Over the years we have been taught to be generous with our money and our time, but in the Idea Economy, who is talking about being generous with our minds?

We believe that a Generous Mind is one that has several key characteristics:

1. observant of the world around it
2. disciplined not to lose the precious thoughts that pass by
3. passionate about knowledge transfer
4. wise to understand what ideas a specific person needs

Being a Generous Mind is not an automatic thing. Some people find it easier than others, but everyone must work to show generosity in this way. Our passion is to help people see the power of being generous with their ideas and to work with organizations around the world to develop content that has a powerful impact on the lives of people.

What would the world be like if everyone were a generous mind?

We've been dreaming about a world where:

• the great questions of life are made priority over the busyness of life.
• people stay up late engrossed in conversation.
• everyone has a mentor and is a mentor to someone else.
• people never stop growing or helping each other to grow.
• people become more valuable as they age because they become a reservoir of knowledge and experience for the young.
• people wouldn't have to learn everything the hard way, because there would be resources to help us avoid the pitfalls.
• work would become a place of personal growth, not an exercise in political savvy.
• territorial boundaries and hiding what you know to save your job would be traded in for an atmosphere full of generous transactions of thoughts and ideas.
• there would be creative outlets to share knowledge in every field.

Want to be a generous mind? Join us on the journey.

Our Mission
We exist to foster generosity among everyone who has a thought to share.

Our Vision
We desire to see a day when people have the understanding, the capacity and the tools to share their ideas with the world.

Meet the Founders

Jon and Mindy Hirst serve with “.W,” a next generation Christian marketing and development agency that equips ministries to transform their fundraising efforts into biblical discipleship practices. Jon holds the role of Partner Manager and Mindy works as a freelance writer.

Jon and Mindy are also co-founders of Generous Mind, a think tank devoted to helping people be generous with their ideas. Jon graduated from Judson University with a major in Communications and a minor in Sociology. Mindy also graduated from Judson University with a major in Communications.

Through over 10 years in ministry, Jon and Mindy have traveled extensively working to launch new media solutions to expand the Kingdom and have come alongside dozens of ministries looking for innovative solutions to their organization’s challenges.

As authors Jon is the co-editor of “Innovation in Mission” and the couple co-authored “Through the River: Understanding your Assumptions about Truth.” Besides their ministry endeavors, they have the exciting role of raising three children.

Jon and Mindy have worked with a wide variety of ministries including the Baptist General Conference, the Bible League, Link Care Center, Billy Graham Center, Tyndale House Publishers, Global Publishing Alliance (part of ECPA), SIL International, the Forum of Bible Agencies, the Seed Company, TEAM, World Bible Translation Center, and many others.