{"podcast":{"title":"Faith Ventures Podcast","slug":"faith-ventures-podcast-6622314","podcast_index_feed_id":6622314,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/faith-ventures-podcast","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JX_7Rc-HKeBXXbhQbBIObX3cMs7t3mqvjtWhBnUMNiI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ0OTEzLzE2OTQy/NzYxODItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Libertarian Christian Institute","episode_count":48,"summary":"Faith Ventures is about telling stories of Christians doing business for the glory of God. The virtue of market-driven work that serves other people is part of God’s design, and thus we should care about the principles of individual liberty that make that possible. This podcast inspires listeners to realize how their faith in Jesus affects everything around us, including our work in the marketplace.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T18:19:53.526156+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-ventures-podcast-6622314"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 47: Is Debt Slavery? with Justin Bennett","slug":"ep-47-is-debt-slavery-with-justin-bennett","published_at":"2026-07-30T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-ventures-podcast-6622314/ep-47-is-debt-slavery-with-justin-bennett","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-ventures-podcast-6622314","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/54ef432a","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/54ef432a/e12602a2.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Norman Horn speaks with Justin Bennett, owner of Strong Tower Consulting and author of \"Level Up Your Finances\", about helping people improve their finances through coaching, training, and a faith-based framework. They discuss Justin's experience of getting into significant debt, which led him to study money more closely and begin financial coaching in 2010. They also cover his biblical approach to money, including saving, budgeting, living below our means, avoiding debt, and practicing generosity. He explains his 3P framework of principles, process, then plan, and emphasizes that couples should agree on shared financial principles before making decisions. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:24 Welcome 1:58 From Banking to Coaching 4:12 Biblical Money Principles 6:52 Coaching Through Scripture 9:55 Principles Before Plans 14:21 Rethinking Debt Wisely 18:57 Reading Money Scripture 22:22 Debt Kills Enjoyment 29:15 Rest, Work, and Joy 34:07 Generosity Brings Joy 36:58 Hope for Financial Peace The Faith Ventures Podcast is part of the Christians For Liberty Network , a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute . Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth App! https://podsworth.com Use code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!","meta_description":"In this episode, Norman Horn speaks with Justin Bennett, owner of Strong Tower Consulting and author of \"Level Up Your Finances\", about helping people imp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2381,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/faith-ventures-podcast-6622314/episodes/ep-47-is-debt-slavery-with-justin-bennett/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-ventures-podcast-6622314/ep-47-is-debt-slavery-with-justin-bennett.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}