Recently I realized that, while most young adults are tech savvy, it doesn’t necessarily mean that everyone knows the best way to do tech things. Specifically in regards to writing and sending a missionary newsletter. After all, we are always reminded of the importance of keeping in touch with our prayer supporters, but what’s the […]
Artist Support: Exploring Patreon for Writers
What do you get when you cross the ancient practice of patronage with modern crowd funding? Short answer, Patreon! Patreon is a platform that connects artists with patreons, using an on-going patronage model. It is a really interesting to see a range of support options, and bonuses, depending on how the artist decides to set […]
Debt-Free University to Ministry Part Ten: Becoming Self-Sustaining
Relying on God is a challenge, relying on humans is an even bigger challenge. Ninety percent of ministry work relies, supposedly on God, but in reality on humans donating money. However, humans and money have many challenges. Economic crashes can, and will, dry up people’s ability to support or donate to a ministry. Job loss, […]
Book Review from a Writer’s perspective: How to Blog a Book
I recently read an interesting book called “How to Blog a Book” which, as its title suggests, encourages well, blogging your non-fiction book. The premise of blogging a book works well for non-fiction, however I cannot see whether or not it would apply well to fiction writing. Perhaps with short stories, or shorter novelettes, but […]
Debt Free University to Ministry Part Five: Income Sourcing And The Importance OfEarly Savings
For a child, twenty dollars can seem to be a huge sum of money. I know that, for my seven year old self, that twenty seemed like a giant sum when I went to open my first bank account. It took over a year before that little bank account grew up to 100 dollars, but […]
Debt Free from University to Ministry Part Four: Doing the distance Online learning while working
In today’s world, moving away from home to attend university or college is almost the equivalent of a rite of passage. It is considered an essential part of moving from the middle ground of adolescence, to the much more challenging ground of adulthood. And since others have discussed the preparation time of adolescence and early […]
Blogging for Profit: A Book Review
Last week I spent a few days reading and studying “How to Blog for Profit: Without Selling your Soul” 2nd edition by Ruth Soukup. While her tips and suggestions are very helpful, what I found most helpful was the emphasis on providing quality content as the first and foremost need when building a blog. Whether […]