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Some history and recent developments regarding cTc.tv,

by John Randall, October 13, 2012:

 

Messages sometimes come from your friends and prayer supporters in little pieces -- and you have to pray for the wisdom of the Lord to help you put them together to get the message.  

 

What did my prayer supporters (sought in accord with Proverbs 15:22) say?

 

One, a very wise man (M.B. who lives in Boone, North Carolina) said, "John, cTc is a great idea!  Simply give it away to the users."  I thought, "You have to be kidding -- I had second mortgaged our house to the hilt to be able to spend the time to research and develop the mission concept and web site.  Surely some religious leaders will see the merit and sign on to support it -- after all, it only cost about the same as a small bottle of drinking water per local church giving unit per month to maintain the service for about 50 churches in Richmond, Virginia or Rochester, New York.  This included a carefully crafted very low cost, yet effective, metro-region awareness campaign (the pilot of the first message is now on the home page of cTc.tv, a gift to all who care to use it).  The intent was to inspire parents of young children to bring them to effective local churches that care (the genesis of the mission's Internet domain initials CTC is "churches that care").

 

Another said, "John, it won't work.  Most organized religion churches compete with each other for wandering Christians, not wondering potential Christians."  Those words from this good friend and prayer supporter (M.B. who lives in Richmond, Virginia) struck me as odd -- don't churches want more of the wondering lost to come in to discover the Gospel and the love of our Lord?  I thought so, and indeed many apparently do -- but at that point in time, the mission was flat on its back -- and I was falling behind on our mortgage payments to BB&T Bank.

 

Yet another said, "John, you have to monetize cTc.tv if you want the mission to survive."  Those words from an old friend and now a prayer supporter (N.V.) several years ago still haunt me.  I had drained our liquid assets -- and then some -- to do the research for resources and to develop the mission business plan, only to discover that I had made some seriously wrong planning assumptions.  Not a good thing!  Worse yet, the bank had sent us a foreclosure notice.

 

But the Lord was by my side.  At the tender age of 72, one day when I was trying to sell a copy of a book I authored, I was instead offered a part time job as an Adjunct Professor to teach night school business classes.  I jumped at that, as I love to help others!  That gig takes almost all of my time, the very modest income is steady, and we recently were able to reverse out of the house mortgages, so we did not lose our home.  Praise the Lord!

 

After a lot of prayer and reflection, the mission concept was also redirected to being a virtual ministry, on-line, and totally independent of any institutional religion, organized religion or denominational church.  The statement of faith of cTc.tv is simply the Holy Bible.   The ministry is now intended to appeal to the curious, rather than the seeker or wanderer.  It targets the otherwise unreachable lost around the globe.  It uses a very unique Internet marketing strategy -- and it is maintained on a "de minimis" budget (I now have no choice).  The wonderful outcome is the global response to this service.

 

Now what?  The books I have authored for business operators (and the truly ambitious who want to develop an enterprise), in particular the Guidebook, Mastering Your Marketing, already have my many decades of time sunk in real-world enterprise research, development and then writing them.  My only expense now is printing and shipping them.  Sales of the books help support my household and allow some time for the mission.

 

Now just three book sales a week would free me up to devote full time to the mission.  The book is expensive, $299.00  So are classic textbooks from academia and the huge publishers that dominate the market.  Unlike traditional academic textbooks, this unique Guidebook is like 24 condensed books under one cover.  It is a self-paced learning experience.  It can be easily read and applied.  I wrote it for high school drop-outs, but have found that marketing professionals and consultants also love to use it!  Users range from Florida to Maryland -- and not one copy has ever been returned under the money back guarantee. 

 

Bottom Line:  Book sales are essential for continuity of my household and the cTc.tv mission.  Business people and start-up enterprises can write the cost off as a legitimate expense, not a donation.  All I really ask for is prayers.  But, if you feel compelled to help, and are curious about the book I wrote, Mastering Your Marketing, my son Steve will fill your order -- just go to:  http://www.RGIofVA.com.  Even if you do not buy a book, a visit to that web site will allow you to get a FREE copy of Marketing Tips and Insight for Entrepreneurs.

I am more interested in helping you than selling books.  But if you wish to buy a copy of the book to write-off as a business publication expense (see IRS publication 535 and your tax advisor) -- well I sincerely say, "Thank you!"   You also get a quiet thank you from the growing number of thousands around the globe that have quietly discovered and use guidance to the Light from the "best-of-the-best" free Internet resources for those who are "wondering about God" that are provided to them by http://cTc.tv.  The reality is that cTc.tv has no ads, no pop-ups, no passwords, no advertisements, no e-mail address demands, no place to make donations, no kidding!

 

May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with all God's people, and thank you for your prayers.

 

In Christ,

 

John

 

• Did you memorize it at one point in your life? 
• Would you like to achieve a higher level of understanding of the message in Psalm 23?
• Would you like to read or hear revealing insights about the symbolic meanings of the words and visual images of this Psalm?

 

Psalm 23 is one of my favorite places in the Holy Bible.  It was written by King David.  As a youth, David was a shepherd of sheep before he was called to deal with Goliath.  Over the years, this Psalm has meant a lot to me.  Recently I learned more that has made it even more meaningful to me -- and I am sharing that with you here:

 

About 35 years ago, an author who was a real shepherd of real flocks of sheep, kindly took each phrase from this Psalm, and shared his insights in written form. 

 

Since then, more than two million copies of his book, A Shepherd Looks At Psalm 23, have been distributed by Zondervan:

 (http://zondervan.com/9780310274414). 

 

The book content is also available in audio unabridged (English):

 (3.7 hours, http://zondervan.com/9780310305194)

and audio abridged:

 (1 hour, http://zondervan.com/9780310260981).

 

Just copy and paste the link of interest into your browser to get current price and availability information. 

 

NOTE: In accord with the policy of this web site, this is NOT an affiliate marketing link, and this is NOT to promote the book.  It is my sharing an insight with you, and the resource, while not free, is very economical.  This is a courtesy to make your follow up quick and easy.  All we ask is for your prayers and please tell a friend about http://ctc.tv to help us spread the Word around the globe.

 

John      January 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are encouraged to attend a church near you so that you have a face-to-face learning opportunity.  If you are a business owner or business student, please support your local church, then perhaps support one or more of those missions that are presented to you on http://cTc.tv,  Then, and only then, if you feel the Spirit urging you to help sustain my time to grow this mission, why not consider purchasing a business book or publication that I have authored?  A free sample of my original writings (a business e-book) awaits you by simply going to  www.RGIofVa.com for more information. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prayer Request, July 25, 2016:

Please pray for God's grace and freedom to pray anywhere in the world, in full accord with Faith in His Way as taught by the words and example of our Lord, Jesus Christ.  Let us not allow the irresponsible actions of those who abuse the freedoms granted by the true God -  the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - to use fear to intimidate our faith.  Prayerfully think and ask yourself, "Does not irresponsible use of any freedom lead to loss of that freedom?  The freedom of speech?  The freedom of choice?  The freedom of pursuit of liberty?" 

Let us pray that all humanity learns and applies the simple rules God gave us for living life together - the Ten Commandments - and the even simpler Golden Rule.

Finally, please pray that if it is the will of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that all humans gain not only wisdom, but bccome wise in living life in accord with the guidance in the Holy Bible -- trusting God's inspired word -- and that they think and challenge the words and images from those who would use mass communications for their own personal gains in power and influence.

In God We Trust!  Jesus is Lord!

John