How Vance Roush Raised $1.1 Million in 3 Days (By Removing One Barrier)

Vance Roush joins the Kent Ingle Podcast for a conversation about generosity, technology, entrepreneurship, and what can happen when leaders identify and remove the barriers keeping people from giving. Vance shares how his experience in technology and ministry led him to recognize a major problem with giving stock and eventually create Overflow. Vance explains how a complicated stock donation process created unnecessary friction for people who wanted to be generous. After creating a simpler way for people to give stock online, 32 people used the platform and $1.1 million was raised in just three days. What began as a solution for one church eventually became something Vance believed could serve the Kingdom of God on a much larger scale. The conversation also explores the future of generosity, why churches should embrace innovation, the danger of allowing money to become an idol, and why successful entrepreneurs should focus on solving meaningful problems instead of chasing trends. Vance challenges leaders to think differently about technology, wealth, generosity, and the eternal purpose behind the resources God has entrusted to them. In this episode, we talk about: • How Vance Roush went from working at Google to serving in ministry and founding Overflow • The problem Vance discovered with giving stock to churches • How removing friction helped raise $1.1 million in three days • Why technology can unlock unprecedented amounts of generosity • Why churches should think differently about innovation and the giving experience • The danger of allowing money and mammon to become an idol • How generosity connects people with eternal purpose • Why entrepreneurs should solve real problems instead of chasing trends • How Vance views Overflow as both a business and a ministry • Why your burden and the problem you are called to solve matter in entrepreneurship If you are a pastor, ministry leader, entrepreneur, business leader, or someone who wants to become more intentional with generosity, this conversation is a reminder that innovation can serve a Kingdom purpose. Sometimes the opportunity is not convincing people to care more. It is identifying the barrier standing between their desire to make an impact and their ability to act on it. 00:00 Coming Up 01:00 Welcome to Vance Roush 02:17 How Overflow Began 04:44 The Problem With Giving Stock 06:53 How $1.1 Million Was Raised in Three Days 08:59 How Overflow Got Its Name 12:52 Why the Next Generation Must Learn Generosity 16:28 How Technology Can Unlock Generosity 17:47 Money, Mammon, and Eternal Purpose 20:15 Why Revival Could Happen in the Marketplace 23:08 Solve a Real Problem, Not a Trend 26:20 Practice Generosity Before You Become Wealthy 30:58 Giving the Next Generation a Theology for Wealth 31:23 Joseph of Arimathea and Generosity 33:32 Closing Thoughts Watch on YouTube Subscribe to YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Kent_Ingle Check out my blog and newsletter: https://www.kentingle.com/ Follow me on social media: Instagram: @kent_ingle Facebook: @kent.ingle LinkedIn: @kentingle X: @kentingle