[Because of a stupid document switch by my computer, and a stupid click by me, I was more or less finished with this post but failed to save it. Here it is the second time around, which is never as good as the first.]

Previously I wrote about my writing plans for 2012 for fiction, non-fiction articles, and non-fiction books. One area I haven’t covered yet is non-fiction works for the Christian market. This is an important part of my writing, so I’ve formulated some plans.

I have two main interests currently in the Christian non-fiction market. The first is Bible studies for Life Groups (a.k.a. adult Sunday school). As I’ve mentioned before on the blog, I have developed and taught several of these. Here they are.

• Sacred Moments: a study of the sacraments and other sacred times
• Life on a Yo Yo: Learning from Peter’s Ups and Downs
• The Dynamic Duo: Lessons from the Lives of Elijah and Elisha
• Isaiah (a 20 week study)
• What One Thing is Strongest (a 5-week study based on 1 Esdras from the Apocrypha)
• Lesser-Known People of the Bible
• Good King, Bad King

These are in various states of completion for student materials and teacher materials. Some are more in outline form with my teaching notes, but no student papers and the teaching notes not in a form that another teacher could use. Others are close to finished, with snazzy student papers and good teaching notes. All of them will require some work to be in publishable shape.

For publishing, I’m thinking of PDF format and sales from my web site for a nominal fee. This is not a money-making proposition, though I’d like to get a little something for my trouble. I’m not sure how it would work. Clearly a manual system, where they e-mail me or fill out a contact form, would be easy. An automated system would be a lot harder and possibly expensive. We’ll see.

The second area of interest and activity for me is the writings of John Wesley. Last year I began an earnest study of these, and developed some ideas for publications. I actually started some essays based on his writings, though I’m not far along with this. I have begun to gather Wesley’s political writers with the aim to publish them as a compilation with a little commentary. This is a manageable task for this year. Beyond that, I’m not sure I have anything beyond the brainstorming stage.

So what to plan for in 2012? Given that I’m not real sure about the amount of time I’ll be able to spend on writing as a whole, and how much of that I can set aside for this sector. I’ll keep my plans modest. By the end of the year, I plan to have one Bible study in finished form and available for purchase through my website. Perhaps I can do more. Perhaps even this limited plan is a stretch. But it’s now in writing, and I’ll work toward it.