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It's better to make money online than work for someone offline. There's always a measure of indebtedness to the person you work for because most people think the salary they pay you is a favor from them, not an obligation on their part. And this, no matter how you explain that your salary came from your own efforts which they must pay for.
To them, it's a favor given by kings to their subjects.
So, what I really like is to make money from my blogs and e-books. This way, I won't have to be indebted to anyone. People who'd buy my e-books and avail of my services through the blogs won't have direct contact with me---in fact, they won't see me---except see my picture.
This is the ideal way to make money for me.
And my church ministry won't be affected. Admit it or not, a salaried pastor often compromises truth and the ministry to give way for some favors they feel they owe from some members, especially those who donate, big tithers or who have clout in church. I have seen even pastors with high standards bow down to pressure coming from the moneyed in church. And the truth is always the casualty.
Like this pastor I know. When the church board meets with him they talk about what he should do, not what they should do. "Okay, pastor, seeing the problems in church, this is what you should do," they dictate to the minister. And then the pastor obeys them like a tame dog.
Can you imagine Jesus being told by the disciples what to do? Shepherds know the flock and God's will for the church, and they know what should be done. God talks to them, not to the church board. Church board members never sacrificed anything dear to answer God's call. They are in position by election, not by calling.
Pastors have sacrificed a lot to answer God's call.
For instance, I sacrificed my managerial position in a big company to answer God's call to pastor, I was just promoted to being marketing manager of a big company when I suddenly resigned to be church pastor. And I and my wife sacrificed much more---all by God's grace. And would any church board dictate to us what should be done?
That's ridiculous, even plain foolish.
I'm now out of any denomination or traditional church. I and my wife are pastoring a church God gave us and what we have are disciples and elders who obey Gods Word as the pastor tells them what should be done. No one dictates to me except God. And to have check and balance, we do everything according to the bible and we are affiliated to an apostolic-prophetic church alliance (which is not a denomination).
Aside from my online writing job, I pray that God prosper my blogs and e-books to finance my family and the ministry (aside from the tithes and offering) so we'd continue to be indebted to no one else except God. We have a lot of evangelism and cause-oriented projects we've been praying for.
I see many blog and e-book proprietors (and other business people) online who make millions of profits and spend the money for meaningless things that just feed their egos---bragging material possessions and their luxurious lifestyles, traveling here and there and enjoying classy hotels and resorts and restaurants. All useless. It isn't bad to enjoy these now and then---they're God's gifts. But to make them a lifestyle and even to brag about them?
If God blesses them, I pray that He also bless me so I can spend the money for church ministry, helping poor people and being instrumental to the complete unity of the body of Christ which Jesus prayed for in John 17 (being part of genuine Kingdom building on earth, not building any church denomination).
