James Merritt Sells His Sermons
James Merritt of PastorsEdge, a new site that is sure to be controversial, is making his sermons available for $8 each ($5.50 without artwork) or $30 for a series. A pastor can download the sermon manuscript, a corresponding PowerPoint presentation, and a handout for the congregation. The pastor is told not to think of this as plagiarism, since he has the permission of the sermon’s author.
PastorsEdge.com features sermons can be downloaded as a complete package. When you see the phrase “Sermons with Artwork” it means that when you purchase that series you get:
- The complete sermon manuscript in Word ® and as a PDF ®.
- A complete PowerPoint® presentation that highlights each main point.
- A beautifully illustrated listening sheet that can be easily duplicated for your congregation.
The only thing left for the pastor to do is prepare the message. All of the supporting files are ready to go!
Check out his free Father’s Day sermon.
See Tony Kummer’s post at Said at Southern for related articles about plagiarism and a discussion of the appropriateness of preaching others’ sermons.
HT: Justin Taylor
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J. R. Miller
I think this fits into the category of resouces I blogged about some time ago Prepackaged compassion for the lazy pastor. It may not be plagerism, but if a guy cannot read the Scripture and come up with a message, why is he preaching? Is the spiritual depth of our pastoral leadership so shallow, that creativity has been replaced with the ability to buy resources?
Jun 13th, 2007 6:43 pm
Bill Parsons
Interesting…
www.jonathanmerritt.blogspot.com
Jul 7th, 2007 12:03 pm
Bobby
I read his blog…I find it funny that he blasts anyone that critiques what his dad has said or done.
This is the mindset of many SBC leaders….if we are “successful” you cannot criticize us…especially if you are young or less successful.
Any critique is dismissed as being unimportant (”consider the source…his church is small”) or as disgruntled people (”they want our power”).
We need less pride and more discernment and introspection in the SBC….we’re definitely not getting it from most of our leaders.
Jul 13th, 2007 8:05 am
Jonathan Merritt
Bobby-
I would encourage you to call my father personally. He is not a man of pride, he is not condescending, he is not belittling. I don’t know if I would characterize disagreeing with a critic of my dad’s as “blasting” him, but if anyone can it is me. I have seen the integrity with which he has lived each day as a husband, father, pastor, mentor, and lover of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Less division and more unity.
Blessings,
Jonathan Merritt
Nov 5th, 2007 8:04 pm