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.
Ep. 50: Principles of Generous Business, with Kenneth Kollasch
Faith Ventures welcomes Kenneth Kollasch, third-generation business owner, former competitive ballroom dancer, associate pastor, and founder of Kenneth Coaches (kennethcoaches.com (https://kennethcoaches.com/)). Kenneth has spent his career moving between worlds most people treat as separate: he turned down a professional soccer contract after getting saved at twenty to stay in the family business, competed alongside his wife to become international ballroom champions, served on church staff in pastoral roles from youth ministry to associate pastor, and now runs a consulting practice that works with small business owners and pastors simultaneously — because he believes the two worlds have far more to offer each other than either group typically recognizes.
Chapters:
0:24 Welcome & the Start of Kenneth's Journey
2:12 From Soccer to Ministry
4:08 Pivoting After COVID
5:51 Church Shaped His Consulting
10:21 Translating Between Two Worlds
14:51 Gifts Over Job Descriptions
20:01 The Power of Asking Why
22:58 Generosity Drives Business
28:07 Earning Mental Real Estate
31:23 Customer Input Creates Loyalty
36:17 Designing Special Experiences
41:26 Reputation Is Good Business
43:03 Bridging Church and Marketplace
46:57 Free Resources Online
The Faith Ventures Podcast (https://libertarianchristians.com/shows/faith-ventures/) is part of the Christians For Liberty Network (https://christiansforliberty.net), a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute (https://libertarianchristians.com).
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24 Sept 2026
Ep. 49: The Writing Was the Healing: Amanda Johnson on Story and Calling
Amanda Johnson's son was nineteen when he told her they should build their own publishing experience. She had spent years helping other people navigate hybrid publishers — watching their content get stolen, their books get covers that illustrated the subtitle rather than the story, their life's work get treated as a transaction by people who hadn't read a word of it. She had walked out of her office and screamed in the kitchen. She had saved enough projects to know what the process should feel like and had watched too many clients come out of it feeling worse about their manuscript than when they started. So when her son said they should just create something better, she agreed. That's how Saved By Story was born — and that's the shape of the business it became: a writing coaching and hybrid publishing practice built on a conviction Amanda has held since she discovered it watching her first clients write their way back to health. The writing is not the product. The writing is the healing.
Chapters:
0:24 Intro to Amanda & Saved by Story
1:52 From Writing to Calling
7:32 Amanda’s Career Journey
13:23 Messaging Shapes Identity
17:12 The Retreat Breakthrough
20:08 Starting Saved by Story
21:58 Faith and Story Intertwined
33:44 Word Made Flesh
39:03 Books That Transform
42:34 Find Her Online
The Faith Ventures Podcast (https://libertarianchristians.com/shows/faith-ventures/) is part of the Christians For Liberty Network (https://christiansforliberty.net), a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute (https://libertarianchristians.com).
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6 Aug 2026
Ep. 48: The Fear & Love of Money: Fixing Your Financial Mindset, with Matt Morizio
In this episode, we speak with Matt Morizio about his path from childhood baseball ambitions to five seasons in professional baseball, including being drafted twice and playing in the minor leagues. He also shares how his faith developed during his baseball years, especially through conversations in the clubhouse and weekly chapel services.
We then discuss his transition out of baseball after being released in spring training in 2011, and how he had to rethink identity, marriage, parenthood, and work while finishing his degree. Matt also talks about money, fear, and stewardship, explaining how he moved from scarcity-driven thinking to viewing money as a tool and building habits around prayer, financial education, and giving.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:24 Welcome and Baseball Dreams
3:26 Finding Identity Beyond Sports
12:54 Marriage, Release, and Rebuilding
21:20 Reconstructing Money Mindsets
31:21 Practical Steps to Freedom
40:50 Client Transformations
45:35 Radical Generosity in Action
50:15 Where to Find Matt
The Faith Ventures Podcast (https://libertarianchristians.com/shows/faith-ventures/) is part of the Christians For Liberty Network (https://christiansforliberty.net), a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute (https://libertarianchristians.com).
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