Certified Kingdom Advisors
Our Commitment to Faith-Based Financial Excellence
At Bare Wealth Advisors, our mission is clear: We honor God as we partner with clients to steward resources in accordance with their God-given purpose. But even more, we want to help create great impact – we desire to help generous people shift culture and change the world for the glory of God. Living out this mission requires more than good intentions—it demands deep biblical wisdom, specialized training, and ongoing accountability to serve our clients with excellence and integrity.
That’s why we’re proud members of Kingdom Advisors, a community of Christian financial professionals committed to integrating biblical principles into every aspect of financial planning and wealth management.
What Is Kingdom Advisors?
Kingdom Advisors is a national organization dedicated to equipping, connecting, and championing Christian financial professionals who are committed to biblical stewardship. Founded in 2003, Kingdom Advisors has grown into a vibrant community of over 5,000 advisors across the United States and Canada—all united by the belief that God’s Word contains timeless wisdom for managing money and resources.
Through in-depth training, professional designations, ongoing education, and a supportive community, Kingdom Advisors helps financial professionals like us serve clients not just as advisors, but as financial pastors—shepherding families toward faithful stewardship, extravagant generosity, and Kingdom impact.
Why Kingdom Advisors Membership Matters to You
When you work with Bare Wealth Advisors, you benefit directly from our Kingdom Advisors membership and training.
We’ve Earned the Certified Kingdom Advisor® (CKA®) Designation
Over half of our advisors have completed the Certified Kingdom Advisor® training program, which equips us to:
Integrate biblical principles into everyday financial situations
We don’t just know Scripture; we strive to apply it to retirement planning, investment decisions, charitable giving, business succession, and every financial challenge you face.
Maximize Kingdom impact
We’ve developed tools and techniques to help clients use their wealth to advance God’s Kingdom through strategic generosity, values-based investing, and legacy planning.
Serve as financial pastors
We view our role not just as managing your money, but as shepherding your heart toward faithful stewardship, helping you discern God’s direction for your resources, and equipping you to live with contentment, clarity, and freedom.
Navigate complex situations with biblical wisdom
From difficult family dynamics in succession planning to ethical questions about investments, our CKA® training gives us frameworks for applying God’s Word to nuanced financial decisions.
We Gain Confidence Through Ongoing Training
Biblical financial wisdom isn’t static—it requires continual learning, refinement, and application.
Through Kingdom Advisors, we participate in:
- Continuing education on topics like biblical generosity, stewardship theology, faith-based investing, and serving clients holistically
- Advanced training in areas like business succession, charitable giving strategies, and family legacy planning
- Case study discussions where we learn from real-world scenarios that other advisors have navigated
- Access to expert resources, including theologians, tax specialists, estate attorneys, and ministry leaders
This ongoing investment in our professional development means you receive counsel grounded in both financial expertise and deep biblical understanding.
The Power of Community: Learning from Thousands of Faith-Based Advisors
One of the greatest benefits of Kingdom Advisors membership is being part of a vibrant community of over 3,500 Christian financial professionals across the U.S. and Canada. This community shapes how we serve you in powerful ways:
We Learn from the Best
Being part of Kingdom Advisors connects us with others in the faith-based financial planning community.
We regularly:
- Share best practices with advisors who’ve successfully navigated complex situations
- Learn innovative approaches to charitable giving, succession planning, and stewardship training
- Gain insights from advisors serving different markets, industries, and client types
- Collaborate on solutions to challenging financial and ethical questions
Your benefit? When you bring us a complex situation, we’re not working in isolation—we have access to the collective wisdom of thousands of experienced Christian advisors.
Annual Conference: Inspiration and Education
Each year, over 3,000 faith-based financial advisors, service providers, and investment managers gather at the Kingdom Advisors conference in Orlando.
This isn’t just a networking event—it’s a time of:
- Spiritual renewal through worship, teaching, and fellowship with other believers committed to biblical stewardship
- Professional development through dozens of workshops on topics ranging from tax strategies to family legacy planning
- Industry insights from leading experts in Christian investing, charitable giving, and faith-integrated wealth management
- Inspiration through stories of how God is using faithful advisors to transform lives and advance His Kingdom
When we return from the conference, we bring fresh ideas, renewed passion, and strategies that directly benefit our clients.
Local Study Group: Accountability and Encouragement
Beyond the national community, we’re part of a local study group of faith-based advisors right here in Lancaster County.
