Larry Burkett

Larry Burkett dedicated his life to teaching people biblical financial principles. Cofounder of Crown Financial Ministries, Larry passed away in July of 2003. Author of over 70 books, several of them national bestsellers, Larry was also the long time host of the Money Matters and How to Manage Your Money radio programs airing on 1,100 Christian stations nationwide.

Diagnosed with cancer in 1995, Larry continued teaching God’s life-changing principles for managing money while courageously battling his disease. Through God’s grace, he outlived by many years the predictions given by his doctors.

Larry was passionate about alternative methods of cancer treatment and in particular believed minimally invasive tumor ablation dramatically extended his productive years. The Larry Burkett Cancer Foundation accepts donations to help needy individuals receive ablation cancer therapy. Please send your tax-exempt donation to:

The Larry Burkett Cancer Foundation
1330 Old Woodbine Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30319-1040

Larry’s memory is held dear by all those whose lives he touched: his family, his friends, and his ministry partners. He lived a life of Christian kindness and genuine humility. He was always extraordinarily generous.

Steve Moore, Crown’s radio co-host who spent so much time with Larry, related something that revealed a great deal about Larry. He said that while answering callers’ questions during Crown’s Money Matters program, Larry’s compassion was so evident. Listeners could not see, but could feel, his concern and even his tears for them.

One of the central principles Larry taught is that we don’t really own things; we are simply stewards and managers of what God has entrusted to us. In Larry’s case, that included the ministry he founded.

In 1971, Larry gave his life to Jesus Christ and committed to follow wherever the Lord would lead and to boldly teach the life-changing truths of Scripture. And he did this with all his might.

In 1973, Dr. Bill Bright, who has also gone home to the Lord, invited Larry and Judy to join the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ. Here he counseled the staff, many of whom were struggling financially, on how to handle money God’s way.

In 1976, he founded Christian Financial Concepts. He poured his life into serving the Lord through this ministry. He loved the ministry, he loved his staff, and he genuinely loved the people who looked to the ministry for help. Christian Financial Concepts merged with Crown Ministries in 2001 to become Crown Financial Ministries.