{"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.7: Finding Hidden Money in Your Church Pt.3","slug":"ep-7-finding-hidden-money-in-your-church-pt-3","published_at":"2025-04-02T21:12:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/distilled-church-finance-made-simple-7726670/ep-7-finding-hidden-money-in-your-church-pt-3","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/distilled-church-finance-made-simple-7726670","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-your-parable/episodes/Ep-7-Finding-Hidden-Money-in-Your-Church-Pt-3-e311a5q","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/5c04775ef7f3d0bffc094654a161f97c0b4f59ae54fa2d1ed5870acb36e66c22/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI5ZTExMmJmYy1jNjc3LTRhZDItOWI3Yy0wODUzNzk4YzE2ODQiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI1NGUzYmEzYi00MTg0LTRjYzEtYWYxYS04YWFkODkxOGVhNDIiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NjlhYTE0Mzc5N2QwZjZiYjg3NWEwYmEiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvaW1wb3J0cy9wb2RjYXN0cy81NGUzYmEzYi00MTg0LTRjYzEtYWYxYS04YWFkODkxOGVhNDIvZXBpc29kZXMvOWUxMTJiZmMtYzY3Ny00YWQyLTliN2MtMDg1Mzc5OGMxNjg0LzM5NzcxNDkzMi00NDEwMC0yLTI3YWRjNTJjZGFiOGUubXAzIn0=.mp3","summary":"Is your church’s budget fueling growth—or holding it back? In this final episode of Finding Money in Your Church Finances , we unpack a powerful lesson from The Pumpkin Plan . Just like farmers who grow record-breaking pumpkins, thriving churches focus their resources where they’ll have the most impact. Join us as we discuss: Why strategic pruning leads to financial health How to identify expenses that need to go A simple tool to refine your budget and fund your mission Free Resource: Download our Expense Evaluation Tool to help you decide what to keep, reduce, or stop spending. Subscribe for more insights on church finances.","meta_description":"Is your church’s budget fueling growth—or holding it back? In this final episode of Finding Money in Your Church Finances , we unpack a powerful lesson fr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":564,"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-7-finding-hidden-money-in-your-church-pt-3/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-7-finding-hidden-money-in-your-church-pt-3.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}