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We're a collection of like-minded Christians who believe Jesus' command to "freely give" is to not just be admired but obeyed.
We seek to set an example for others to follow, and so we must be blameless in our faith and conduct, and already be actively giving quality resources. If that's you then we'd love for you to join us.
Beliefs
We uphold the fundamental truths of the Christian faith, including:
- God is the only true god and exists in three persons, Father, Son, and Spirit
- Sin has left everyone subject to God’s wrath and condemnation
- Christ became man, died and came back to life, and ascended to Heaven
- Salvation is through faith in Christ alone, who paid the penalty for our sins in his death
- Scripture is infallible as originally given and our ultimate authority on knowing God and his will
We also believe ministry should be freely given, and so we do not:
- Sell ministry (or ministry resources)
- Seek to profit from ministry
- Solicit donations in direct exchange for ministry
- Restrict the distribution, adaptation, or translation of ministry resources
This perspective is not what people commonly think about when they refer to "giving for free", so it's important you familiarize yourself with the theology before agreeing to it. We expect this freely giving ethic to apply to all aspects of someone's ministry, and not just parts of it.
While we advocate for the public domain, we accept others have different opinions on what should be considered "freely giving" and so we also partner with those who openly license their resources (BY, SA, or NC).
Submit
In order to create a profile for you we'll need the following information:
- Profile picture (minimum 360x360px)
- Name
- Title (e.g. "Founder of/pastor at/missionary in...")
- Third-person mini bio
- First-person quote about freely giving
- Website URL (optional)
- Do you have a Bachelor+ degree in theology or another relevant field? (optional)
It should be all up less than 100 words. By submitting the picture and info to us you agree to dedicate it to the public domain along with the rest of the website. You also agree in it being removed if your beliefs change or your conduct would bring disrepute on the site.
If all that sounds good, please submit your profile to Gracious Tech.
Example
Jon has served as a pastor, a missionary in South-East Asia, and went on to start his own company for creating apps for mission. Every app his company makes is free to use and open source.
“The first app I made was for evangelizing using plain Scripture. It was almost done when I realised Bible translations forbid sharing plain Scripture! Copyright has been the number one barrier to my ministry ever since.”