Financial Disclosures, Christian-oneness.org
October 29, 2003, last revised July 27, 2008
About Christian-oneness.org
Christian-oneness.org is an unincorporated, non-tax-exempt entity that presently exists only to support the nine Christian web sites listed in the "Web Sites Index" menu bar, above. It was once affiliated with Topeka Faith Center, a small church in Topeka, Kansas, but became involuntarily independent when that church closed. Incorporation and appointment of an independent ministry board would be accomplished and tax exempt status would be sought if there were sufficient income to justify taking these steps. The first web site was posted in 1995, and, to date, there has not been sufficient income to justify any change in legal status (see the section on web site income, below).
However, I am presently seeking Christian leaders to serve on the board of Christian-oneness.org, to direct its overall mission and to provide accountability for its funds. Ultimately, I envision incorporation as a nonprofit corporation separate from myself and a mission that includes many active contributors and many activities in addition to the web sites. If you are interested in serving on the board of Christian-oneness.org, please contact me.
Contributions are gratefully accepted. However, contributions are solicited only on this page and through posting of PayPal "donate" buttons at the bottom of various pages of the supported web sites. The purpose of Christian-oneness.org is to promote unity in the Body of Christ, not to raise funds for itself or for the site owner and authors.
Contact information:
Christian-oneness.org
1601 S.E. Maryland Ave.
Topeka, Kansas 66607
E-mail Christian-oneness.org
Christian-oneness.org Mission Statement
A scriptural view of voluntary giving as an aspect of worship.
About the Topeka Evangelistic Association
The Topeka Evangelistic Association is, as of the date of this writing, only a proposed organization. It has not yet come into existence. Its proposed mission statement is posted at the following link:Topeka Evangelistic Association mission statement. Right now, that mission statement is all that exists of the organization. If you are a Christian leader in Northeast Kansas and interested in serving on the Board and helping to establish this proposed organization, please contact me!
Note, however, that the proposed Topeka Evangelistic Association is NOT a church, is not intended to ever become a church, and is not intended to compete with any local church in Topeka for its members, their loyalty or their offerings. Its purpose is to facilitate the growth of the Kingdom of God in Topeka, and one element of this is growth in the local churches here, generally. But this will require united prayer and action, which will be hindered if my work is perceived by the pastors and churches here as competing with their work. Indeed, I am greatly encouraged to note that, since I first posted the proposal for the formation of the Topeka Evangelistic Association, a fairly large group of Topeka pastors have started to cooperate in periodically holding large, multi-church prayer and evangelistic meetings organized, not through my proposed organization, but through an informal organization of their own.
About Ian B. Johnson
I am the webmaster and presently the only member of Christian-oneness.org. I have posted my résumé at another location. I am also a co-author of the book pictured at right. In the Body of Christ, I am primarily a teacher, and my specific calling is not limited to any single local congregation (although I am a member of one). Rather, my primary role involves calling individual believers in various congregations (and even in various countries) to live in conformity with the oneneness Christ died to create.
Although I have a law degree, I have never been admitted to the Bar in any jurisdiction. I have applied for admission as recently as 1991 and was rejected at that time. Conditions have changed substantially since then, as described on a page in my portfolio, and I have now applied for Kansas Bar Examination. My application is presntly pending, but not yet decided.
In the matter of personal finances, God has provided without donations from the web sites. In September, 2003, we made a committment to pay off our credit card debts, and God honored that commitment by providing generous gifts from members of our family and unexpected bonuses at work. Those debts have now been completely paid off, leaving only student loans and a mortgage. We are committed to paying those off, too. God will provide. None of our very small web site revenues (see the summary, below) have been used to pay any of our personal obligations. However, I challenge anyone who believes I should not maintain these web sites because I'm not adequately qualified to do so: if you want to complain about my qualifications, help me pay tuition for seminary!
I'm seeking co-authors with duly recognized qualifications for three future books based on material in this website.
Contact information:
Ian B. Johnson
1601 S.E. Maryland Ave.
Topeka, Kansas 66607
E-mail Ian Johnson.
The PayPal Buttons
The two buttons below that say "Make a Contribution" are the PayPal buttons I've referred to throughout this disclosure. They are found, in a bar just like this, on nearly every page of these Christian-oneness.org web sites, except those written by others and those in the Topeka spiritual mapping site. Clicking on one of them will take you to a secure donation form at PayPal. Note that the PayPal button that's labeled "Make a Donation to Christian-Oneness.org" sends a notice to a different e-mail address than the button that's labeled "Make a Donation to the author personally." I account for and use donations to these two e-mail addresses separately. Donations made to Christian-oneness.org will be used only for web site expenses unless the donor designates another use.
About Lauston Stephens
Mr. Stephens participates in Christian-oneness.org only as a contributor of site content and an advisor. Because of the relevance of Mr. Stephens' writings to the topic of Christian unity, Christian-oneness.org has for a number of years made a subdirectory available to Mr. Stephens upon which his content is posted. However, Mr. Stephens has no authority over Christian-oneness.org and is in no sense an owner of the overall site. Mr. Stephens receives no remuneration or financial benefit from the site.
To view Mr. Stephens' biographical sketch, click here.
Web site Contributions and Expenditures
Last updated July 27, 2008
Contributions History, All Sources Other than Ian B. Johnson
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Year
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Designated Recipient
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Amount
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1997
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Web site
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$20
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2003
|
Web site
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$40
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2003
|
Ian Johnson
(personally)
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$25
|
|
2004
|
Any
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$0
|
|
2005
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Any
|
$0
|
|
2006
|
Ian Johnson (personally)
|
$100
|
|
2007
|
|
None
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|
2008, to date
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None
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|
TOTAL:
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$185
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Expenditures:
The projected expenses of Christian-oneness.org for the next year are $280, based on historic averages. I personally cover whatever does come in as contributions, because I believe in the need for greater manifestation of unity in the Body and also believe God has told me to maintain this site and is reaching individuals who need to be reached through this it.
