Anyone get a straight answer on this yet?

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I guess this all comes back, this all comes down to really one question. Regarding what the

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Bible teaches about money and ministry. So what, so what, what ministry can you sell?

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Why do you ask that question? I just really like to know. What do you think the answer to that question is?

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Well, I'm asking, that's why I came to a college professor. Who, who's, this is your, this is what you do.

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What other kinds of answers have you gotten? A lot of like this, where you're, where you're not answering, and I've gotten a lot of that, so.

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I think it's interesting that you, that you say that some of the people you've, you've interviewed have been reluctant to answer it.

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And I think that has a lot to do with the way, the questions that preceded it, and the way that you've conducted yourself in the interview.

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How have I conducted myself? How do you think you've conducted yourself? You just really don't want to answer the questions, do you?

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I, I came today very willing and, and enthusiastic about answering questions about charging for ministry.

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Which is what I do. So you wanted to, you wanted to answer questions about charging for ministry. And so, shouldn't the, the first answer you should be able to provide is what exactly is ministry?

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Well, it's, it, for me, it's, it's actually a really simple answer, and that's a business that identifies as a ministry.

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So what are they identifying as? As a ministry. So what is that? As a ministry.

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Do you know what a circular definition is? I do. It's sort of like what you're doing right now, where ministry is a ministry.

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Well, because you're seeking what we would call in my field of work an essentialist definition of ministry.

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I think it sounds like you would like me to give you a set of biblical or theological characteristics that are associated with one ministry or the other.

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I'm not seeking any type of definition. I'm just seeking a definition. Yeah, and I gave you one. Well, now

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I can say I've been to college. Glad I didn't pay for it. Is there anyone willing to give me a straight answer?