{"podcast":{"title":"Distilled: Church Finance Made Simple","slug":"distilled-church-finance-made-simple-7726670","podcast_index_feed_id":7726670,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/T7HSRAht.rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-your-parable","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/imports/podcasts/54e3ba3b-4184-4cc1-af1a-8aad8918ea42/42301576-1733172664333-2b53ee1cf545d.jpg","author":"Live Your Parable","episode_count":44,"summary":"Get your church MBA just 10 minutes at a time! On Distilled, we break down complex church financial topics into simple, actionable insights that you can use today in your church. Brought to you by Parable Bookkeeping and Accounting, we make managing church finances easier, one episode at a time.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T08:20:00.977604+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/distilled-church-finance-made-simple-7726670"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 41: The Financial Control Your Church is Missing","slug":"ep-41-the-financial-control-your-church-is-missing","published_at":"2026-09-14T17:32:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/distilled-church-finance-made-simple-7726670/ep-41-the-financial-control-your-church-is-missing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/distilled-church-finance-made-simple-7726670","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/55651aee8fe53f3213fcc5df7a6eb1358f54835ca15c734f8be860bb8889bf9d/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI1ZDZmMDBiZi1lZjBmLTQyYjMtODllMy02MzQzZjdkYzdjOWQiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI1NGUzYmEzYi00MTg0LTRjYzEtYWYxYS04YWFkODkxOGVhNDIiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NjlhYTE0Mzc5N2QwZjZiYjg3NWEwYmEiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmFhMDYxYWFkYmRlM2VmY2RkNzVlYmNiL21hcmtldGluZy0tcGFyYWJsZXMtc3R1ZGlvLTIwMjYtOS0xNF9fMTctMzItNTYubXAzIn0=.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/55651aee8fe53f3213fcc5df7a6eb1358f54835ca15c734f8be860bb8889bf9d/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI1ZDZmMDBiZi1lZjBmLTQyYjMtODllMy02MzQzZjdkYzdjOWQiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI1NGUzYmEzYi00MTg0LTRjYzEtYWYxYS04YWFkODkxOGVhNDIiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NjlhYTE0Mzc5N2QwZjZiYjg3NWEwYmEiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmFhMDYxYWFkYmRlM2VmY2RkNzVlYmNiL21hcmtldGluZy0tcGFyYWJsZXMtc3R1ZGlvLTIwMjYtOS0xNF9fMTctMzItNTYubXAzIn0=.mp3","summary":"Summary Your church may have good people, solid intentions, and trusted leaders, but that doesn’t always mean your financial systems are as protected as you think. In this episode of Distilled: Church Finance Made Simple , Dan and Kira talk with Nathan Davis from Capin Crouse about the financial controls churches often overlook. They unpack why healthy oversight requires more than trust, how separating financial responsibilities can reduce risk, and why an extra layer of review can help protect both your people and the dollars entrusted to your church. The goal isn’t to create suspicion. It’s to build a financial process where no one person carries too much control, important steps are reviewed, and church leaders can have greater confidence that everything is being handled the way it should be. One Key Takeaway Trust is important, but healthy financial systems still need verification. Take a look at your current process and ask: Is there anywhere one person can initiate, approve, record, or reconcile financial activity without someone else reviewing it? Resources Mentioned Capin Crouse resources, articles, and webinars for churches and nonprofits Capin Crouse podcast episode on church audits , referenced in the show notes Nathan Davis’ contact information: nbdavis@capincrouse.com","meta_description":"Summary Your church may have good people, solid intentions, and trusted leaders, but that doesn’t always mean your financial systems are as protected as y…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":813,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/distilled-church-finance-made-simple-7726670/episodes/ep-41-the-financial-control-your-church-is-missing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/distilled-church-finance-made-simple-7726670/ep-41-the-financial-control-your-church-is-missing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}