Episode

Season 2 EP5 - Tithe Lending-Mark Greaves, The River-Bill Montgomery

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The Bridge to Kindness Podcast
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Feb 7, 2026
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1410
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Summary

Two community leaders share how they integrated faith-based missions into their professional operations. Learn how a mortgage lender uses transaction margins to fund nonprofits and how a radio station serves as a community chaplain.

Topics

  • Philanthropy
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Community Outreach
  • Radio Broadcasting
  • Charitable Giving
  • Business Ethics
  • Local Impact

Highlights

  • Main idea: Integrating faith and business by using mortgage transaction margins to fund charitable grants
  • Practical takeaway: The Tithe Foundation operates with zero overhead, ensuring 100% of partner donations reach charities
  • Failure mode: Avoiding the trap of 'business for business's sake' by seeking a mission larger than the product
  • Main idea: Using radio broadcasting as a tool for community chaplaincy and spiritual outreach
  • Practical takeaway: Community partnerships thrive when organizations focus on connecting existing needs with available resources

Chapters

  1. 1:00 The Mission of Tithe Lending: Mark Greaves explains how Tithe Lending and the Tithe Foundation work to support nonprofits through strategic grants.
  2. 3:00 Integrating Faith and Finance: A look at the origin story of using the biblical framework of tithing to drive a larger social mission.
  3. 6:00 Empowering the Nonprofit Sector: Discussing the challenges nonprofits face and how business-driven funding can provide essential support.
  4. 9:00 The Impact of Transparent Giving: How a high-revenue transaction model can generate consistent, scalable donations for local charities.
  5. 11:00 The Power of Obedience: Mark shares personal reflections on following unexpected directions in business and life.
  6. 15:00 The River Radio Station: Bill Montgomery discusses the evolution of a nonprofit radio station and its role in the community.
  7. 20:00 Building Community Partnerships: How media platforms act as a bridge to connect listeners with local service opportunities and chaplaincy.