The Future of the LCMS: Generosity and Tithing

About this episode

The episode discusses stewardship and generosity in the context of the LCMS with educator Philip Meinzen.

In this episode of Lead Time, Tim Ahlman and Jack Kalleberg sit down with Philip Meinzen, a longtime LCMS educator and creator of The Grace Formula, for a powerful conversation about stewardship, generosity, tithing, debt, vocation, and the mission of the local church. Philip argues that the church has often allowed the culture to disciple Christians in money, resources, debt, and scarcity — while Scripture gives us a much richer vision of life under grace. The question is not, “How much doe...

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim Ahlman, Jack Kalleberg

Guest: Philip Meinzen

Topics covered

• stewardship
• generosity
• tithing
• debt
• vocation
• local church
• Christian culture

Keywords

• stewardship
• generosity
• tithing
• debt
• vocation
• local church
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LCMS

Books & works: The Grace Formula

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