We meet regularly to:
- Discuss complex financial topics and how to apply biblical principles
- Share challenges we’re facing and learn from each other’s experiences
- Hold one another accountable to serving with integrity and excellence
- Encourage each other in the calling to be financial pastors
This local community keeps us sharp, humble, and grounded in the mission to serve you well.
Kingdom Advisors Champions: Speaking into the Industry
At Bare Wealth Advisors, we don’t just participate in Kingdom Advisors—we help shape its future.
Ron Bare and Curtis Burkholder serve as Kingdom Advisors Champions, a leadership role that allows us to:
- Influence the direction of faith-based financial planning as an industry
- Mentor and equip other advisors who are integrating biblical principles into their practices
- Contribute thought leadership on topics like biblical stewardship, generosity, and Kingdom impact
- Advocate for excellence in how Christian financial professionals serve their clients
Additionally, we’ve participated in and led various Mastermind Groups within Kingdom Advisors—small cohorts of experienced advisors who meet regularly to tackle the most challenging questions in faith-based financial planning, share advanced strategies, and sharpen one another’s counsel.
This leadership involvement means we’re not just learning from Kingdom Advisors—we’re helping advance the entire movement of biblical financial stewardship.
What This Means for Your Family
When you work with Bare Wealth Advisors, our Kingdom Advisors membership translates into tangible benefits:
You receive counsel grounded in biblical truth, not just financial theory.
We don't compartmentalize faith and finance. We strive to ensure that every recommendation is filtered through Scripture and aligned with the biblical principles of stewardship.
You benefit from the collective wisdom of thousands of Christian advisors.
When you face a complex situation, we can tap into a network of experienced professionals who share our values and commitment to excellence.
You work with advisors who view their calling as ministry.
We're not just here to help you get richer—we're here to help you steward faithfully, give generously, and make a Kingdom impact with the resources God has entrusted to you.
You have confidence that we're continually growing and improving.
Our commitment to ongoing training, accountability, and professional development means you're working with advisors who continually refine their ability to serve you.
You're partnering with leaders in the faith-based financial planning industry.
Our involvement as Kingdom Advisors Champions means we bring both expertise and perspective to your financial planning.
Our Values Align with Kingdom Advisors' Mission
Kingdom Advisors’ mission resonates deeply with who we are at Bare Wealth Advisors:
Excellence
We uphold a standard of excellence that compels us to give our best in unselfish service to others. Kingdom Advisors equips us to deliver that excellence with both financial expertise and biblical wisdom.
Biblical Wisdom
Applying the timeless principles of God’s Word to financial stewardship creates contentment, clarity, and freedom. Kingdom Advisors provides the training and community to help us apply Scripture faithfully to every financial decision.
Generosity
Cheerful and generous giving inspires others, enriches relationships, and expands Kingdom influence. Kingdom Advisors teaches cutting-edge strategies to help clients excel in generosity and maximize their charitable impact.
Stewardship
We recognize that everything belongs to God, and we’re called to be faithful stewards. Kingdom Advisors reinforces this theology and equips us to help clients embrace their role as temporary stewards of God’s resources.
The Kingdom Advisors Difference in Action
Here’s how our Kingdom Advisors training and community practically shape how we serve you:
When you're wrestling with "How much is enough?"
We apply biblical principles of contentment and stewardship—not just run financial projections—to help you discern God’s direction for your resources.
When you're considering a major charitable gift
We draw on strategies learned from Christian advisors nationwide to structure gifts that maximize Kingdom impact and tax efficiency.
When you're navigating family legacy questions
We use frameworks from Kingdom Advisors training to help you pass along wisdom before wealth, preparing hearts as well as estate plans.
When you need encouragement and perspective
We bring the collective wisdom, prayer support, and biblical insight of a community committed to faithful stewardship.
Learn More About Kingdom Advisors
To learn more about Kingdom Advisors and the movement of faith-based financial professionals committed to biblical stewardship, visit: www.kingdomadvisors.com
Join Us in the Movement
At Bare Wealth Advisors, we’re not just members of Kingdom Advisors—we’re active participants in a movement to transform how Christians think about money, wealth, and stewardship. We believe God is raising up a generation of faithful stewards who will use their resources to shift culture and change the world for His glory.
If you’re looking for financial advisors who don’t just have good intentions but are equipped, trained, and accountable to serve you with biblical excellence, we’d love to explore whether Bare Wealth Advisors might be the right partner for your family’s financial journey.
Through intentional stewardship and extravagant giving, Bare Wealth Advisors helps generous people shift culture and change the world for the glory of God.
Your financial plan isn’t just about securing your future—it’s about advancing God’s Kingdom. Let us help you create a plan that brings clarity, freedom, and impact.