Prayer Request: This is Your Invitation
And what it Means for Paid Subscribers
Over nearly 17 years, writing has been a key part of my work. It started with devotions and Bible lessons, maturing into expositional devotions early on. Then came doctrine, theology, apologetics, gender, culture, discipleship, and evangelism pieces. Tons of research, conversations and classroom taught-and-tested content rolled into short, pithy resources for others to use. Then quickguides and teaching aids, simplified and distilled the lessons for broader use.
The prayer request is, the content is there in a raw form. Not because it is not in a usable form but because it needs updating and a new store built and launched to serve afresh. And old links and websites removed to prevent confusion. Please pray for the work of updating, editing, building and selling (I’d prefer the term resourcing) that these materials can serve For the Kingdom, For the Church, For the World in need of Jesus.
To give an idea of the scope of this. There are over 700 videos of content in my vault and well over 100 books and minibooks. The raw content is there for dozens of courses to be released, literally. On top of that there are the vast majority of a database of sermon notes, research, and curriculums written over 17 years. That’s at an average of about 3-4 major, complete resources that can serve per year. One church member jokingly told me when I pastored that I produced the equivalent of “4 novels a year because our pastor is a teacher.” On top of that lesson notes through nearly 1/3 of the Bible. Then came the Biblical training, Bible institute, Bible survey lectures and a host of apologetics content. What I’ve noticed is I’ve tended to research deep and serve intensely in a particular subject area for a season and then move on to another. The thing is, that content can still continue to serve if released in a slightly repackaged form, on demand. What I can focus on at any one time is limited.
What I have found this year (I shared what my aim was in Vision 2026) is that actually instead of a small group of more intensive coaching, speaking to groups and audiences has exploded. Requests to teach the Bible 3-5 times a week have booked the majority of the first 3 months of this year. Workshops for pastors, evangelists, and business leaders have taken a number of slots as well.
In thinking through this in what has been driving a ton of requests to date, consulting some wisdom from others, and wisely pivoting in response, I am looking at part time tutoring roles to create initial alignment and a bit more freedom in income to focus on the content creation side. I have discovered that coaching 1:1 will continue to decrease while teaching and education will continue to serve more people. With that include some pivots in my business model and revenue streams. Whereas in coaching a website was not nearly as essential nor a structured training model, it is a much larger component of a being a content platform providing a range of training, books, blogs, and courses. This platform model can continue to serve at any time whereas my time and availability to serve in person or over a call will always remain limited. The only way to scale and, most importantly, steward helping more of the people tangibly that the Lord is bringing is by pivoting.
The Impact is there; the labor now is growing the Income to continue sustaining the service.
Additional Subscriber Options
The Blend of Revenue Streams I’m Building
To keep serving well and sustainably, I’m leaning into a diversified model rather than relying on a single source of income. Here’s what I think that looks like moving forward:
1. Bivocational/Trivocational Work
I’m open to additional employment—whether part‑time roles, contracted work, or freelancing—unless the Lord provides another path. This gives stability while keeping ministry and content creation moving.
2. A Growing Resource Storefront
I’m continuing to build out an on‑demand library of tools, guides, and resources that people can access anytime.
3. Speaking & Training
I plan to keep leaning into teaching opportunities—workshops, conferences, lectures, and training events. This is one of the most life‑giving parts of my work.
4. Coaching (In a Smaller Slice)
I’ll still offer 1:1 and 1:2 coaching, but it will be a smaller percentage of my overall model so I can steward my time and energy wisely.
5. Strategic Partnerships
I’m collaborating with organizations, ministries, and businesses that already serve the people I care about. Instead of trying to “build my own niche,” I can come alongside them with focused workshops or trainings that create a win‑win and reduce my prospecting time to find clients. It also will free me from needing “coaching clients.”
6. Recommended Tools, Affiliates & Services
Over the years I’ve found resources I genuinely trust and have benefited from. Becoming an affiliate simply allows me to earn a small commission when people sign up through me—more like a light sponsorship than a sales pitch.
7. Merchandise (Made-to-Order)
With print‑on‑demand options and manufactured to order, I can offer meaningful merch without holding inventory or managing a warehouse.
8. Platform Revenue
Platforms like YouTube and Facebook offer small ad‑based and content consumptoin income. It’s not huge, but it’s still a stream. Your subscribe, follow, or like as well as engagement with a reaction button or comment literally pays me.
9. Subscriptions
I currently offer:
• A paid tier on Substack
• A private coaching group membership
• A Facebook subscriber portal
These create ongoing support for the work and deeper connection with those who want more.
10. Continual Learning & Adaptation
I’m always exploring new ways to serve more effectively and make the work sustainable for the long haul.
Curriculum Licenses
By purchasing a curriculum license churches, schools and bible colleges can have access to “print on demand” as many copies as they would like for either a period of time in which they have their license or for a lifetime license. This is one way that I know that Sunday Schools, Christian schools/Homeschools and small Bible training institutions could be enormously blessed and their students as well by having an alternative option to purchasing yet another textbook or quarterly.
Supporters and Sponsors
Those who have the resources to partner on a regular or one time basis is a component of sustainability I have available. The business is for profit as opposed to a nonprofit as was wrestled few a few different times over the years in my different offerings. 1) I am not a church, a provide education and support. 2) I believe it is appropriate for me to pay taxes (ministerial income in another story, when I worked as a pastor I opted out of social security as made possible in the U.S.). 3) I do not like nor am I talented in fundraising. To focus on “the business” of teaching and helping people the best model is to remain a business. 4) I believe being in business is a greater testimony to the businesses I come into contact with who view Christianity and “ministers” as being money grabbing, cheap, donation schmoozers. Not saying that is all ministries out there, it certainly is not. But a donor-model, for myself I believe is actually a barrier to having a testimony in the marketplace. 5) This prevents anyone from unbiblically “giving me tithes.” Regular giving should go to the local church.