President & Chief Unity Officer
Before cofounding UNITE INDY, Jim and Nancy coauthored the book World-Changing Generosity. The book includes inspiring stories about ordinary people who are changing the world as a result of their extraordinarily generous acts as well as groups that collaborate with city officials, pastors, business and civic leaders to transform their crumbling cities into generous communities. Also featured are encouraging statistics, scientific revelations, insightful research and teachings about generosity that are passed down from generation to generation by major religious and non-religious groups.
During the prior decade, Jim served as president of National Christian Foundation Indiana, where he strived to spread the message of biblical generosity—God created it all; He owns it all; we are merely stewards of whatever wealth He has bestowed upon us, and to whom much is given much is expected. Under his leadership, NCF Indiana granted more than $155 million to churches, ministries and other charities serving God, people and causes from Indiana to India.
Prior to his not-for-profit career, Jim spent more than 22 years in the publishing business, where he was involved in starting and growing weekly business newspapers and monthly business and city magazines in Indianapolis, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas and Columbus, Ohio.
Jim and Nancy live in Indianapolis. They are members of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church and have two awesome sons (Chris and Ted), two wonderful daughters-in-law (Melissa and Sarai), and two amazing grandchildren (Katie and Jack).
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