Josh Kwan convenes the world's most generous families and connects faith-driven entrepreneurs with redemptive capital. He holds dual keys: The Gathering's donor network and Praxis's venture ecosystem—two of the most powerful rooms in Christian philanthropy.
Josh Kwan operates at the intersection of two of the most consequential organizations in the faith-driven capital world. As CEO/President of The Gathering, he convenes a curated community of families giving $200K+ annually—the highest-capacity givers in American Christianity. As co-founder of Praxis, he helped build the premier accelerator for redemptive entrepreneurship.
This dual position makes Kwan uniquely powerful: he sees both the supply side (families with capital and conviction) and the demand side (ventures seeking aligned funding). He is the matchmaker—and in capital markets, the matchmaker captures the most value.
CEO/President. Convenes families giving $200K+ annually. Curates the community where the largest faith-motivated giving decisions get shaped.
Co-founder. Built the leading accelerator for redemptive entrepreneurship—ventures designed to create culture rather than just capture market.
The Gathering is not a conference. It is a curated community of high-capacity Christian givers—families, business owners, and foundations—who meet annually (and through smaller regional events) to learn, connect, and catalyze strategic giving. Membership is invitation-only. The giving floor ($200K+ annually) ensures that every person in the room has both capacity and conviction.
In a world where charitable capital is allocated through relationships, The Gathering is where the relationships form. This is where the Greens meet new causes. Where new foundations discover deployment partners. Where billion-dollar giving commitments get shaped in conversation before they become public pledges.
"The most powerful thing you can do for generosity is put generous people in a room together. Conviction is contagious. When you see a peer family giving at extraordinary levels, it recalibrates your own sense of what's possible." — Josh Kwan, The Gathering Annual Meeting, 2023
Praxis operates on a distinctive thesis: the best ventures don't just serve markets—they shape culture. "Redemptive entrepreneurship" means building companies that address root causes of human brokenness, create genuine flourishing, and demonstrate an alternative economic vision.
120+ ventures accelerated across 10+ cohorts. Alumni companies have raised $500M+ in subsequent funding. Notable alumni include companies in fintech, edtech, and social enterprise.
Kwan's position at the intersection of three networks makes him uniquely data-rich:
The Gathering Network — 500+ families with $200K+ giving capacity. He knows who gives what, where, and why. He sees capital allocation patterns before they become public.
Praxis Network — 120+ redemptive ventures and their investor bases. He knows which ventures are fundraising, which are scaling, which need partners.
Sovereign's Capital / FDE Ecosystem — Connected to the broader Faith Driven Entrepreneur movement and Sovereign's Capital fund (Henry Kaestner). This ecosystem represents the investable side of faith-driven capital.
"We don't think of generosity and investment as separate categories. The most sophisticated givers in our community are deploying capital across the full spectrum—grants, PRIs, impact investments, venture—all with unified kingdom intentionality." — Josh Kwan, Faith Driven Investor Conference, 2024
Background in finance and consulting. Develops expertise in high-net-worth family dynamics and capital allocation strategy before entering the faith-driven space.
Co-founds Praxis with Dave Blanchard and others. Launches the first cohort of redemptive entrepreneurs—proving that faith-driven ventures can attract serious capital.
Praxis scales from experiment to institution. Multiple cohorts accelerated. Builds relationships with the investor community that would eventually populate The Gathering.
Transitions to leadership at The Gathering. Brings Praxis entrepreneurial sensibility to the philanthropic convening world. Begins modernizing The Gathering's approach.
Navigates COVID disruption. Pivots to virtual convenings while maintaining community cohesion. Grows Gathering membership as pandemic prompts existential generosity questions among wealthy families.
Named CEO/President of The Gathering. Full mandate to shape strategic direction. Deepens integration between Gathering donor families and Praxis ventures—creating deal flow pipelines.
Expanding The Gathering's reach. Adding younger family members to the community. Building data infrastructure to better match giving capacity with deployment opportunity.
Josh Kwan controls access to the room where America's most generous Christian families decide where to deploy capital. He is the gatekeeper of the highest-capacity giving network in the faith world. Gaining his endorsement means gaining access to the families in that room.
By virtue of his dual role, Kwan possesses intelligence that no other single node holds:
This data richness makes a relationship with Kwan disproportionately valuable. He's not just a connector—he's an intelligence asset.
Accessible through the Faith Driven Entrepreneur / Sovereign's Capital ecosystem. Kwan maintains active relationships across this network through both Praxis alumni connections and Gathering membership overlap.
Lead with community value. Kwan's primary currency is the quality of the rooms he builds. Demonstrate that Genesis adds value to his community—as content, as a deployment opportunity for his families, or as a venture that elevates the caliber of his convenings. He protects his community fiercely; entry must be earned through demonstrated alignment.
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Access the convener, access the community. Josh Kwan holds the keys to the room where America's most generous families decide what to fund next.