Our goal is to help Christians discern among high-impact career paths. We’re interested in the areas where one more person’s efforts can have the largest impact relative to what would have otherwise happened.

We think that, all else equal, you’re likely to have a much bigger impact if you work on a highly pressing problem.

We mean that Christians working in these areas could do a massive amount of good and we encourage readers to tackle these problems with their career, money and or time.

These are not the only problems where Christians can have an impact.

Our research is influenced by:

• Our Christian values, shaped by scripture and informed by our various denominational backgrounds.

• Principles of impartiality (Gen 1:27) (Luke 10:25-37) (Luke 20:21) (Gal 2:6; 3:28) (James 2:1-9).

• Principles of concern for the welfare of all God’s creatures (Gen 1) (Rev: 21:4) (Matt 11:28) (1 John 3:17-18) (Prov 12:10) (Matt 6:26) (Jonah 4:9-10).

• Researchers and advisors from Oxford University, Our World in Data, and 80,000 Hours.

• Christians in the effective altruism community.

Our team informally discussed a range of causes that are consistent with scripture and Christian tradition. We ultimately decided to write about eight for which there is good evidence that additional work on them can have a big counterfactual impact.

Each of these problems has a high combination of three key factors:

• Importance: It would be tremendously good if we solved them.

• Tractability: We could reasonably expect to “move the needle” on the issue by dedicating more resources to it.

• Neglectedness: Those suffering from this problem are unlikely to receive as much help if we do not intervene.

We do not attempt to rank these problems.

Still, we think that some of these problems are more accessible and amenable than others to the average reader. We designate these problems as “Often Recommended” or “Very Often Recommended”

Wonderful!

We recommend that you:

1. Pray for God’s guidance in your career discernment, especially alongside other Christians seeking an impactful career.

2. Learn all you can about the problem you’re hoping to solve.

3. Sign up for free 1-on-1 mentorship. We’ll connect you to a Christian professional with experience in your area(s) of interest.

4. Gain career capital, including work experience and/or additional education.

5. Try volunteering, internships, and jobs to learn more about your personal fit.