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A Kingdom perspective on money, purpose, and stewardship

Is the modern pursuit of wealth a form of madness?

“If we were to gain God’s perspective, even for a moment, and look at the way people spend their lives accumulating, hoarding, and displaying possessions, we might feel the same sense of pity we experience when watching someone repeatedly harm himself while believing he is making progress.”
— Randy Alcorn
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Wealth Redefined by Afolabi Oladele
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Wealth as the ultimate goal

Earn more, own more, consume more. But real life tells a different story.

Today, wealth is often seen as the ultimate goal rather than just a tool. In many places and cultures, people grow up believing that success means having more. The message is clear: if you earn more, own more, and consume more, you will find meaning, significance, and fulfilment.

More people than ever have access to education, technology, financial opportunities, and consumer goods. Still, anxiety, dissatisfaction, burnout, and financial stress are on the rise. We are better at getting things, but not at building meaningful lives.

This raises an uncomfortable question: what if the problem is not that people lack wealth?

What if society has accepted a flawed idea of what wealth means?

A challenge to one of the most influential ideas of the modern age

Wealth is not accumulation.

Inspired by Scripture, practical wisdom, and careful observation of how people build and lose prosperity, this book argues that wealth is fundamentally about:

Stewardship
Purpose
Alignment
Responsibility
Impact
Beliefs that are rarely examined

This book invites you to question.

This book does not argue against prosperity or praise poverty. Instead, it offers a new way to think about wealth, one grounded in God’s principles rather than modern consumerist ideas.

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  1. 01

    Why do people become wealthier while remaining restless?

  2. 02

    Why does financial success often fail to produce contentment?

  3. 03

    Why do some individuals possess substantial resources yet remain trapped by fear, while others with fewer resources live with greater freedom?

  4. 04

    Why does the pursuit of wealth so often become disconnected from the purpose for which wealth exists?

About the book

What if wealth is bigger than money?

For a long time, society has treated wealth as the ultimate prize. Many industries are built around helping people get, spend, and show off more. But few stop to ask whether this goal is truly worth chasing.

Wealth Redefined uses Scripture and practical wisdom to explore God’s view on provision, purpose, stewardship, generosity, saving, investing, budgeting, and long-term impact. It describes a different approach, where purpose brings provision, stewardship leads to growth, and wealth is about more than having a lot.

Rather than teaching you how to chase money, this book encourages you to find your purpose, develop your skills, use resources wisely, and build a life that matters. It offers a way to see wealth that brings clarity rather than anxiety, purpose rather than competition, and thoughtful stewardship rather than constant striving.

ProvisionPurposeStewardshipGenerositySavingInvestingBudgetingLong-term impact
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Provision is not the goal. It is the by-product of alignment.

Ideal readers of this book

Whether you are building a career, growing a business, or managing significant resources.

Wealth Redefined among other books

  • Professionals and business leaders

    Individuals who have achieved success or are pursuing it but want a healthier and more meaningful framework for understanding wealth.

  • Entrepreneurs and wealth creators

    Builders who want to create prosperity without becoming trapped by the culture of endless accumulation.

  • Christians seeking biblical clarity on wealth

    Believers who want to understand God's perspective on prosperity, stewardship, provision, and financial responsibility.

  • Young professionals and emerging leaders

    Individuals trying to build financial stability and long-term success without losing sight of purpose and values.

  • People struggling with financial anxiety or pressure

    Those seeking a perspective on wealth that produces wisdom, peace, and direction rather than fear and endless striving.

  • Anyone questioning society's definition of success

    Readers who sense that the world's definition of money and achievement is insufficient and desire an enduring path to meaning, impact, and fulfilment.

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A compelling alternative to the narratives that dominate thinking about money.

Whether you are building a career, growing a business, managing significant resources, or simply trying to make sense of the world around you, order your copy of Wealth Redefined today.

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Afolabi Oladele
About the author

Afolabi Oladele

Former Executive Partner · African Capital Alliance

Afolabi Oladele brings 25 years’ experience in the Oil and Gas industry and 22 years of private equity practice in the leading private equity firm African Capital Alliance. His earlier experience was mostly with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, culminating in his appointment as Group Executive Director for Downstream Operations in 1995.

Upon retirement in 1996, he joined African Capital Alliance with a mandate to develop the Oil and Gas practice along with oversight for the payment services investments. He retired as Executive Partner in December 2019 and continues to sit on the boards of a number of quoted and privately owned Nigerian and international companies spanning energy, engineering and financial services.

He also serves on the Legacy Bridge Advisory Council.

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