later?

Their giving increased by 40%.
Their savings rate doubled.

And they felt more financial peace than ever before.

No matter your income, the principle remains:
Direction, not amount, determines financial peace.

Cash flow planning isn’t about restriction.
It’s about liberation.

Now they can hit intentional goals like:

- Helping kids with their first home
- One on one trips with each kid at 16
- Generational generosity
- Funding education

Freedom to fund what truly matters.

What one area of your spending doesn’t align with your deepest values?

God Bless you,

Jack 🙏

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Every $1,000/month you spend costs $300K to replace in retirement.

Age 45: Income $280K. Spending $180K/yr. Saving $44k/yr. Need $4.5M to retire.

Age 50: Income $380K. Spending $240K/yr. Saving $56k/yr. Need $6M to retire.

Age 55: Income $480K. Spending $310K/yr. Saving $60k/yr. Need $7.75M to retire.

Income climbed $200K. 
Retirement target jumped $3.25M.
Savings grew by only $16k/yr.

You’re running faster and the finish line is moving.

Here’s what I’ve noticed: The last 10-15 yrs before retirement is when lifestyle inflation destroys plans.

New cars | Bigger house | Better vacations

“We can afford it now.”
But every upgrade costs 25x that amount to sustain in retirement.

The couple who kept spending at $180K:
Age 55: Need $4.5M. Save $165k/yr.
Have $2.9M. Retire at 60.

The couple who let it drift to $310K:
Age 55: Need $7.75M. Save $60k/yr. 
Have $1.8M. Retire at… 70? Maybe?

Same income growth. One retires early. 
One can’t retire at all.

Couple things that help a TON:

1. Pay off all debt by retirement. Replace monthly pmt w/ monthly savings.
2. Build efficient safe dollars that allow higher withdrawal rate. 
3. Build a separate legacy plan for permission to spend down the rest. 
4. Tax plan. Now and for retirement. 

DM me. We help families lock in their plan before the finish line disappears.

Age 64. Portfolio: $3.2M. Ready to retire.
Without planning: Retire → get conservative → preserve principal → cut giving.

Working years: Income $420K. Gave $65K/year (15.5%).

Retirement plan: Withdraw $150k/yr. Give $15k?

Wait. Giving just dropped 75%?

Kingdom impact fades exactly when you have the most time to make it.

Main reasons it’s cut?

- what if I run out?
- will I leave something to my kids? 

How to maintain (or increase) giving in retirement:

1.	Calculate true need: family spend $10k/m… maintain giving $5k/m

2.	Structure retirement income: Live on $120. Give $60K. Total $180k withdrawal

3.	$1.5M permanent death benefit secured guarantees legacy.

4.	Use QCDs at 70½: RMDs go straight to church, tax-free makes it all last. 

5.	Use donor advised fund in final 5 yrs of working to build up future giving and increase deductions. 

By age 72: Given $700k in retirement. Portfolio still growing.

You spent 40 years building wealth.
Don’t spend 20 years hoarding it.

Retirement isn’t when generosity shrinks. 
It’s when it accelerates.

DM me. We structure retirement income so you have permission to give and spend without fear or guilt.

You’re money can go 4 places:

1. Spend it
2. Give it to charity 
3. Give it to kids
4. Taxes

My job is three fold:

1. Help you define how much to #1-3
2. Build an intentional plan to achieve it
3. Minimize #4 so it can go to #1-3

I help Christian families making great money but feel like they’re not being as intentional as they could be. 

My job is to build them a radically intentional money plan so they have clarity on the vision God has for their life and the path to get there. 

If that’s you… send me a message.

We compare accolades, 
Then that starts going well…
So we start comparing income
Then that starts going well…

So we compare wealth
Then that starts going well…

 So we switch to compare stuff
Then that starts going well…

So then we compare kids…

And so on and so on. 

As soon as you feel ahead,
the scoreboard changes. 

Only leading to more stress, feelings of inadequacy, no peace, and the endless pursuit of more.

Why are we this way? 

Our hearts are restless until we rest in him.

"Be a good steward."
We've heard it a thousand times.

But what does it really mean?

It's not just:

- Having a budget
- Saving for retirement
- Giving 10%

It's aligning every resource with God's vision for your life.

