The Money Monk

Annus Mirabilis! 🎉

I am just about to come to the end of my first year of formal training for priesthood and what a year it’s been!

Friendships forged
Miracles witnessed
Friends farewelled and new Christians welcomed home

There’s also been a fair few show tunes 😆

Very grateful to Father Lee for all I’ve learned from him. It’s been so richly formative. What a priest 🙌

Thanks also to the epic Deborah. What a human and what an asset she’s been.

Llangollen you’ll forever me special to me and much like the Virgin Mary said: I will treasure you in my heart :)

Love Jesus.

Love your business.

Now what? 🤔

It’s a question I’ve become increasingly fascinated by.

Most of my career has been spent helping people grow businesses. These days, as a trainee priest, I spend a lot of time wondering what it actually means to follow Jesus in the marketplace.

Not just on Sundays.

Not just through charitable giving.

But through the everyday work of building, leading, selling, creating and serving.

I’m currently putting together a PhD proposal exploring how Christian business owners think about work, money, purpose and what Jesus calls “life in all its fullness” (John 10:10).

So I’m looking to speak with a handful of people who fit this description:

👉 You’ve built a successful business.
👉 You’re a consultant, coach, agency owner, creative or professional service provider.
👉 Your faith is important to you.
👉 You’re asking bigger questions than simply “How do I make more money?”

I’d love to hear your story.

The interview will take around 20 minutes, it’s completely confidential, and there’s absolutely nothing to buy.

I genuinely believe business is holy work.

That creating value matters.

That making money isn’t the goal, but it isn’t the enemy either.

And that some of the most important discipleship conversations in the Church aren’t happening in church buildings at all.

They’re happening in offices, Zoom calls, coffee shops and boardrooms.

If this sounds like you, comment DISCIPLE below or send me a DM and I’ll get in touch.

I’d love to chat. 🙏

“Tydi, a roddaist liw i’r wawr
A hud i’r machlud mwyn,
Tydi, a luniaist gerdd a sawr
Y gwanwyn yn y llwyn,
O, cadw ni rhag colli’r hud,
Sydd heddiw’n crwydro drwy’r holl fyd”

Dydd Sul Hapus Fam 🫶🏾

“The love of money is the root of all evil” is probably one of the most misquoted verses in the Bible.

And I HATE this because misunderstanding money causes way more harm than good.

Paul wasn’t attacking wealth. He was attacking philargyria: the disordered love of wealth that turns money from a tool into an idol.

Money can build churches.
Money can feed families.
Money can fund missions.
Money can create jobs.

The question isn’t whether Christians should make money.

The question is whether money remains a servant or becomes a master.

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Gospel of Matthew 6:21

TLDR: Let’s go help some people and make some money!

Busted 📖 🐾 👨‍🦳

When the v talented people do a painted wall with a selection of village residents and you realise your Parry Penarlâg person has been nailed 🤣

Wild grey mane ✅
Habitual props of paper bound bible ✅
Aesthetically matching Labradoodle Gwen Face ✅

What a treat for the eyes 🙌

📍Llanberis i weld fy ffrind y Legend yn cael ei drwyddedu 🙌

Always nice when the scenery matches your hairdo too 💇