The Biblically Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS)

The BIFRS is an organizing framework for most new and existing content on this site, based on three guiding principles borrowed from John Piper. These three principles provide a lens through which every retirement topic—from saving and investing to caregiving and ministry—can be understood as part of faithful retirement stewardship:

The Three Principles:

  1. The Self-Sustaining Principle – Planning and saving wisely so you don’t become an unnecessary burden on others
  2. The Caregiving Principle – Preparing to care for aging parents and planning for your own potential needs
  3. The Ministry Principle – Deploying your time, talents, and resources for kingdom purposes in retirement

This framework will help you find information on specific topics and explore them in a holistic biblical context. Start with the anchor articles, then follow the links in each to new and updated content most relevant to the anchor topic.