Seeing all as a blessing and multiplying that to give back to the Lord. 

When the Master returned in Jesus' parable,
He didn't ask if the servants saved the talents.
He asked what they did with them.

True stewardship is radically intentional.

It asks:

- What is God uniquely calling our family to?
- What is the purpose of this wealth?
- What goals if accomplished, will be evidence of our family mission lived?

We've experienced this transformation:

From managing money well…
To deploying resources purposefully

Every dollar.
Every minute.
Every relationship.
Every skill.

All aligned with the vision He's given us.

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much."

Are you managing money?
Or stewarding a calling?

The difference is a purposeful life that blesses generations 

God bless you,

Jack 🙏

Dm me, “stewardship” and we’ll find a time to help you be radically intentional.

Here’s what I’d do if my sons were 16 and I wanted to prepare them for the world while setting them up well. (Smart, not spoiled)

1. Invest in their spiritual growth. 
2. Encourage and incentivize a gap year.
3. “fake rent” saved for their first house. 
4. Start a business or get a boring job.
5. Build a system for their earnings.
6. Match all of their giving and saving. 

Here’s what I mean with each:

1. Invest in their spiritual growth. 

- Signing them up for or organizing and running Retreats, spiritual direction, mission trips. Hosting friends for bible study. 

2. Encourage and incentivize a gap year.

- Either year of service/ mission 
AND/OR
-Year of working/ coaching on life skills (sales, entrepreneurship, speaking, finance)

3. “fake rent” saved for their first house. 

- Start small ($100/m)and grow each year. 
(Teaches responsibility and need to work)

4. Start a business or get a boring job.

- Have to choose one or the other. 
(Encourage business ownership and show the many benefits. Hours worked doesn’t matter as much as effort put in and results. )

5. Build a system for their earnings.

- 10% giving, 50% saving minimums, 40% whatever they want.
- Custodial Roth, investments, credit card, etc

6. Match all of their giving and saving. 

- Pretty self explanatory.

7. Cover 50% of college or 100% of business start up/ house down pmt.

- I want to disincentivize college while still helping and fully encourage business and home ownership. 


None of the above would be a surprise for them. 

We’ll talk about their whole life of what we’re preparing them for. 

They are a part of our family team and family mission. They’ll know that mission, be welcomed into it and have chances to participate their whole life.

These are just some of the practicals we’re planning on for this stage.

$140K Bonus Hitting Your Account Friday
You should feel excited. 
But instead you feel stressed.
Worked hard all year. Earned it. Faithful.

But now it’s real and you’re paralyzed.
Give? Invest? Kitchen? Italy trip? Mortgage?

Every option feels equally right and wrong.
The worse part is you’ve been here before.

Last bonus disappeared into “life.” 
Can’t even remember where.
You don’t want that again.

Analysis paralysis dressed as stewardship.
Accidentally burying the talents. 

Here’s what I’ve learned:

The confusion isn’t about the math. 
It’s about the mission.

Without clear family values and a financial plan, every dollar is a debate.

What works: 

Know your mission BEFORE the bonus hits.

Build a plan that assigns purpose:

1. Family mission
2. Radically intentional goals
3. Clear and known savings targets for each 
4. Predetermined order of operations
(Ie. 10% giving -> cash reserve full -> retirement in track -> kids savings goals -> fun)

When the bonus lands, you’re not deciding. You’re deploying.

This time can be different. 
But only if you build the framework first.

DM me. We help families turn windfalls into Kingdom impact, not just “life.”

God bless you, 

Jack 🙏

Couldn’t have said it better. But what a battle to get to this place. It takes grace.

Loving my family so much I want to give them everything and lead them… but God knows better than I do!! And he needs to lead our family.

I don’t care about your money. I care who it’s serving | Helping Christian families put purpose behind their dollars | Schedule a free intro call below!

My number one goal in life is to STOP leading my family...


I want to start being led by Christ and have my family follow suit! 

Lord Jesus, I give my family to You. I give my role as a Husband, Father, Protector, Provider, to you. 

Help me be the best man I can be for them. 

This prayer will change your life! 

The moment we give up control is the moment we gain true freedom. 

It is the greatest oxymoron in the universe!

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