The interim pastor had been on a church’s board of elders and was put in charge after the previous pastor resigned. His first gig as a ghostwriter involved helping the interim pastor of a Texas church. Ostoich, a writer from Michigan, thinks sermon ghostwriters and researchers can serve a valid role in the church, under the right circumstances. RELATED: ‘If you have eyes, plagiarize’: When borrowing a sermon goes too far
“Docent’s work reaches over a million people every month who are blessed by pastors better equipped to do their work and backed up by excellent research,” the group’s website claims. The content produced with the help of services like Docent has a wide audience. Others find a ghostwriter to help them put it all together. Some preachers hire researchers to do the Bible reading and background research and interpretation on a specific text - known as exegesis - or to provide insights about cultural trends affecting the church. “RELATED: If you have eyes, plagiarize” - when borrowing from other preachers goes too far (At least one megachurch even sells “sermon kits” - complete with outlines, graphics and promo videos for other churches to use.) They often rely on magazines, subscription services and websites to provide anecdotes, topics and other fodder for sermons. “I thought this was great,” recalled Ostoich, who spent several years writing research briefs, sermon outlines and other content for pastors through the Docent Research Group from 2010 to 2014.įaced with having to come up with new material every week and sometimes several times a week, preachers have long used “pulpit helps” in writing their sermons. That’s how he became a sermon ghostwriter. The job paid well - about $20 an hour - and allowed him to put his Bible skills and his graduate studies to work. Then a friend offered him what seemed like the perfect gig.
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But his undergraduate degree from Moody Bible Institute left him with few professional skills outside of the ministry. He and his wife had bills to pay while they were in graduate school.
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