I recently enquired whether Logos offers discounts for those in full time ministry, after all they are on the frontline needing to preach sermons and teach their congregations as well as interact with their community. Logos as a resource would be wonderful.
However, the response from Logos was that they do not offer a discount for full time ministry. This is extremely sad news. Interestingly Logos does offer discounts for education, but so do most software vendors because they know this feathers their nest for the future. It seems a little hypocritical to tout a sermon builder, but not enable the very people who produce most sermons to use it because they cannot afford it! Some Pastors are very well paid, but many are not and have a very meagre budget for resources. Logos could easily help with this.
This does make me ask the question if Logos is a purely secular profit organisation? I would expect a company with a Christian ethos to try to enable those in frontline ministry and have a heart for the gospel to spread. As many have already said in these forums and elsewhere, Logos is not cheap and nor are it's packages. This leaves the impression that Logos is rapidly becoming a tool for the wealthy rather than a resource for the local church at large.
I'm posting this in the hope that Logos will read this and reconsider. I also want to bring this to the attention of those in full time ministry. Accordance, one of Logos's competitors does offer a full time ministry discount.
Perhaps Logos will change it's mind if it sees a swell of support for those in favour of discounts for those in full time ministry, after all if they can do it for education, why can they not do it for those engaged in full time ministry?
