Should You Copyright Christian Teaching?
Can we truly say we are "freely giving" when our ministry materials come with a copyright page full of legal restrictions?
Through a friendly role-play scenario, Andrew Case, acting as "Bill Mounce" from BiblicalTraining.org interacts with Conley Owens tackling the most common objections ministries raise about removing copyright barriers.
We discuss donor stewardship, protecting teachers from misrepresentation, preventing commercial exploitation (paywalls), and why even seemingly small requirements like "attribution" can create barriers for believers worldwide, especially in places like Central Africa with limited internet access.
Website Mentioned: https://www.biblicaltraining.org/copyright
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Get a free copy of The Dorean Principle at https://thedoreanprinciple.org.
*Come join us at Doreancon 2026! September 29-30th, 2026 in Sunnyvale California. https://www.doreancon.org/*
0:00 Intro
1:26 The copyright page, read aloud
7:29 "People have abused our resources"
10:03 "We're already giving freely enough"
11:50 "Biblically, where are you coming from?"
13:43 "Jesus wasn't talking about modern copyright"
16:11 "What about our donors? A course costs $40,000 to produce!"
19:53 "So I decide what God wants before what's practical?"
21:16 "Is copyright the wrong instrument for protection?"
23:00 "How would I get all the professors on board?"
25:42 "Why not just require attribution?"
28:48 "Is attribution really a burden?"
31:40 "Someone could put our teaching behind a paywall"
33:03 "Should we release it and not care what happens?"
LEARN MORE
https://sellingjesus.org
https://copy.church
https://thedoreanprinciple.org
@ligonier
Through a friendly role-play scenario, Andrew Case, acting as "Bill Mounce" from BiblicalTraining.org interacts with Conley Owens tackling the most common objections ministries raise about removing copyright barriers.
We discuss donor stewardship, protecting teachers from misrepresentation, preventing commercial exploitation (paywalls), and why even seemingly small requirements like "attribution" can create barriers for believers worldwide, especially in places like Central Africa with limited internet access.
Website Mentioned: https://www.biblicaltraining.org/copyright
@BiblicalTraining
Get a free copy of The Dorean Principle at https://thedoreanprinciple.org.
*Come join us at Doreancon 2026! September 29-30th, 2026 in Sunnyvale California. https://www.doreancon.org/*
0:00 Intro
1:26 The copyright page, read aloud
7:29 "People have abused our resources"
10:03 "We're already giving freely enough"
11:50 "Biblically, where are you coming from?"
13:43 "Jesus wasn't talking about modern copyright"
16:11 "What about our donors? A course costs $40,000 to produce!"
19:53 "So I decide what God wants before what's practical?"
21:16 "Is copyright the wrong instrument for protection?"
23:00 "How would I get all the professors on board?"
25:42 "Why not just require attribution?"
28:48 "Is attribution really a burden?"
31:40 "Someone could put our teaching behind a paywall"
33:03 "Should we release it and not care what happens?"
LEARN MORE
https://sellingjesus.org
https://copy.church
https://thedoreanprinciple.org
@ligonier