Dear Readers:
2023 marked a major transition in the Mystagogy Resource Center by making the old primary website an archive and starting over with a new website. It is an ongoing process that will take some time to complete, but it was long overdue to begin. What I hope for it to eventually become I am sure will be welcomed with much excitement by all of you who already appreciate what is being offered.
This is all leading towards further expansions and projects which will begin in 2024. I finally figured out what to do about getting some books I have prepared published, now it is just a matter of me getting the opportunity to devote some time to accomplishing this next big step. I'm just figuring out how to get some original material on my YouTube channel as well, and I have some great ideas I hope to build up to with that. There even may be a podcast coming sooner than later (aiming for January or February).
Of course, without your financial support, nothing can be accomplished. To devote the time and labor into making these things happen, I need your help. Everything depends on you. This is not my full-time job, just a labor of love I do in the little free time I have. I have no big donors or grants or connections of any kind. My hope is to always allow free access to everything I do, and the only support I desire are from those who place enough value in what I do to help out. I often say I'm a one-man show over here, where I basically do everything without anyone's help, but in reality, this is a team effort where I am willing to put the time and effort, as long as the rest of you are willing to help out financially. Because the way things are going, it may be within a matter of a few months where free access to all I do will be a thing of the past, and I may have to transition to everything being available by paid subscription only to the few who do value what is offered.
We could not have arrived at the present without your help. This holiday season, therefore, will determine the future of this ministry.
I'm confident you will all come through. Even if you have never donated in the past, you can start now. Now you can subscribe for as little as $1 or $5 a week or even $1 or $5 a month, among other options. You can even give $1 a year if you choose. To ignore such options only tells me you place no value on what is being offered, which is fine, but by me encouraging even such options should leave all those who desire to support the work with no alternative but to support it by whatever means they have. I have even added, by request, a few other payment options besides Paypal, including Patreon, Venmo and Cash App, or you can mail in your financial gift.
Probably the biggest excuse I hear from people is that they promise me one day to give me a big gift, but everyone knows that promises like that never are fulfilled. If you can't start big, and most people can't, then it is better to start small than to do nothing at all.
This past year I have seen a record number of cancellations to monthly subscriptions. I'm rarely told why people stop subscribing, but on those rare occasions I'm told it is for financial reasons. They no longer can give $10 a month, for example, so they cancel. I've never understood why they just don't opt for a lower monthly subscription of $5 or $1 a month. This is another reason why I want to highlight that this option is available. I currently have about 90 active subscribers and over 400 who have canceled. With the options I now have made public and available, I will have to look upon every cancellation as a non-financial matter.
Please keep the Mystagogy Resource Center open and free for all, to make bigger strides of progress into the future.
2023 marked a major transition in the Mystagogy Resource Center by making the old primary website an archive and starting over with a new website. It is an ongoing process that will take some time to complete, but it was long overdue to begin. What I hope for it to eventually become I am sure will be welcomed with much excitement by all of you who already appreciate what is being offered.
This is all leading towards further expansions and projects which will begin in 2024. I finally figured out what to do about getting some books I have prepared published, now it is just a matter of me getting the opportunity to devote some time to accomplishing this next big step. I'm just figuring out how to get some original material on my YouTube channel as well, and I have some great ideas I hope to build up to with that. There even may be a podcast coming sooner than later (aiming for January or February).
Of course, without your financial support, nothing can be accomplished. To devote the time and labor into making these things happen, I need your help. Everything depends on you. This is not my full-time job, just a labor of love I do in the little free time I have. I have no big donors or grants or connections of any kind. My hope is to always allow free access to everything I do, and the only support I desire are from those who place enough value in what I do to help out. I often say I'm a one-man show over here, where I basically do everything without anyone's help, but in reality, this is a team effort where I am willing to put the time and effort, as long as the rest of you are willing to help out financially. Because the way things are going, it may be within a matter of a few months where free access to all I do will be a thing of the past, and I may have to transition to everything being available by paid subscription only to the few who do value what is offered.
We could not have arrived at the present without your help. This holiday season, therefore, will determine the future of this ministry.
I'm confident you will all come through. Even if you have never donated in the past, you can start now. Now you can subscribe for as little as $1 or $5 a week or even $1 or $5 a month, among other options. You can even give $1 a year if you choose. To ignore such options only tells me you place no value on what is being offered, which is fine, but by me encouraging even such options should leave all those who desire to support the work with no alternative but to support it by whatever means they have. I have even added, by request, a few other payment options besides Paypal, including Patreon, Venmo and Cash App, or you can mail in your financial gift.
Probably the biggest excuse I hear from people is that they promise me one day to give me a big gift, but everyone knows that promises like that never are fulfilled. If you can't start big, and most people can't, then it is better to start small than to do nothing at all.
This past year I have seen a record number of cancellations to monthly subscriptions. I'm rarely told why people stop subscribing, but on those rare occasions I'm told it is for financial reasons. They no longer can give $10 a month, for example, so they cancel. I've never understood why they just don't opt for a lower monthly subscription of $5 or $1 a month. This is another reason why I want to highlight that this option is available. I currently have about 90 active subscribers and over 400 who have canceled. With the options I now have made public and available, I will have to look upon every cancellation as a non-financial matter.
Please keep the Mystagogy Resource Center open and free for all, to make bigger strides of progress into the future.
Thank you in advance. You're help is always appreciated.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all,
John Sanidopoulos
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