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

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Podcast: [The Bridge to Kindness Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bridge-to-kindness-podcast-7477113)
Published: 2026-02-07T18:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1410

## Resource

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.

## 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

## Topics

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

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

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