Why We’re Certified Kingdom Advisors®
You’re not alone if you’ve ever felt financial tension woven into life’s most meaningful decisions. It’s deeply personal, yet also universal.
For me, that tension showed up in the push and pull between being fully present for my young daughters and continuing to build a career I cared deeply about.
Perhaps you’ve felt the tension between giving generously to a cause you care about, while also preparing for your future needs.
Or the tension between wanting to pass along enough to help your family, but not gifting them so much that it becomes a crutch.
This is where working with a Christian financial advisor makes all the difference. Unlike conventional financial planning, a faith-based approach recognizes that your financial decisions are deeply connected to your spiritual life.
The tension isn’t resolved through information alone–it requires wise discernment. Kingdom Advisors is the leading organization equipping Christian financial advisors to integrate biblical wisdom into their guidance. The Certified Kingdom Advisor (CKA®) training prepares Christian financial planners to guide clients using timeless truth, leading conversations and discerning opportunities for biblical stewardship and generosity.
Our clients can experience a different type of freedom than what is common within the financial services industry: freedom from money fear, money shame, and money guilt.
Here’s why we believe being Certified Kingdom Advisors® benefits our clients:
Wisdom Beyond Information
Certified Kingdom Advisors® emphasize wisdom beyond information. In a world of endless data points, how do you discern what is actually wise? The financial services industry prioritizes amassing more for the sake of more, but CKAs focus on making financial decisions based on timeless truths and principles rather than chasing latest trends.
Values-Based Investing Options
Certified Kingdom Advisors® are equipped to provide values-based investing options. It’s been said that we “vote with our dollars.” While you may have considered that with everyday purchases, have you considered it also applies to investments? With millions of investments available, it can be difficult to avoid companies that conflict with your beliefs. At Sound Stewardship, our Faith-Driven Portfolios incorporate rate of return goals along with three portfolio objectives: avoid, embrace, and engage. CKAs have access to the best training in the industry to assist clients in choosing investments aligned with their beliefs. Our wealth advisors are passionate about helping clients “harmonize convictions with capital.”
Character-Centered Guidance
Certified Kingdom Advisors® focus on character. Artificial Intelligence can quickly give you a statistic about the 2024 rate of return of the S&P 500, but wise financial decisions aren’t based on chasing last year’s returns. So what creates the most intelligent and effective investors?
Benjamin Graham, the “father of value investing,” wrote in The Intelligent Investor that “intelligence is a trait more of the character than of the brain.” Graham understood that investment insight comes from virtues such as discipline, patience, and emotional control during market turmoil–when others are being driven by fear or greed.
While AI may be an effective calculator, it lacks morals. When you’re making a life-changing financial decision, AI is trained to tell you what you want to hear, but it cannot tell you what you need to hear.
Scripture reminds us of this truth: “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed” (Proverbs 15:22 NIV).
We believe having a Certified Kingdom Advisor® is so valuable that we ask our advisors to have one too. We are grateful to serve other CKAs throughout the country in this way as well.
Kingdom Advisors provides our wealth advisors with the training, professional development, and faith-centered community essential to providing wise financial guidance to clients.
What if faith-based financial planning is actually a powerful tool for spiritual growth and kingdom impact? We believe it, having seen the results in our relationships with each other and in our clients.
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another” (Proverbs 27:17).
Ready to Partner with a Christian Financial Advisor?
If you’re searching for a Christian financial advisor who understands that your wealth is a tool for kingdom impact, we’d love to connect. Our Certified Kingdom Advisors® at Sound Stewardship are here to help you harmonize your convictions with your capital.
Connect with us today to learn what it looks like to partner with advisors who integrate biblical wisdom into financial decisions.
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