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Episode 534: Does Ministry Matter More than the Marketplace? with Joe Leininger



With the midterm elections happening in the U.S., we’ve seen a rise in both hyperbolic political rhetoric and political violence. There’s evidence that fewer Christians are willing to denounce the use of armed conflict to achieve political goals, with some even arguing America was founded on it. Are they right? Is there a Christian case for political violence? Then, Skye interviews Joe Leininger, a Christian business leader about his journey from believing God only cared about ministry to a much wider vision of his work in the world. Leininger’s new book, “Dirt Clods and Donkeys: An experiment in mentoring that changed lives,” explores how he has helped other Christians in the marketplace develop a more integrated faith. Also this week—Indiana police pursue Pikachu, don’t kiss camels in Qatar, and Kaitlyn explains why she’s a nerd but not a geek.


Holy Post merch! - https://www.holypost.com/shop News Segment 00:00 - Intro 5:27 - Police pursue Pikachu 11:27 - Camels in Qatar 18:35 - Political violence

42:25 - Sponsor: Biola University’s Talbot School of Theology Visit www.biola.edu/talbot for more information and to apply today.

Interview with Joe Leininger “Dirt Clods and Donkeys” - https://amzn.to/3G22UQE Joe Leininger - https://joeleininger.com 43:36 - Interview intro 46:09 - Formation in faith and business 51:28 - Christian assumptions about business 55:50 - A wider vision of God’s work in the world 1:01:45 - Capitalism 1:05:44 - Risk and allocation of resources 1:09:31 - Mentoring 1:14:10 - Credits

Links from news segment: “Indiana man dressed as Pikachu ran from police on lawn mower, cops say” - https://fox59.com/indiana-news/indiana-man-dressed-as-pikachu-ran-from-police-on-lawn-mower-cops-say/ “World Cup fans told ‘steer clear of camels’ in Qatar due to bug ‘deadlier than Covid’ - https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-camels-covid-bug-28373022 “Some American Protestants Aren’t Letting Go of Revolution” - https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2022/november/protestants-political-violence-protest-pelosi.html Holy Post website: https://www.holypost.com/ Holy Post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/holypost The Holy Post is supported by our listeners. We may earn affiliate commissions through links listed here. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.




15 Comments


Claude Kansaku
Nov 19, 2022

Phil, Thank you so much for the recommendation of THE STRAIGHT STORY. I'm so glad I was able to stream it. Not something I would have expected from David Lynch. But, I'm now curious about the metastory of his directing it.

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Phil Vischer
Phil Vischer
Nov 21, 2022
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Glad you enjoyed it!

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Stephen Munday
Stephen Munday
Nov 13, 2022

War is political violence. Is it logical to be in favor of political violence between people of different nations, but against political violence within a nation? Shouldn't we be against both kinds of political violence?

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Evan Ponton
Evan Ponton
Nov 12, 2022

If Augustine was a vegetable he would be Asparagustine

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bfgaylord
Nov 11, 2022

Its about time this issue was addressed. What I call the 'Christian Caste System' has caused a lot of people to get the wrong idea. I became a Chistian in the mid-70s with a college group, and was told 'you aren't supposed to ask God if you're called to full time Christian job, you have to ask if you have permission not to'. It confused me for a while because I was a good computer programmer, but would have been a really lousy pastor. In every church I've been, missionaries are at the top of the list, pastors second, people who work for parachurh organizations third and the rest of us are just there. There are a lot of p…

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Marissa Koval
Marissa Koval
Nov 11, 2022

Ok….my hometown 😂😂😂🤷‍♀️

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