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Crown Financial Ministries or Crown is a nondenominational , evangelical Christian ministry with the mission of "equipping servant leaders to live by God's design for their finances, work and life Burkett focused his ministry on mass media including his radio show, Money Matters and a number of books , Bible studies, seminars, and building a volunteer coaching ministry, while Dayton focused on small group Bible studies combining biblical financial principles with practical application for budgeting and personal finances.

The two had met in the s and quickly became friends. They considered the merger expedient due to the missions of their two groups, and Burkett's health. Burkett was chairman of the board of the combined entity until his death from heart failure. A radio show, Crown Radio: Money Matters aired on 1, radio stations. An estimated 2,, listeners in the US listen to the program, which is also aired in Africa, Australia and China.

A Spanish-language version is aired in 23 countries. Howard Dayton stepped aside as host and CEO to focus on writing books and speaking, but remains actively involved in Crown, according to their website. The message is similar to the teachings of financial talk show host Dave Ramsey that getting out of debt and controlling one's expectation of living are important parts of Christian discipleship.

Dave Ramsey credits the co-founder Larry Burkett as one of his mentors who helped him get out of debt and form his thoughts and ideas on finances. Christian financial planner Gary Moore criticized Crown in for what he considers an aversion to taking on debt. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools.