You earn good money. So why does it never feel like enough?
You're not bad with money. You've just never been shown the whole picture. The Christian Finance Academy gives you the map, the plan and the people to walk it with - so you can go from financial frustration to complete control, without leaving your faith at the door.
No paywall on the diagnostic. Find your biggest blind spot in three minutes.
- Qualified as a Chartered Wealth Manager
- Ex-Barclays Private Banker
- Executive MBA
- 20 years in church leadership
Three ways in - pick where you are today.
Wherever you're starting from, there's a first step that fits. Most people begin with the free diagnostic.
The Financial Health Diagnostic
Free · 3 minutesTwenty honest questions, a score out of 100, and a personal radar showing exactly where your biggest gap is. No paywall.
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£7 · was £67Your entire financial life on one page - 4 pillars, 14 modules, 69 topics - plus the 5 blind spots most people miss and the stewardship framework underneath it all.
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Join the waitlist →You're not bad with money. You've just never had the right help.
Most of us were never taught how to manage money well, and the world's advice doesn't fit our values. I'd include myself in that - I learned it behind a desk at Barclays, not at home or at church.
More month than money
You earn a decent salary and it still disappears before the month does. You're not reckless - you just couldn't say exactly where it went.
No plan for the future
A home, a proper retirement, real security - you want them, but they feel a long way off, with no clear route from where you're standing.
Faith and finance don't connect
You want to honour God with your money, but nobody's shown you what that looks like on a Tuesday, in practice, week to week.
Doing it alone
You've tried the apps, the videos and the books. Without someone who'll notice when you go quiet, nothing sticks.
That's the gap. Nobody sat you down and told you where the money should go - and it's not because you weren't paying attention. That's what the Academy is for.
A structured path - not just another course.
One coherent route through budgeting, debt, saving, investing, property and pensions - with an expert in your corner, people on the same road, and a plan built around your actual numbers.
Get clarity on where you are
Start with the diagnostic, then a personal coaching call where someone on the team sits down with your real numbers - income, outgoings, debts, goals - and builds a plan around your life, not a template.
Learn what school never taught you
Fourteen modules and 100+ topics covering budgeting, debt, investing, pensions, property, tax and generational wealth. Filmed, structured, on any device, at your own pace. Plus the Biblical Financial Masterclass on what the Bible actually says about money.
Apply it with live expert support
Two live calls every week - Tuesday teaching and Thursday Ask Me Anything - so you never get stuck and always have a next step. All recorded and available after the live session.
Accelerate it with purpose-built tools
The budget planner, the lifetime cashflow model, the Path to £1 Million, and a growing set of AI tools that take what you've learned and put it to work on your numbers.
Walk it with people who'll notice
A community of Christians on the same road - who'll cheer the wins, keep you accountable, and notice if you go quiet. Building wealth is boring, consistent work. It's a lot less lonely done together.
The building blocks for your financial future.
You don't know what you don't know - so it's all laid out, in full, in the right order. From financial frustration to complete control.
- 1Personal Finance
- 2Wealth Psychology
- 3Business & Tax
- 4Side Hustles
- 4bFinancing a Business Purchase
- 4cSelling a Business
- 5Investing
- 6Property & Mortgages
- 7Credit & Debt
- 8Insurance & Protection
- 9Behavioural Finance
- 10Economic Literacy
- 11Planning for Life's Major Events
- 12Lifetime Cashflow Modelling
Real change, not just information.
Here's what happens when a Christian finally gets the right financial support.
Working with Tom completely transformed how I think about my business and my finances. My team noticed the change before I did - they said I'd gone from being a boss to being a leader.
We shifted our entire revenue model, landed better clients, and I finally feel like I'm building something that will last - without losing what matters most.
After working with Tom my whole approach and thinking has shifted, and my finances are stronger than ever - I finally have a plan!
Having a professional to ask, whose values align and experience is strong, makes a huge difference. I can check on the topics I want to refresh, and ask questions as I go. Game changer.
Qualified, and called to this.
- Qualified as a Chartered Wealth Manager
- Church leader for 20 years
- Qualified as a Chartered Investment Manager
- National public speaker
- Executive MBA
- Business consultant
- Barclays Private Bank
- Church finance advisor
I spent nearly a decade managing wealth for some of the UK's most affluent individuals, at Barclays Private Bank and then at a boutique wealth firm. I've sat with people at every stage of life - inheritance, divorce, retirement, building a business from scratch - and helped them make the right decisions with their money.
The most rewarding conversations I've ever had were with Christians who simply want to be faithful with what God has given them. That's why I built the Christian Finance Academy. I want to transform the finances of one million Christians in the UK by 2030.
This is where we start. - Tom Lawrence
Read the full story →Closing the Gap
What the wealthy know that nobody told us.
I spent a decade inside private banking, watching a small group of people get taught things the rest of us never hear. Not because it's secret. Nobody thought to tell us. I didn't learn it at home or at church either - I learned it behind a desk at Barclays.
The Christian Finance Academy is where I close that gap with people - the full library, the tools, the live calls and a community walking it together. New members join one cohort at a time, and we're closed to new sign-ups right now.
The Founder cohort joined in September. Add your details below and I'll let you know when the next one opens.
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The honest answers, before you sign up for anything.
Who is the Christian Finance Academy for?
Working Christians in the UK and Ireland who earn decent money but feel there's always more month than money. Not people in crisis - people who feel stuck but want to honour God with their money, and have never been shown what that looks like in practice.
Can I join the Academy now?
Not right now. New members join one cohort at a time, and we're closed to new sign-ups at the moment. Add your details to the waitlist and you'll be told first when the next cohort opens. In the meantime the 3-minute Financial Health Diagnostic is free, and it shows you where you stand today.
What does the free diagnostic actually do?
Twenty honest questions, about three minutes, and you get a score out of 100 with a radar chart showing where your biggest gap is. There's no paywall and no card. It's the same diagnostic paying members use as their baseline.
What's in the membership?
A fourteen-module content library (100+ topics) covering budgeting, debt & credit, investing, pensions, property & mortgages, tax and generational wealth, buying and selling businesses, building a side-hustle, behavioural finance and wealth psychology. Plus the Biblical Financial Masterclass (a further 22 modules over 12.5 hours of content) - All of it is filmed and streams on any device with an internet connection. Two live calls every week at 12:30pm UK: Tuesday teaching and Thursday Ask Me Anything, all recorded and available after the live session. The content library is turbo-charged with purpose-built calculators and tools, a personal financial coaching call with your real numbers, and a WhatsApp community of Christians on the same road.
How much does it cost?
There's a one-off joining fee and a monthly membership. There's no minimum term and no exit fee - you can cancel any time and keep access to the end of the month you've paid for. Each cohort's exact numbers are laid out plainly before you join, along with everything that's included, so you can decide with the full picture.
Is this financial advice?
No. The Academy provides financial education, not personal financial advice. You'll learn how the system works and what your options are, and you'll build your own plan with support. For regulated advice tailored to you, speak to a regulated adviser.
Is Tom qualified?
Tom Lawrence was a Chartered Wealth Manager and Chartered Investment Manager with an Executive MBA. He spent nearly a decade managing wealth at Barclays Private Bank and a boutique wealth firm, and has led in church for twenty years. The Academy exists because the things he was taught behind a desk at Barclays were never taught at home or at church.
Is it UK-specific?
Yes. Everything is built around UK rules and products - ISAs, SIPPs, workplace pensions, UK mortgages and UK tax - with real pound figures rather than generic principles.