Why teaching ministries everywhere? I think mainly because the overhead is so low. There is such a low, low cost of doing "business".
Rehash pfal, or parts of it.. it's CHEAP. With a computer and printer, it is quite CHEAP to produce another knockoff of a knockoff. At least an "original(?)" work to mass produce. Then it's off to the local printing service! They make it cheaper to mass produce. What are the typical costs? Two, or three cents per page? A seventy page syllabus would cost say.. $2.10. add a folder, cheaply manufactured in China for $1.85 and per participant, per class, the overhead totals about.. $4.05. Maybe I'm underestimating.. the cost could be closer to $9.50, depending on how "illustrious" one wants it to look. I mean, all the printer guy has to do is collate. The seller could punch the holes and assemble the folders. Or have volunteers do it..
Minimum "donations" of about $95.00 accepted. Or even $125.00. Plus whatever gets tossed in the cornucopia as it passes by one during class..
No real cost for "research".. no real overhead in that regard.
Ah yes.. low overhead. If one can keep one's weenie in one's own pants.. might be difficult for a little-itty-bitty-manogawd.
Don't make TOO MANY outrageous claims. Listen to what the lawyer told you on "free legal advise night"..
Low overhead.. no cost for supplies to feed the needy..
Today......pastors and teachers, seemingly, "carry the torch" of God's light. Or do they?
If you don't mind me adding.. if one actually sees God's light, for a fraction of a second and manages to live through the experience.. one just MIGHT come to the conclusion that they can't exactly carry it..
"Teaching" and "ministry" in context of TWI spin-offs is a real contradiction in terms. Fits like a hand in a boxing glove .... when doing the laundry.
Jesus taught by example - was right there with people, showing how life was to be lived. With all its joys and hardships.
Peter taught by example - was right there with people, showing how life was to be lived. When he fell short, there was a public confrontation and Peter changed his ways.
Only later did the early apostles separate themselves. And then, their mantle passed, to Philip, to Paul, to others.
Paul taught by example - was right there with people, showing how life was to be lived. Supported himself but made collections to give away to help those in need. No record he hoarded any money from his work, or from collections.
Timothy taught by example - was right there with people, showing how life was to be lived. Paul was there, and wrote to him, showing how the example was to be set.
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Why teaching ministries everywhere? I think mainly because the overhead is so low. There is such a low, low cost of doing "business".
Rehash pfal, or parts of it.. it's CHEAP. With a computer and printer, it is quite CHEAP to produce another knockoff of a knockoff. At least an "original(?)" work to mass produce. Then it's off to the local printing service! They make it cheaper to mass produce. What are the typical costs? Two, or three cents per page? A seventy page syllabus would cost say.. $2.10. add a folder, cheaply manufactured in China for $1.85 and per participant, per class, the overhead totals about.. $4.05. Maybe I'm underestimating.. the cost could be closer to $9.50, depending on how "illustrious" one wants it to look. I mean, all the printer guy has to do is collate. The seller could punch the holes and assemble the folders. Or have volunteers do it..
Minimum "donations" of about $95.00 accepted. Or even $125.00. Plus whatever gets tossed in the cornucopia as it passes by one during class..
No real cost for "research".. no real overhead in that regard.
Ah yes.. low overhead. If one can keep one's weenie in one's own pants.. might be difficult for a little-itty-bitty-manogawd.
Don't make TOO MANY outrageous claims. Listen to what the lawyer told you on "free legal advise night"..
Low overhead.. no cost for supplies to feed the needy..
No cost to actually DO SOMETHING..
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If you don't mind me adding.. if one actually sees God's light, for a fraction of a second and manages to live through the experience.. one just MIGHT come to the conclusion that they can't exactly carry it..
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waysider
It looks more noble than selling pet rocks.
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Ham
Hmm. Maybe appearances are everything..
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OldSkool
Pet rocks are not anywhere near as harmful as abusive cults. :unsure:
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Ham
The last time I looked at the title the t in teaching turned into an l.
is there some significance to this, or is my mind just making stuff up..
just a *minor* hallucination..
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leaching miseries..
I won't say any more. At least tonight..
then again..
anybody else have words morph like this?
If I look close enough the original words are still there..
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"Teaching" and "ministry" in context of TWI spin-offs is a real contradiction in terms. Fits like a hand in a boxing glove .... when doing the laundry.
Jesus taught by example - was right there with people, showing how life was to be lived. With all its joys and hardships.
Peter taught by example - was right there with people, showing how life was to be lived. When he fell short, there was a public confrontation and Peter changed his ways.
Only later did the early apostles separate themselves. And then, their mantle passed, to Philip, to Paul, to others.
Paul taught by example - was right there with people, showing how life was to be lived. Supported himself but made collections to give away to help those in need. No record he hoarded any money from his work, or from collections.
Timothy taught by example - was right there with people, showing how life was to be lived. Paul was there, and wrote to him, showing how the example was to be set.
Teaching ministries...
...Mother Teresa? David Wilkerson? Nicky Cruz?
...Ordinary people in your community?
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